Baptism part 1

Nevlin was baptized at St. John the Baptist church on Sunday April 14 2013. We had a professional photographer, Deb, take many of these shots. There are also some photos from C & E's camera.
Here is a shot of the front entrance to St John's.

There are several stained glass windows, but this is the one behind the baptismal font.

The star of the day, of course, was Nevlin Clifton. He wore an outfit lovingly chosen by his Busha Mary (my Mam) and a bib created by his Cioci Gerrie. There is an image taken by Cousin Russ of an angle that is at our family's parish of St John Cantius, in Cleveland, Ohio. It was really important to have a piece of home with us. 

Cam & I really were so thrilled with having Nev baptized. He was wrapped in a home-made quilt designed by my Aunt that had images from our Norris family church in Cleveland. They were images of angles that hold the holy water that you make the sign of the cross with as you enter & exit St John Cantius Church. The back was finished by my cousin Melissa. My Mam chose the white outfit of Nev, who christened it himself during the ceremony!

Here is one of the 3 priests associated with this church, Fr Kevin. He met Nev a few weeks before this photo when he was only 3 days old and tried to convince me to name him Kevin.

Tony & MaryEd look like the proudest glowing grandparents that they really are, times seven. Nevin is the most heavenly since he is the seventh grandchild, third grandson and the most angelic as he is the youngest.

We had the baptism so early so my Ma could be there too. Nev was smooshing his face with his hand, making the rest of us crack up. Such a great photo & an amazing occasion. We have lots of photos, so this is the first of a few posts. May get another one done before Nevlin wakes up. We will see!