Sacrament Week

I have dubbed last week as "Sacrament Week" for our family!

Last Wednesday night, both Peter and Ellie received the Sacrament of Confirmation. It was a great night for both of them.

Peter chose Jon to be his sponsor and he chose the name Nicholas as his Confirmation name.

Ellie chose my dad to be her sponsor and chose the name Therese as her Confirmation name.

Ellie is just a tad taller than my Dad!
She did have small heels on...but her 5'9" height beats out my Dad's 5'6"

It was really such a grace filled night. I am so grateful for the blessings. Ellie is such a faith filled young lady that Jay and I are so incredibly proud of.

Having Peter receive Confirmation in the same ceremony was really special to us. Peter did a great job with a little prompting from Jon. Having Peter reach a "neurotypical" milestone always touches me in a special way!

Just a few short days later, Luke made his First Communion! (Hence, Sacrament Week!) It's always such a special day when one of our children receives Jesus for the first time! Even though Luke is our 7th child to receive First Communion, I can honestly say it is just as special as when our firstborn received for the first time.

Luke is such a good boy with a very big heart. Luke was SO excited to receive his First Communion! The night before at dinner, Luke randomly called out, "Who's excited to see me receive my First Communion? Raise your hand!" 

He just cracks us up!

Here are some of my favorite pics from the day!

Luke's and his cousin, Brayden, made their First Communion together!

Luke with our Pastor, Fr. Williams

Luke with my parents

Luke with Jay's parents

Luke, Kate, Jon, and Jon's girlfriend, Marisa

Luke with his sisters

brother shot!

Luke, Kate, Andrew and Andrew's girlfriend, Liz

Luke with my grandfather.."Pepere"

Beautiful Kate made by Grandma Hamel!

BONUS PHOTO

I was putting something away in our closet yesterday, (a few days after Luke's big day), and spied a bag of old photos Jay's mom had given him when his grandmother passed away about 8 years ago.  I came across this gem of Jay with his grandparents and sisters on the day of HIS First Communion! I thought it was a little "Godincidence" because Luke had been talking to Jay before his First Communion about Jay's "Babi and Pupa" and decided to offer his First Communion for them. 

Jay, Pupa, Babi holding Jackie, & Julie

Faith and family...it doesn't get much better than that! 

This coming weekend is being dubbed "Milestone Weekend"....more on that next week!