Baptism Lunch

On Sunday October 3rd (the day after he rolled over for the first time!) our son was baptised at our church, the Cathedral where we were married. It was such a special day for all of us and our family who came into town to celebrate. Doesn't he clean up nice? Lucas, not my husband ;)

Notice that green shawl? My mom, brother, and I were all baptised wearing that. It's very dear to me that now my son will be able to pass it on to his kids one day.

Congratulations on your first sacrament, Lucas!

So after a succesful baptism (no screaming, yay!) we headed back to our house for lunch with family. We had a big crew and many had not see our new place yet so it was a nice chance to give them a tour. (Did I mention that when Luke was 5 weeks old we moved to our new house? Well we did, but that's an entirely different post... Oy vey) I wanted to be able to have something delicious and filling, but easy to prepare and serve. Here is our lunch spread:

On the menu:

• Chicken salad sandwiches on wheat buns


• Fresh fruit salad with cantelope, watermelon, pineapple, peaches, bananas, and strawberries


• Carrots and celery with ranch dip


• Grapes


• Crock pot party potatoes


• Italian pasta salad with black olives and turkey pepperoni


• Dark chocolate cupcakes with chocolate or cream cheese frosting

(I will update those above with links once I have time to update my blog with the recipes!)

And those little pumpkins, well, those are my seasonal salt and pepper shakers. Yes, I'm one of *those people* who changes them out with the season. It's a vice I have.

The day was fantastic. Everyone left with a full belly and a happy heart. I couldn't have asked for anything more.