Ella's Baptism

We had a wonderful weekend here at the Guarino homestead. Yesterday Ella was Christened and it was a perfect day. Her godparents, dear friends Anne and Tim Malyszko, arrived on Friday afternoon and didn't have to head back to St. Louis until this afternoon. We had such fun playing in the yard, celebrating at Mass and the Baptism ceremony, partying at home after, and just relaxing all together. We miss them already, but are so thankful for the time we had together. It was a wonderful day surrounded by family and friends. Thank you to all who were with us in body and spirit. We are so grateful. There are too many great pictures to post, but here are some of the joyful and blessed occasion.
Tim and Will building a tower, well, mostly Tim...

Anne and Ella strolling around the neighborhood.

Anne getting Ella dressed in my christening dress.



Ella exercising her lungs!


The big moment! She didn't even cry!


Party! There aren't many pictures of Ella at the party because she spent the first 3 hours screaming. Poor little thing was really fussed from all the activity. The rest of us had a nice time though.




Will spent the afternoon in the pool and "playing" Baggo. He went through a pair of swim trunks and two pairs of shorts... His lifeguard was Anne!




Ella and her Godfather totally beat after all the activity!


In other news, Ella had her 2 month check up and is doing really well. She is 11 lbs. 4 oz. (50th percentile) and 24 inches (95th percentile). She took her shots like a champ! She is rolling over from front to back, cooing like crazy, and smiling adorably although we've found it hard to capture on film. Here's one shot of the elusive Ella grin...