Yesterday was such a special day that Lily has been waiting such a long time for! Every Sunday she would ask if she could get the bread and today she finally did! This was a long and crazy weekend with Ellie's last volleyball tournament in Corvallis, the Mother's Day Luncheon at the church and Lily's first communion. Luckily, we managed to gather all the family...grandparents and aunts and uncles to be there...as well as lots of family friends!
Nana bought Lily her dress and shoes and just as Ellie did Lily wore my mom's wedding veil in her hair. Seeing her in all white with the veil brought tears to my eyes...she is so beautiful, and innocent. Father Bill made this mass all about the kids and invited them to bring up the gifts, to sit with him during the homily, as he prepared the host and again as they sang the closing song.
Lily has a natural spirituality about her and it was shining through in her eyes and smile. I am so proud of you Lily and feel blessed to share this special moment with you.
We went to Spaghetti Factory afterwards to celebrate (spaghetti is Lily's favorite...but we were sure to change out of the white dress first!!) She was given some special gifts including a music box, a daily reflection book, a handmade box with lots of little treasures in it and a First Communion dress made especially for her doll Alex. Another few years and all five of us can receive communion together, but for now we've got four and Jalen will be the one looking at me with big eyes asking if he can have the bread!
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