We have grown closer to the parish here and as a result decided to have Cole baptized here in Florida. We thought Christmas would be a nice time of the year and elected to have the ceremony while Mom, Dad and Grandma Londt were here too. As Cole's "official" Godparents live in Wisconsin and Fort Wayne, we had our good friends Ed and Amy Gendusa act as sponsors. Amy was kind enough to lend me her son's baptismal outfit as Cole was busting the seams out of the one we had (which had been worn by my grandfather Sacher & Avery).
The ceremony was very nice. Father Foley (originally from Ireland) conducted the service. He used a shell from one of the local beaches to pour the holy water over Cole's head --- as Avery attempted to blow out the Pascal candle (she kept singing happy birthday to Jesus!).
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