This was the weekend of "visits." Saturday, we went to Splashtown...it was mine, Gabriel's and Christina's first time to go...ever. Had a ball, and nobody got sunburned. No pictures of our fun because I didn't want to mess with the camera at a water park. Gabriel loved it...but he was a total wimp. He wouldn't go down any of the little slides, willingly that is...I sat him on my lap and tried 3 times...he would have NONE of it...and screamed his head off. So I gave up, and he just played in the little kiddie area (Crocodile Isle). Everyone was pretty beat by the end of the day,and we all went to bed early...even the grownups ;-).
Sunday, we had Gabriel's godmother Kristine visit for a few hours. Kristine recently left the Sisters of Life...a hard decision no doubt, but God is calling her in a different direction. She will start classes at the John Paul II Institute in Washington D.C. this fall. We are very happy for her, and thrilled she could spend some time with Gabriel.
Last time Kristine came into town, Gabriel went right to her, and he did the same thing today...it was amazing. Our little boy isn't overly shy, but usually doesn't let just anyone pick him up. But he went right to his godmother, posed for pictures (and he's camera shy too), and brought books over for Kristine to read to him. Kristine said sometimes people sense that you're praying for them. That must be so true :-). It was so sweet to see them together...here are some pictures I took.
Kristine said Gabriel looked just the same to her...only bigger. And she told our sweet angel boy she was always praying for him...I know she really is. She was able to stay for lunch, and then had to head back to Georgetown, where she currently lives. She said it was a blessing to see us, but truly...it was a blessing for us to have her. Even Gabriel gave her one last hug and kiss while we said goodbye. I hope she'll be able to visit again soon!
Our last visit was to the new Co-Cathedral for Mass...but there's so much to tell! I'm going to put together a separate post about it later...and if it all comes together, it might include a couple of pics from a photographer from the Texas Catholic Herald :-). Stay tuned!
Sunday, we had Gabriel's godmother Kristine visit for a few hours. Kristine recently left the Sisters of Life...a hard decision no doubt, but God is calling her in a different direction. She will start classes at the John Paul II Institute in Washington D.C. this fall. We are very happy for her, and thrilled she could spend some time with Gabriel.
Last time Kristine came into town, Gabriel went right to her, and he did the same thing today...it was amazing. Our little boy isn't overly shy, but usually doesn't let just anyone pick him up. But he went right to his godmother, posed for pictures (and he's camera shy too), and brought books over for Kristine to read to him. Kristine said sometimes people sense that you're praying for them. That must be so true :-). It was so sweet to see them together...here are some pictures I took.
Kristine said Gabriel looked just the same to her...only bigger. And she told our sweet angel boy she was always praying for him...I know she really is. She was able to stay for lunch, and then had to head back to Georgetown, where she currently lives. She said it was a blessing to see us, but truly...it was a blessing for us to have her. Even Gabriel gave her one last hug and kiss while we said goodbye. I hope she'll be able to visit again soon! Our last visit was to the new Co-Cathedral for Mass...but there's so much to tell! I'm going to put together a separate post about it later...and if it all comes together, it might include a couple of pics from a photographer from the Texas Catholic Herald :-). Stay tuned!
Sounds like a fun weekend! I haven't been to Splashtown since childhood; maybe next summer! We had the same dinner guest, on Saturday night :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so sweet. Sophia was like that with her godmother too. She didn't go to many people, but she'd always give Aunt Norma a huge hug! Talk about a connection!
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