Celebrating the Christening of our Grandson

At 12.30 p.m. on Sunday, 20th July, 2014 we celebrated the Christening of James William Rees at Wimborne Minster.

The Christening of a child is a very special occasion and the role of Godfathers was given to Alun and Chris and Godmother to Emily.

Alun read Mark 10: 13 - 16

People were bringing little children to Jesus for him to place his hands on them, but the disciples rebuked them.  When Jesus saw this, he was indignant.  He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.  Truly I tell you, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it."  And he took the children in his arms, placed his hands on them and blessed them. 

James is now six months old and is a well behaved baby.  He seemed to really enjoy the ceremony.

To our special grandson on your Christening Day.  May your christening blessing today be the first of a lifetime blessed with much love and happiness.

Afterwards we went back to Caroline and Mike's for a delicious Barbeque lunch with a sumptuous spread of salads and desserts.  Thank you Tina for your excellent salads and Gemma and Emily for the yummy desserts.

Mike and Phil did a wonderful job on the barbeque cooking sausages, pork ribs and chicken kebabs.

The garden looked very attractive too and even had a bouncy castle for the children.

We were so lucky with the sunny weather and were able to sit outside all afternoon.

Once again Gemma produced a masterpiece.  The Christening Cake.

James was so well behaved all day in spite of the ohhh's and ahhh's of the guests who wanted a cuddle and a closer look.

Again, I say that the best part of grand-parenting is enjoying the grandchildren with no responsibilities whatsoever.  Grandparenting is the best!!!!

Another excellent day with the family.  Thank you everyone for making it so special.