Easter Photos

Snow Rabbit!

Tuesday of Holy Week.  Elijah and our snow rabbit in the front yard. Anyone for a round of "I'm Dreaming of a White...er, Easter"?

Warrior

Elijah is recovering from a nasty stomach bug that earned him a stay in the hospital.  Our brave little guy kept Pop company overnight.  He is regaining his energy and appetite.  Thank you for your prayers!  

Growing Girl

Our little girl

cute

Howdy From Coldy MN

Why is everyone so serious?

On December 28th of the year 2007, the Feast of the Holy Innocents, Josephine Elizabeth Klaas was claimed by Christ and became a member of the Church through Baptism.  Her godparents are Sister Crescencia Guerrero, OJS and Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Vogel.  Fr. Caleb Vogel performed the baptism, assisted by Fr. Justin Brady.

Praised be Jesus Christ!

Cute Christmas Kids!

Happy, happy 2 week birthday, Jo!

Little One

Feast of the Immaculate Conception- Hail Mary Concieved Without Sin!

Today is the feast of the Immaculate Conception. Besides being the patronal feast of the Americas, it is also a Holy Day of Obligation. The Archdiocese of St. Paul, happily, did not abrogate the obligation to attend mass simply because it fell on a Saturday.

This was the first time our family of four attended mass together. We attended the vigil mass at a nearby parish, since ours did not offer a vigil. We knew we were at a good place when in the narthex we discovered the parish had children's mass books for use.

Josie slept through most of her first mass. Elijah was a dream child. He happily read his provided books, sang some of the hymns and took an interest in the liturgy. He likes to kneel when we do, and he genuflects in his own fashion on entering and exiting the pew. Yet, it is when he solemnly offers the sign of peace to his neighbors that he wins their hearts.

Elijah's angelic disposition did not go unnoticed by those around us. Several folks in the pews nearby commented, after mass had ended, on how good he had been. The praise did not end there. I don't want to be too boastful, but my kid got a tip for attending mass. I am not talking a snippet of advice, I'm talking (Minnesota) cold, hard cash. A fellow mass goer was so moved by his behavior that she gave little Elijah a neatly folded one dollar bill.

We promptly deposited it in the box next to the votive candles and lit one in front of the St. Joseph statue. Elijah was happy to put his money toward lighting a candle and sung the first few words of Happy Birthday-- which kinda relates to the feast, right? Our Lady being concieved without sin so that she could be born the first among us all, and a worthy vessel for our eternal and uncreated God to become a part of his creation, merits a round or two of Happy Happy on our part.