Brooke's Baptism

For many reasons, we were unable to baptize Brooke as a baby. Now that we have sole custody and have found a new church, we knew the time had finally come. Brooke has been so looking forward to this day. She requested a small intimate ceremony with just a few family members and her hand-picked God Parents. She chose Robert & Leah as God Parents and i think she made the right choice. They have been our friends for 15+ years - rob and jay were friends back when jay was still in high school and rob and i worked together years ago. Robert actually introduced us so they are and will always be a HUGE part of our lives.
Kate's baptism 2 years ago was beautiful but there was something about yesterday that felt very Holy and very special. Perhaps because brooke was able to answer her own questions. She carried herself with such grace, she had me in tears through the entire ceremony. My baby girl is so big. She is a gift from God. I know that is hard for people to understand sometimes because she is not biologically my child but that girl is my daughter in every sense of the word and i love her more than words can say.








Special thanks to Draven for the great camera work!