Today was Thomas Rooney's Baptism. To me that means a new member into the Catholic community but also a fun filled day full of family, babies, and food!
The baptism started at 10 AM, so those of us that live in Stroud were up and at em' at 7 AM. We had to get dressed and make our hour drive to Tulsa. It's always a wonderful day when we are able to spend time together, so everyone was in a pretty good mood for being up at 7 AM (except for Sami Jo she's never happy when she wakes up!).
John and Molly chose John's brother Thomas (Tommy's name-sake, which I have a short antidote about what I like to call Tommy at the end of the blog) and our sister Dana to be the godparents. Not because I am her sister, but Dana makes a wonderful Godparent!! She's always getting a little something on a holiday, at the very least a card. Tommy couldn't have a better Godmother.
The ceremony took less than half and hour and we were all on our way to Molly and John's home. There was going to be food and fun. Between the Dowdells and the "Babinec" girls there were 11 children ranging from ages 3 to weeks old! It is so much fun to be packed into a house with so many wonderful families and gives the babies a chance to meet new friends and take over the house. We couldn't have asked for a better Saturday.
So about what we like to call Tommy: because he is named after John's brother, John and Molly like to call him Tommy. Being a Babinec we like nicknames and some of my favorite Tommy's nickname are: Tom-Tom-A-Roo, Tommy-Two-Shoes.
Congratulations to Molly, John, Jason and Tommy Dowdell
