Gavin's Baptism

The next week we went up to Wilmette to celebrate Gavin's baptism. We drove up on Saturday, the day before the baptism, to have an extra day to visit the Browns. We took a trip to a nearby park, built trains with Cassidy, visited a Lake Michigan beach, and ordered in Thai food for dinner. We loved entertaining Cassidy and cuddling with Gavin.


The park was just a short walk away from the Brown's house, so we decided to walk. We threw around a baseball, played on the playground, and went on the swings. After dinner we got in the car to go to the beach. There was a playground there, too, so we got to play on that and in the sand. We even got a little wet from a plastic whale that shot water out of its spout, but the lake was too cold to go in.


Then on Sunday we had breakfast at a hole-in-the-wall place who's famous for their pancakes. They were excellent! Later we drove into Chicago for Gavin's baptism. Ethan and I (Kelsey) tried to keep Cassidy calm and quiet, since our parents are Gavin's godparents and were up with Uncle Erik and Aunt Erin. After then ceremony was over, we went to Maggiano's for a big group dinner. There was so much food - we were stuffed after the appetizers! Gavin loved all his presents - I think Cassidy did, too! Once dinner was finished, we went home. We saw everyone again, though - two weeks later in Florida!