Beth being confirmed by the bishop. The lady in black was her sponsor, Mary Mann, director of religious ed

Beth with Great-Aunt Waltraud; with my folks; and with her religious ed teacher

A few days later, Ally made her First Communion

Processing with the other First Communicants. Receiving communion from Father Jennings

After church, we had a huge party for both kids, in our backyard.
We rented a moonbounce for the kids. Ally posing with her Baba, Joni's mom

The party gets going. Ally and Christy, her godmother

My mother did a lot of the cooking, Joni did a lot of set-up, and my cat Champy just visited with the guests. Lazy git.

Beth and Ally cutting their cake, with their friends (and our neighbors) waiting for some

The party girls: Beth mingling, Ally in the moonbounce

My neighbors Betsy and Mike. Good people.

Betsy and Mike with my brother-in-law George and Pippa, my friend Pat's wife
Baba and friends and relatives hanging out in the shade. The weather was great.

Me in the moonbounce with my nephew, Matthew
Matthew's dad Garry with some of his favorite little people

Congratulations, girls!