Ella's Baptism
October 14, 2006
Clifton Park, NY
Hey, that's me on the computer!
All dressed up
Lara at home, in every possible way
The star of the show is all dressed for church
Ella takes the news in stride
Oma and Grandma
Opa over the shoulder
Brothers united in New York
(Uschi, forgive me, but I think these animated pictures of conversation are great! Just a personal note from the editor.)
Making the point
Resolution
Ella suddenly objects
But she calms down again, and remains as still as an angel for the whole service
I don't want to sound like a broken record ... but it sures seems like Lara gets a lot of rides from Linda!
I rest my case
Lara explores the church in all its aspects
Kids get this far-away contemplative look ... or maybe she's just tired
A pewful of Muellers
The baptism party: Godmother (Linda), Mother with child, Father, Godfather (Markus)
Eileen rescues the situation (I had been lamely following Lara as she explored the cavern of the sprawling church complex)
The priest who officiated
Blessing the waters
The moment comes closer
Ella Maria is baptized
The kids really enjoyed exploring the ranks of chairs, lined up like tunnels to crawl through
The christening with holy oil
There is a sense of tension released
Father lights baptismal candles from the flame they keep burning for Easter celebrations
Ella's candle
Ella watches the flame
Ella, light of our lives
The audience in the pews watches intently
A private moment
Markus watches quietly
Linda turns around to show sleepy Ella to the set of grandparents
Consultation
Who's teasing who?
Lara is comfortable investigating Oma's necklace
Markus points out some clearly obvious point
A churchly (?) glow illumines Christian and Rainer
What can I say, this is one of my favorites: the three brothers with three completely different aspects
Meanwhile, Lara is still busy deconstructing Oma
Time to check out the empty back rows
Camouflaged in pink
Even the older kids join in
Family gathering: left to right, Marianne, Charlie, Charlotte, Linda, Lara, Kathi, Markus, Ella, Christian, Rainer, Ursula, Gerhard, Mike
Charlotte chats up the clergy
A gentle kindly man
Swing low, sweet chariot, comin' for to carry me home ...
Ella: better than going to any gym!
It's been a long day, let's go home!
Markus isn't buying
It was cool in the mid-morning sun, but turned sweet and warm during the day for the party
Men in suits
Marianne Mueller, mrm@sonic.net
Last modified: Tue Oct 31 06:20:13 PST 2006
Hey, that's me on the computer!
All dressed up
Lara at home, in every possible way
The star of the show is all dressed for church
Ella takes the news in stride
Oma and Grandma
Opa over the shoulder
Brothers united in New York
(Uschi, forgive me, but I think these animated pictures of conversation are great! Just a personal note from the editor.)
Making the point
Resolution
Ella suddenly objects
But she calms down again, and remains as still as an angel for the whole service
I don't want to sound like a broken record ... but it sures seems like Lara gets a lot of rides from Linda!
I rest my case
Lara explores the church in all its aspects
Kids get this far-away contemplative look ... or maybe she's just tired
A pewful of Muellers
The baptism party: Godmother (Linda), Mother with child, Father, Godfather (Markus)
Eileen rescues the situation (I had been lamely following Lara as she explored the cavern of the sprawling church complex)
The priest who officiated
Blessing the waters
The moment comes closer
Ella Maria is baptized
The kids really enjoyed exploring the ranks of chairs, lined up like tunnels to crawl through
The christening with holy oil
There is a sense of tension released
Father lights baptismal candles from the flame they keep burning for Easter celebrations
Ella's candle
Ella watches the flame
Ella, light of our lives
The audience in the pews watches intently
A private moment
Markus watches quietly
Linda turns around to show sleepy Ella to the set of grandparents
Consultation
Who's teasing who?
Lara is comfortable investigating Oma's necklace
Markus points out some clearly obvious point
A churchly (?) glow illumines Christian and Rainer
What can I say, this is one of my favorites: the three brothers with three completely different aspects
Meanwhile, Lara is still busy deconstructing Oma
Time to check out the empty back rows
Camouflaged in pink
Even the older kids join in
Family gathering: left to right, Marianne, Charlie, Charlotte, Linda, Lara, Kathi, Markus, Ella, Christian, Rainer, Ursula, Gerhard, Mike
Charlotte chats up the clergy
A gentle kindly man
Swing low, sweet chariot, comin' for to carry me home ...
Ella: better than going to any gym!
It's been a long day, let's go home!
Markus isn't buying
It was cool in the mid-morning sun, but turned sweet and warm during the day for the party
Men in suits