Maria's First Communion
It was an early start for the Sperger family on Sunday, as we celebrated Maria's First Communion at the 9:00 Mass at our church. Here are most of the kids just before the start of the Mass, waiting in the back:
Maria looked simply beautiful:
We have very few pictures of the Mass itself, but here's my uncle Herb reading the Gospel:
The kids acted out a little skit at the end of the Mass, and it was very cute:
After Mass, it was time for a thousand family pictures. Note that in nearly every picture there is at least one person looking in a different direction... this is what happens when an entire crowd of family members all bring their fancy digital cameras to events. You just don't know where to look:
Here we have Maria with her godfather, Matt, who has such strong superpowers that he shows up blurry in any photo taken of him:
After we had filled up everyone's memory cards, we headed to our house for brunch. It went very smoothly! Many, many thanks to my Mom and Dad for providing crucial support in the run-up to the event. Everything went so well that instead of worrying about logistics, we were all able to concentrate on Anna:
Either my sister Kate or my daughter Maria was taking some artsy photos during the party, so my camera's memory card has a bunch of cool pictures like these:
Between the extensive housecleaning and the photographer's eye, our house has never looked so good!
Maria looked simply beautiful:
We have very few pictures of the Mass itself, but here's my uncle Herb reading the Gospel:
The kids acted out a little skit at the end of the Mass, and it was very cute:
After Mass, it was time for a thousand family pictures. Note that in nearly every picture there is at least one person looking in a different direction... this is what happens when an entire crowd of family members all bring their fancy digital cameras to events. You just don't know where to look:
Here we have Maria with her godfather, Matt, who has such strong superpowers that he shows up blurry in any photo taken of him:
After we had filled up everyone's memory cards, we headed to our house for brunch. It went very smoothly! Many, many thanks to my Mom and Dad for providing crucial support in the run-up to the event. Everything went so well that instead of worrying about logistics, we were all able to concentrate on Anna:
Either my sister Kate or my daughter Maria was taking some artsy photos during the party, so my camera's memory card has a bunch of cool pictures like these:
Between the extensive housecleaning and the photographer's eye, our house has never looked so good!
