Klinkers in Kentucky: April 2015

As many of you know, we recently moved back home to Carmel, Indiana, which is why I have been MIA on the blog the last few months. Packing, selling and buying a house, and unpacking seemed a little more urgent than blogging. I promise to get some pictures up of the new house as soon as some of the projects that are going on right now are finished! Here is one picture of the front:

Until then, I wanted to share some pictures from Rose's First Holy Communion this past Saturday. Although the weather wasn't very cooperative, the rest of the day was very beautiful. Rose was VERY excited to receive communion at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel along with her cousin Will. The school did a wonderful job preparing them for the sacrament, including a full day retreat the day before during school.

Will and Rose

Rose with her teacher, Mrs. Farrell

Rose wore my sister Madeline's First Communion dress, which also happened to be the dress she wore as the flower girl in my wedding! And she wore the veil my sisters and I all wore for our First Communions. Such a special outfit for such a special day.

And it wouldn't be my Rose without a little sass!

The mass was beautiful and even included Rose's new favorite mass song, Overflow. Fr. Richard Doerr said mass and sang parts of it. I always love when he sings. The parents all got to sit with their son or daughter and follow them up to communion. It was such a blessing to be right there with her when she received Jesus for the first time.

We got to sit next to my brother and sister-in-law!

The First Communicants all lined up!

Rose and Will walking down the aisle together. I thought it was so sweet how
she was looking at him!

After mass we all headed to my parents' house with all our family for a joint party for Rose and Will. We had lunch, ice cream and cookie cake, and presents.