Ok so Henry was Christened on the 7th August, i haven’t blogged about the day before this because i was knackered after organising such a big event and because to be honest i was so annoyed about some things i needed to calm down first so that i didn’t just rant about the bad bits of the day.
I spent the 48 hours before the event baking hundreds of cakes…..and i really do mean hundreds, i’m not exaggerating! I have a BIG family and they eat a lot of food, cake especially so this was a must have:
Some of the cakes
My sister Natasha came over on the Saturday before so i had some help, but i was really proud of myself getting most of it done. It was a big task with a 6 month old baby. The cakes however were worth it! 🙂
The actually day of the Christening didn’t get off to a great start with Henry sleeping a total of 3 hours on Saturday night! He would only sleep latched on to my boob snuggled up next to me in bed, which meant that i got hardly any sleep at all. Eye bags were going to be a real issues in the pictures, but hey what’s new? We were staying at my Step-Grandmother’s house so we had a 3 course breakfast before heading off to set up the after-party which helped perk us up somewhat! God bless Grandmothers! 🙂
The hall was looking amazing after my Mum, sister, Step-dad, us & my best friend worked our arses off getting it all sorted in time……this was hard seeing as my phone didn’t stop ringing with people calling with their excuses as to why they couldn’t attend. These excuses ranged from the genuine to the absurd & frankly unbelievable! It was very upsetting to be honest after working so hard to make the day special to have so many people not make the effort to attend. The number of guests that came was still respectable at about 70 people, but 30 people canceled on the day or just didn’t show up! I think this is pretty poor, if you don’t want to come just say in advance, don’t say yes & then not bother to come……i do have better things to do than bake cakes for people who aren’t going to eat them!
The service was lovely & Henry was a star smiling and charming his captive audience the whole time. He wooed our female (Vegetarian!) Vicar Norma by smiling and stroking her face while she was putting the water on his head. A bit nicer than the crying we were all used to at Christenings! 🙂 I think Henry likes being on stage as he appears to have star quality! hahaha!
Probably the only time you'll see all of us in a church! 🙂
The godparents & us! 🙂
The after party which had an ‘afternoon tea’ theme was a real success thanks to the bunting & the food being a real hit. Ken’s mum made loads of scones, my mum made hundreds of cream cheese & cucumber sandwiches & some lovely quiches which were delicious. Their help was so appreciated as there is no way i could have done everything myself. My mum & her husband’s family were such a help on the day, as were Ken’s family which made the party a real success.
Christening cake(s)
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However not all family were helpful. I asked my dad to bring some Brie & Cranberry sandwiches as his contribution (seeing as he was the one making such a fuss about having a christening.) However he show up with some horrible grated cheese & pickle sandwiches on plastic bread which looked horrible (i don’t know what they tasted of because i HATE pickle)! This in itself wasn’t that bad, but it gets worse as things usually do when my dad is involved! He and his wife Carol didn’t help at all at the party at all, they barely spoke to me or Ken, didn’t even bring a card for Henry let alone a present and to top it all off they left a massive mess for the rest of us to clean up! My dad for want of a better term is a COMPLETE WASTE OF SPACE who never fails to find new ways to let me down and shun me! I got used to him doing it to me, but it hurts all over again when he does it to Henry.
Although i’m still fuming with my dad, he really was in the minority. Everybody else really seemed to have an amazing time and there was a really good atmosphere there. Everyone loved seeing Henry who was in good spirits all day long. George our dog was at the party as well, and he thought it was amazing having that many people there to pay him attention! Henry was very spoilt by our Friends and Family who gave him some lovely gifts and cards. As the host we didn’t get to spend as much time to talk to people as we would have liked because we kept being called away to see the next person! We spoke briefly to everyone and managed to send people off with plates of cake so i think that can be considered being a good host?
Me & the wifey who was a star on the day! 🙂
So all in all it was a good day, with only a few people letting it down slightly by not coming or just being an arse (yes i’m talking to you daddy dearest!). However i need to thank my best friend Sarah (Wifey) & family friend Gina and my little Sister Tash for being such great helps at the party. Plus my Mum & Her Husband Nigel, my step-grandmother Eileen and Ken’s parents……You are all AMAZING and without you i would have struggled to get everything together! 🙂 Everyone except my dad made the day really special and one that although Henry won’t remember it was a really nice way to introduce him to such a large family! 🙂
…………having said that i’m not sure i’ll be doing it again! All that sewing & baking nearly finished me off! hahahaha!
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