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He's a Catholic!

Well, he did it. Wyatt is officially a Catholic! Yaaaay! Last Sunday, Wyatt was confirmed in the Catholic church, in the presence of the entire congregation, his mom, cousins, aunts, uncles, friends, and my family. It's been quite the journey to this day and I'm so proud of him!

After the confirmation, we went back to my parents' house for a celebration lunch. It was nice to finally have both families in one place, to eat, drink, laugh, and karaoke. Yes, that's right- karaoke. It wouldn't be a party at my parents' house without my dad sneakily turning on the karaoke machine. (Note to self: Do not place mic in front of Aunt Colleen and Papa or else no one else will get a chance to sing.)



The Koll clan eating in the shade...


We are so happy Mom was able to make it for this day.


Photo "not"-op with Amanda.  I was not even ready!


Waiting for someone to start/stop singing karaoke...I forget.


With Mama & Mom...


Red velvet cake!  Red for Pentecost!


Some cherries...


And a few babes decided to make an appearance...




And they sang karaoke too...


All in all, what a blessed day we had! 

For those of you who were unable to make it, you were missed by all and hopefully we'll see you all soon.

God Bless,
Kat

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