Confirmation-

Today, Tyler had his confirmation at 10:00 Mass along with his class. Our new Bishop visited for the first time for this occasion and equated the ceremony of confirmation to "tattoos, chocolate milk and fire". I, personally, was happy to understand what he was saying and enjoyed his sense of humor. All these kids have gone to PSR together since they began, so it was nice to see them compleate their journey together with a few losses along the way. Some of the boys got a bit creative with the saints' names they chose (such as Erasmus, Aelred and Godric) and I believe Tyler picked a strange one as well, but had a change of heart and chose to be known now as "Patrick Tyler Christopher", which made me sigh in relief. There was a dinner after Mass for the Bishop we all attended and then a dinner for the families this evening. All these kids will be graduating from HS this year and I'm so excited for them to see where their life will take them.

You can tell by Delaney's face she wasn't happy to be wearing a dress. Maura was surprised to be the most colorful of all of us and EVERYONE commented on Tyler actually dressing up for it. Yeah, well, Tyler thinks a polo shirt is dressing up, so we can understand. His suit made him look even taller, so we also got a lot of questions about how tall he was too. (last check, 6'3") It was a good day, all in all, and we missed sharing it with our extended family. We know everyone would have liked to have been here.

So, one down and 2 more to go.