First Holy Communion

Emma made her 1st Holy Communion on May 3, 2009 and was in a group of 55 kids also making their communion. Here is she is waiting to walk in the church

Grandpa Wojtanik came down for the occasion and was so proud of his 1st grandchild

The 2nd grade girls in Emma's class- one little girl Isabella was in a traditional Spanish communion dress. It had the habit like a nun wears and beautiful embroidered grapes and a big chalice

Jenna and Emma being VERY holy on their holy communion

Emma and Haley during the May crowning of Mary the following morning after mass

Her entire communion class, with the 2 priests and deacon in the last row

We made these communion banners during a parent/child retreat the weekend prior

Celebrating afterwards at the Crab Trap

I made Emma her celebration cake

It cracked Rick and I up regarding her "holy hands!" She kept this pose coming into the church, leaving the church, taking every photo and even held them like this the following morning during the May Crowning. No other children were doing this, just our little saint. I guess she thought she was getting extra brownie points with God. Some pictures I couldn't even see her face in, b/c of the hands. Rick's mother has always been upset we didn't name her after a saint, but who knows, after this display, maybe she's on her way to becoming the first Saint Emma after all.