Today is the big day for Ollie. We have had this planned for over a month, and over the last number of weeks, we have chipped away at preparing ourselves.
We bought his outfit for him a couple of weeks ago, and he looks so smart and grown-up in it.
Double Christening
Aimee's brother and his partner's child is also getting christened today, so we decided to go splits on renting a venue and doing the food/ preparing it.
Aimee and I were asked to be godparents to their son, too, so we'll go up with Ollie, and then hand him off to his godparents, so we can go up with Sonny.
When we organised Kalebs Christening it was so much stress that we didn't really get a chance to enjoy the day until it was all over. So, being able to share the burden of planning the party has been great.
All of the kids are going to be there, our kids, Aimee's Nephews, and my nieces, as well as cousins, so I think they are all going to really enjoy the day.
Prep
Aimee's dad made a couple of lemon cakes (which are amazing) he also made a few platters of sausage rolls. My dad is making sandwiches, and Aimee's brother is doing sandwhiches too.
We also booked a few platters of food from the pub, and we bought some nibbles, like crisps and sweets.
One of our neighbours made us a balloon arch, which was really nice of them and looks great, and we bought a few banners and bits and pieces like that, which we put up.
We were going to hire a kids' entertainer, like we did for Kaleb's Christening, but couldn't really find anyone.
A Big Get Together
There are about 90 people invited, but some can't make it, so we're thinking about 60 or so will be here today.
It is going to be a lot of fun seeing everyone, especially friends and family who we don't see regularly.
These days, it's hard to get out and meet up with people, so events like this, where everyone is out together, are a great way of having some overdue catch-ups.
Our friend Luke from Norwich is over for it too, and he'll be here until Tuesday, so we'll be able to spend a nice amount of time with him.