First Communion!

When I was growing up, you had to take two years of confirmation classes before you could participate in communion, but things are different at our Lutheran church now. Charlotte and Daphne completed a communion packet of worksheets and activities together, and then Char was all set.

Grandma Betty and Aunt Michelle made the trip from Sioux Falls to help us celebrate. Grandma Maureen was also there, but she gets her own blog post soon.

Char made it into the bulletin:

The congregation was singing "Lamb of God" when Charlotte received her first communion wafer. That's one of my favorite songs in the liturgy, and I choked up a bit. That surprised me.

Somebody was pretty proud of herself afterwards.

Yes, she's growing up, but she hasn't outgrown the children's sermon...

... or whispering during it.