Bless the Baby

Riley was baptized in front of all the family and a few close friends at the church Ryan and I were married at 3 years ago.

Ryan's Aunt Renee lead the ceremony to honor Riley's Christening. She did an amazing job at sharing our love for Riley to be raised with a strong faith. Renee has been a true blessing on our family the past few years. She has in her own special way played a strong supportive role in our lives as we grow as a family. We wanted to honor Renee by having her play a unique role in Riley's baptism. Thank you Renee! (and Rick too... we can't forget about him because he is an architect and not anyone can be an architect)

Can you believe Riley's Godfather has never seen the movie The Godfather!?! I know! That is ridiculous! We should have had a prerequisite to being the Godfather. I only can hope that Uncle Seany can live up to his role. Will he help guide her in her faith? Will he be sitting in the living room with Ryan scaring Riley's boyfriend on her first date? I think he will live up to his new role. :)

My cousin Marci was asked to be her Godmother. She truly is like a "fairy Godmother" like in the movies. Whenever she comes over she sprinkles Riley with love and little special treats. Her son David and Riley are having so much fun always playing together as cousins. Marci is the best... we always said we were going to have kids together and keep the family traditions as fun as it was for us. I know Riley's "fairy Godmother" will do everything in her powers to keep the Casagrande spirit alive!


Thank you to everyone who helped celebrate this special day with our family. We want to thanks everyone for taking time out of the busy lives to show Riley how important family is.

p.s. We also want to ask you to take a moment to pray for Riley's Nauni. She made all the food for the Christening...and the night before she suffered from a heart attack. Pray for a fast recovery. We hope that she is back to her healthy, loud Italian self soon!

Check out Riley's Godmother's site for more photos...