We had dinner at Sara and Jason's recently with my folk's, the wee ones, and Sara and my's extra-special Auntie Kristin Daahling.
Kristin lived very close (just down the road!) to Sara and I during much of our growing up and we have some very, very, very fond memories of spending time at her home (as kids, and as adults too!)  I was very excited for her to get to meet Molly for the first time.


If you were at our wedding, you may remember the Auntie Kristin Daahling tequila bar (like I said, she's a lot of fun!)

You may also remember the flowers, which she arranged, and the bouquets, which she created. All of them.  Let me tell you, my auntie has talent.

What my auntie didn't know when she agreed to come over for dinner was that we had a plan.  A few weeks earlier Sara had emailed and said she and Jason were going to ask Kristin to be Dani's godmother.  Ryan and I said, "no fair! we were going to do the same thing!"  Luckily, we concluded that our Auntie Kristin has enough wonderfulness for both Lil Boo and the Doodlebug.


At dinner we gave her a card asking if she'd be the godmother of our two lil beans.


Then Sara said:


I would like to propose a toast:
To our amazing Auntie Kristin...when Jason and I were talking about who we would like to have be Danika's Godmother we immediately thought of you and what a special person you have been in our lives.  You have been such an amazing aunt and I have so many fond memories of times spent with you...milk tea parties, playing dress up, the amazing grocery store you created for us.  You have been there for us when we have needed help...unpacking our kitchen, bringing us yummy meals and offering your support and knowledge through our breastfeeding struggles.   Danika is so lucky to have you in her life and we know she is going to have so much fun spending time with you as she grows up.Cheers!


Then I said:

I would like to give a toast to my Auntie Kristin Daahling…

I have been really excited ever since we scheduled this dinner with you, because I’ve been looking forward to you meeting Molly and to sharing an evening with you. 

We don’t live far, but definitely further than when we were just down the road-- when it was easier for our school bus to drop us off at your red farmhouse than at our own, or when we could walk down to the white farmhouse for Christmas cookie frosting, Oldies dance parties, enthusiastic readings of Eloise (with different voices for Eloise, Nanny and Skipperdee) or late night back rubs. 

Which are just a few of the reasons I’ve been so excited for Molly to meet you.  I can’t wait for her to get to know one of her wildest and craziest, yet sweetest and most thoughtful auntie daahlings.  You’ve been so special to Sara and me, and so welcoming to our husbands, I can’t wait for our daughters to know how special you are, and how incredibly special you make us all feel.   

Cheers to you!

Like I said, we love our Auntie Kristin Daahling very much.


And the best news is that she said yes!  So the beans have an Auntie Kristin Godmother Daahling.  Which makes them very lucky beans indeed.