Baptism

Yesterday, Rafael was baptized into the Catholic Church at the nearby San Francisco Solano. Angel's parents, sister and bro-in-law flew from San Francisco and Sacramento, respectively. My sister Eva, came from the Philippines. We were glad to see quite a few of our close friends (aside from our families) at the ceremony. Friends whom we haven't seen in ages. Our ninongs and ninangs include Angel's sister Maida, my brother Edwin, Angel's best friend Myra, and my good friends Mike and Lyndee.

Below are photos taken by our good friend Mau Mauricio.

He was the 3rd one to be called.




He was surprisingly jolly during and after the actual ritual.


With our families


A nice photo with the crucifix as the backdrop.


Some detail shots.





Check the rest of the photos at http://rajoestimo.multiply.com

Afterwards, reception was held at he Asian Buffet - one of the few decent Chinese Buffet places around. Temperature yesterday was warm that the A/C at the restaurant had hard time cooling the place.

We prepared a short slideshow of all the photos we took from Rafael's birth to present. I thought I had everything setup when I realized I forgot the speaker's controller. I had to drive back home to get it - a good half an hour total.