1st Holy Communion and XLT

I had quite a busy day yesterday...but it was fun too! I arrived at Queen of Peace a little after 7 am. Ruth and I were helping prepare for the First Communion reception. By the time we finished getting the food prepared it was already 11 and we had choir practice at 11:15 before the 11:45 Mass. It was so cute to see the First Communicants - it reminded me of when I made my first communion (which was May 3). The reception went quite well and afterwards Ruth & I stayed to clean up the kitchen and gym
We left Queen of Peace around 4:45 and headed to St. Pius to pick up Juan for the Teen Mass and eXauLT at St. Vincents. Father Bob celebrated the Mass and eXauLT. Adoration was awesome and the songs were great. We ended up doing the song "Trading My sorrows" and we did the motions. At the part where we sing Amen, Father Bob echoed the "Amen" shouting it at the top of his lungs and we repeated after him (it was quite fun)!
The last song was "Shine, Jesus Shine" and Father Bob got so into it that he ran out of the pew, genuflected and ran up to where the musicians were so he could join in and play the tamberine they brought. It was so great - he cracks me up! Juan texted me the picture he got of Father Bob up there (It's a little blurry, but still funny). I didn't get home until about 10:30ish and was able to say 'gnight to my parents before they went to bed (I hadn't seen them all day!).

Father Bob getting into the music =)