Benjamin had his First Communion on Saturday -- things went very smoothly. There was no tripping, dropping of The Body or spitting out of The Blood. All in all, it was an excellent experience. Benjamin told me that he felt different after Mass, but wouldn't tell me how he felt differently. The first picture is Benjamin's class with Fr. Richard. The boys in the front row of the picture are so short, you wouldn't believe that they were old enough to participate. Literally, they came up to Benjamin's shoulder or lower. One of the boys was wearing a clip on tie and insisted on leaving the pointy ends on the outside of his collar. The second picture is the man of the hour with Fr. Richard. Brigid was trying to get Benjamin to actually smile in this picture, and I think she had just poked him... After the Mass, we went out to a local restaurant. It was a pretty good afternoon.