Today was a day to celebrate you! All of your great aunts threw you the most amazing shower and I only wish you could have been here to actually see it. I suppose that it is good that you are still in Mommy's tummy because you are not quite fully cooked, but it would have been fun for you to have been there to experience all the love that surrounded us this weekend. I am going to do my best to describe the shower in pictures, but Daddy and I are so appreciative of all the friends and family that came to the shower in the AWFUL weather, brought you beautiful gifts, and took the time to celebrate the one thing that we are the most excited for- welcoming you! Here is the day in pictures...Enjoy!
Here are Daddy and I getting ready for the shower to start. Great Aunt Sharon and Sarah gave Mommy a special "Mommy to Be" sash to wear to make me feel extra special. Doesn't Daddy look handsome? He traveled all the way from home with Grandma Carol, Auntie Carrie and Aunt Julie for your shower. He is the best Daddy ever!
Table One included your cousins Brooke, Jess, your Great Aunt Lori, Great Aunt Marti, cousin Lindsay, and our dear friend Leslie. We were so happy that they all could make it and they are all very special to us!
Table Two included Mommy, Auntie Carrie, Grandma Carol, Daddy, Aunt Julie, and your cousin Carol. Your Grandma Cindy was also sitting at this table but she was too busy being a social butterfly to sit still for a picture.
Table Three included Mommy's dance friend from growing up Jen Cain, Mommy's fourth grade teacher Marlene House, a good friend of the family and coworker of Grandma Cindy Cathy Brown, Mommy's friend Nikki Helmuth, and Mommy's friends from dancing WAAAAAY back when Jen Godbey, Katherine Cain, and Deb Cain. Mommy's dance friends are very special to her. We used to spend HOURS at dance practices and competitions and the Cain, Helmuth, and Walter families used to travel all over the country together for dance competitions. We don't get to see each other very often, but when we do we have tons of fun!
Table Four included your cousins Kylee, Kabrea, and Jadison, Jess' mom Kathi, Great Grandma Walter, and our friends from church Wanda and Marge. Every time Mommy and Daddy are home for the weekend we go to church on Sundays followed by McDonald's with Wanda and her husband Seb, Marge and her husband Glenn, and the rest of the Walter family. We can't wait until you are here this summer to go with us!
Table Five included your cousins Staci, Cheri, Melanie and her daughter Ella, Great Aunt Marge, and cousins Charlene, Michele, and Cassi Jo. We have such a big family and were so happy that everyone could come!
Table Six included your cousins Wanda, Connie, our good friend and lake neighbor Linda, cousin Kathy, Great Aunt Liz, and Great Aunt Wanda. They all traveled a pretty good distance to come to the shower and we so appreciate them being there! If you look closely, you can see the cake table in the background.
We finally got your Grandma Cindy to stand still for a picture and she was able to take it with your Great Aunt Molly. I can't believe your Great Aunt Molly is a "great aunt!" She sent all of the invitations out for the shower so that everyone knew where it was and who it was for. Great Aunt Molly and her family are very important to us and we love them VERY much!
Here is a picture of the dance crew (minus Christine, Steph, and Tiffany): Katherine, Mommy, Jen, and Jen. We had so much fun catching up and I am so thankful that you are on your way, Bug, because it gave us a chance to get together.
Here are some pictures of gift opening. It was so much fun to open everything and we can't believe how spoiled you are already!
Here are Mommy and Daddy opening a gift from Grandma Carol which included a lot of great stuff including a puppy purse just for you! Now you can carry all of your things with you in a puppy that won't wiggle away from you.
Here is Mommy opening a beautiful blanket that was made for especially for you by Grandma Cindy's coworker Brenda Avery. She couldn't be at the shower because she was at a shower celebrating the coming arrival of her first grandbaby. This blanket is so beautiful and you will always know that it was made just for you!
Mommy had to include this picture because Great Grandpa Walter went to a lot of trouble cutting this weed whacker box down enough to make it a perfect fit for wrapping your umbrella stroller. Daddy was excited to think that maybe there was actually a weed whacker in there, but he was just as happy that it was a little stroller to push you around in. Great Grandpa Walter took a lot of care in creating this box for you and even used PLENTY of packing tape to make sure the stroller didn't escape. Mommy will never forget opening this present! :)
Here are Mommy and Daddy opening the last present of the day, your travel system which included your stroller and car seat. This was a gift that we absolutely had to have and we are so thankful to everyone who went together to get it for us!
These were little gifts that Mommy put together to say an extra special THANK YOU to everyone who helped to put on this beautiful shower. We can't thank Sharon, Sarah, LaVera, Wilma, Katie, Alta, Irma, Mary, Great Grandma Walter, and Molly enough for this amazing afternoon. We are so lucky that we have loving and caring people in our lives who will go above and beyond to make us feel so special. This was one of the best days of Mommy's life and it is all thanks to these ladies who made the day possible.
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