I've gotta be one of the most spoiled mommas ever! Recently, a group of girlfriends threw me a shower for our baby girl, making this the 3rd generous celebration for our sweet little one. We have certainly felt so humbled by all the love and support from our friends and church family. All these showers and baby gifts are sure making us excited to meet our little girl!
This particular shower was just for the ladies, so Jason and the boys did not attend this gathering. It was supposed to be held at a friend's house, but her daughter unfortunately came down with strep that week. So instead, the hosts moved the shower to the church fellowship hall, obviously a popular shower location! :) The ladies in charge of the shower had many beautiful decorations. I loved the gift table banner...
...and the "mommy-to-be" corsage that I was given to wear.
Instead of having traditional group games to play at the shower, the ladies set up a series of stations for the guests to visit and to make something for our little girl. First, the guests could choose a wooden alphabet block to color and decorate. These came out so cute!
At another table, guests filled out "Wishes for Baby" cards, completing the blanks for items like: "I hope that you love..." or "I hope you learn to..." or "I hope you never forget..."
Finally (and I love these!), the ladies wrote messages on diapers for us. Gotta love those notes to give Mommy and Daddy a smile during a 3 a.m. diaper change!
The hosts also gave out chocolate dipped pretzels (decorated with pink sprinkles, of course!) to everyone. Jason, Jaden and Cody were BIG fans of all the extras I brought home!
Once all the ladies arrived, the hosts began with prayer and invited us to eat from a yummy array of chicken salad sandwiches, fruit, veggies, crackers, and desserts.
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| Three of the four hosts -- Kirsten (with baby Eva), Katie, and Dianne |
Just a few pics of all the tasty food...
During the lunch time, the guests continued to complete the various crafts, and I table hopped to try and visit with the different groups of ladies.
The end of the shower was reserved for gift-opening time. These ladies (women from my Bible study, ladies from our small group Bible study, family members, and a few mommy friends) were all so generous! We got lots of cute pink clothes and quite a few more items from our registry. What a blessing!
I thank God for such caring and thoughtful friends who gathered to celebrate God's gift of our sweet little girl! I'm so thankful for all of these amazing women. It was a wonderful afternoon!
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| Katie, Sherrie, Judy, Laura, Brooke, Jennifer, Anita, Amy, Denise, Dianne, Kirsten, Amanda Kristy, Rachel, Chelsea, me, Lauren & baby Alden, Meg |
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| All the same ladies except that Mom and Kim stepped in while Kirsten and Amanda did the photo-taking |
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