I can't say enough how much love our little family has felt over the past few months both from heaven and earth. So many people have prayed for us for so long and now that these little ones are here, it's time to celebrate! We have been blessed to have several baby showers for K & T, and unfortunately I don't have pictures of all of them. However, each one was so much fun and for a girl who didn't know if a baby shower would ever be in her future, they were another dream come true! The following pictures are from a shower that some of my dearest friends threw for me at my brother & sister-in-law's home in May.
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| Check out this spread, so many yummies! |
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| Andy's mom, Joan, and my friend Jen with her beautiful miracle, H |
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| Andy's sisters Gretchen & Sarah playing with T. Andy's mom is giggling. |
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| My mom, Rita, and Bobbye grabbing a bite. |
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| Some great pals of mine, Linda, Sarah & Ellen |
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| My friends wrote some advice for me as a new mommy in a keepsake book. |
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| One of my besties, Heather, party planner extraordinaire. |
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| T just checked it all out. He's always Mr. Cool. |
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| Joan & I are all smiles! |
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| These butterfly cupcakes are something that my mom has been making since I was a little girl. They are filled with homemade whipped cream and a touch of jam. They are so good and so perfect for a cutie-bug themed shower. |
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| Favors, aren't they cute! Shelley also made lemon cookies which were divine! |
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| Delicious desserts |
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| Aunt Gretch & Cousin B |
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| K had a great time playing, running around, helping, and eating one her favorites snacks, cheese cubes! (She looks so young here!) |
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| Some of the CUTE decor |
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| Aunt Shelley, hostess and friend who put tons of effort into this special day for us. |
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| Having the time of my life! |
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| Aunt Sarah & T, they are great pals. |
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| My brother, Andrew kept Ben the dog and some of the kids busy playing in the basement during the party. He's a fun uncle. |
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| My beautiful niece Norah. I can hardly believe she's 8! |
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| Here's Sophie! She is so much fun to play with and is a great cousin to K & T. She is very patient with them and is great at sharing her special things. |
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| K was a great helper at the shower and helped open all kinds of gifts. We are in awe of the generosity of our friends and family. K & T are loved by many, many people and we are so blessed. |
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| B & T |
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| As a final surprise, Andrew & Shelley gave us this great climber! We were lucky enough to get a different one from Sarah & Miguel that was waiting for us in our garage when we got home, how fun!! Sarah & B built them both and K has played on them both everyday since! What a fantastic Uncles & Aunts K & T have! |
Like I mentioned earlier, Andy & I continue to be in awe of so many things; the fact that K & T are here, the joyful, sweet spirit that they have brought to our home, the generosity of our family& friends, the love that their birthfamilies must have for K & T, how good the Lord is and how mindful he is of us all. We pray each night with K & T for everyone involved in our situation and give our thanks for what our lives have become. K & T are a miracle.
The baby showers that were given for us were each so fun and such a wonderful to welcome K & T. Thank you, thank you dear friends and family, you each mean so much to us.
