Party time with the girls!

This past weekend my best friends in the entire world had a baby shower for me. It was so special and I loved every bit of it. From the invitations to the small little details on the day of, everything was so planned and put together. I love these girls and their creativity! I don't know where they come up with all these things but I'm glad I have them in my life.

So who are these amazing party planners I'm telling you about? Here's a photo of all of us with some decorations in the background. Aren't they all so cute? No wonder they throw such pretty parties.

Here are some pictures of the food and drinks. All the food had a 'mini' theme and was so perfect. Everything was bite sized which meant I ate more than I should have but I couldn't resist!

For dessert there was an array of yummy treats. Did I mention all the food was made from scratch and so delicious. Thanks to my little bakers who always make tasty food, I'm so happy we are friends. They even made their own version of Peeps (for those of you that don't know, Peeps are my absolute favorite treat, not just at Easter but year round) which were even better than the regular ones because they were dipped in white chocolate :) I'm craving some right now just thinking about how good they were. I hope these get made at future parties. Perhaps Friendsgiving?

Altogether the shower was a complete success. I got to sample a bunch of baby food and guess what it was. Who knew spaghetti and meat balls was a baby food combination?

Here I am with my preggers bff Alexa who is due a few weeks after me. She's having a boy and since we're having a girl somehow Alexa and I will make them pretend like they are boyfriend/girlfriend their entire lives. We haven't quite figured that part out yet though.

Special thanks to all my friends who were a part of this shower(even if you weren't actually here). I loved all of the gifts and can't wait to welcome our little girl home to her room of goods. And thanks to all the new moms that were at my shower who have been so encouraging and helpful during my journey. All your advice and baby suggestions have made this process much smoother.

To my girls who organized this special event, I love you and am so glad we are in each others lives. You are all blessings to me and our little girl. Even though she's not here yet, your support, love, prayer and happiness are constantly surrounding us and we feel it all the time. XOXOXO

overwhelmed with love

Today I went to my very first baby shower that my aunts threw for me. I was so excited and couldn't wait for all the fun and gifts. The party turned out to be a total hit and everything was great. From decorations, to food and games, my aunts covered it all. I felt so loved from the minute I walked in the door to the minute we finished packing up the car. It was so nice to catch up with my family and friends that I had not seen for a while and get some great words of advice too. I even got to hear some stories about myself as a baby which were funny and gave me some insight to what's in store for me.

I put some pictures below from the shower but have so many many more to share. I'm definitely going to need to put together a scrapbook of all the memories. We got gifts off our baby registry and beautiful hand made made items including blankets, a stuffed animal, and a scarf. I can't even begin to wrap my head around the endless hours it takes to thread, knit, or stitch.

My aunt Kerry made this amazing diaper tower (check out all the little goodies tucked into it)

My sister Jenny put together a bunch of photos of me growing up with sweet little messages. Can you guess how many candies are in that baby bottle?

Here I am with my aunts who put together this amazing shower. Huge Thanks!

Here I am with my sisters and mom:

When I got home we lugged everything up to our place and I was still on such a high from the party. It might have been because of the two huge cupcakes I ate that my aunt Karen made(they were so delicious I couldn't stop myself), or the amazing chocolate covered strawberries that Lorraine made, or quite possibly the snicker doodle cookie Diane brought as party favors. Needless to say, I was on a sugar high and bouncing off the walls.

We brought everything up to our place and I couldn't wait to show Joel everything. I think he was surprised with how many gifts I received. I reminded him how much this baby is loved and she's not even here yet! So we sat down and started digging through some of the gifts. After about ten outfits Joel said, "she has so many clothes!" Which I know in Joel language means: where are we going to put all this stuff?!?

I just want to say thank you again to everyone for all the thoughtful gifts and support. It means so much to me! And even if you couldn't be here today at the shower, I appreciate you all who sent gifts from afar. I really, truly, was overwhelmed with love.