Showered with love

We had our last baby shower hosted by Chad's family two weekends ago. It was a special time with family and long time family friends. Chad's mom, sister, and aunt did a wonderful job with everything. The food was so delicious. I think I had at least three plates full. (But, I am eating for three!)

A lot of the people there have known Chad for most of his life. We were so thankful that they were able to rejoice with us over our answered prayers.

Chad got the privilege of opening all the gifts. It was so fun to watch him! Once again, we were abundantly blessed and received so many wonderful things. Two of my favorites were these gorgeous blankets that Chad's grandmother crocheted for the girls, and these precious sweaters crocheted by a family friend. I absolutely love them and hope that one day Kinley and Emery will pass them down to their daughters.

Another one of my favorite touches from the day were these precious monogrammed frames with mats that the guests wrote personal messages to Kinley and Emery on. Such a sweet keepsake.

 

 

Me with our sweet hostesses...Chad's mom, sister and aunt.

 

We feel so blessed to have so many wonderful friends and family supporting us on this new and exciting journey to parenthood!

Sprinkle Shower!

I am so blessed to have such sweet friends who came to celebrate Emery and Kinley with me this past weekend. One of my besties, Emily, threw an adorable Sprinkle Shower for me with friends that we used to go to church with. I was so excited to see them all, because most of them I haven't seen for a couple of years. How cute is the cake that our friend, Maria, made to match the invitation?! Loved it! And, it was delicious too =)

Emily had some yummy things for us to snack on and her pink sherbert punch was delicious! I told my friend, Melissa, that one of the things I love most about showers is getting to have punch!

We played a couple of fun games, one of which was the baby food game. I didn't get them all right, but I came close. Not too bad for a girl who has never bought or tasted baby food before ;-)

We received some cute, cute gifts for our girls. And, some very practical things like diapers and wipes. Can never have too many of those!

I'm so grateful for Emily and the time she took to plan such a fun night! (I can't believe I didn't get a picture with just her - she's on my right in the group picture below) Many of these girls I have known for over 10 years. I'm so thankful for each one of them and the part they have played in our journey to parenthood. It was such a special evening spent celebrating our answers to prayer!

Twins Are A Hoot ~ Baby Shower

I woke up Saturday morning with tears in my eyes. Not tears of sadness, but tears of joy. It was a day that I had long awaited and prayed for. And, a day that at times I thought might never come. But it was here...my first baby shower!

I knew that my sister had been hard at work on all the little details of the day. She would text me periodically to let me know that I was going to be proud of how crafty she had been ;-) I wasn't sure what all she was working on, but I was so excited to see.

I was blown away by the cuteness when I walked in the room. It was the most beautiful baby shower I'd ever seen! I could hardly contain myself and the tears started flowing again.

Beautiful diaper cake that my sister made and the adorable beverage station. How cute are the mason jars with the monogram tags?!

 The table centerpieces were beautiful hydrangeas in a mason jar and there were advice cards for our guests to fill out. We received lots of great tips from our wise friends and family. And, my sister made this precious bookmark for the guests to take home. I have one in my Bible and I love it so much!

I was dying over the precious pink dress napkins. So cute!!

Adorable twins banner with both of the girls monograms. Love!

The buffet of food was not only beautiful but incredibly delicious.

We were abundantly blessed by our generous guests.

We received so many wonderful things, both practical and precious =)

Just a few of the dear friends that were there.

 Guess who drove all the way from Florida?! My sweet friend Mandi! She has been such an encouragement to me throughout our journey to parenthood. We met through our blogs years ago and I'm so thankful for the friendship that God has given us. It was so special to have her here to celebrate with us!

I was so thankful to have Stephanie at the shower as well. She came in from Nashville and I was so excited to hug her neck. Stephanie and her husband, JD, were our Sunday School teachers before Chad and I were even married. We started out in their "Nearly-Newlywed" class. They are so special to us and we love them so much!

 More sweet blogging friends...Rachel, Ashley (private blog), Mandi and Betsy!

The fabulous hostesses! So thankful for the part that each one of them played to make this day so special. 

Me with my sister and mom and my sister-in-law and mother-in-law.

 The most special part of the morning was this prayer and praise time. I don't think there was a dry eye in the room.

Kinley and Emery, you have been prayed for by SO many for SO long. You are SO special and SO loved already!