Georia Kelley's Church Shower

Humbled, is again how I felt on Monday morning after being showered with love and excitement for our little girl.  Our wonderful close friends from church went through a lot of effort to make her shower elegant and perfect.  The outcome was humbling.  I realized once I got home and was showing everything to Chad how blessed we are to have people who care so much to make us feel loved. I did not expect anyone to come to the shower, since it was a second baby.  I hate to say it, it sounds awful but, like most people I like stuff! I really like Georgia Kelley's stuff! She will not be laking in the gear department!I didn't get any pictures with the hostesses, but Hannah took some of me opening gifts and can I say that is so embarrassing!  I wish I could just open them when no one is looking at me.  I seriously loved everything I received and can not wait to use them all!Harry was given two gifts too!  Here are the pictures of him opening them!  He has been wanting a backpack so bad and Ms. Linda got him one! Leave it to Linda to think of the other kid!He has worn it all morning long and wants to put everything.  He keeps telling me he is taking it to school tomorrow.  Ms. Paulette gave Harry a Thomas train and if you know Harry, it was a hit too!

I don't want to sound like I am bragging or boasting but, I am overwhelmed with the amount of support our friends have shown us.  It has been so fun talking about when Georgia Kelley gets here.  I would like to write more but, Harry wants me to go to the car and get his backpack....

BTW, can someone tell me where spellcheck is on the new blogger?

Humbled

I have been humbled!  In most working situations when an employee resigns, they are usually out of sight out  and of mind not long after they leave.  That is not so in my case.  My two friends and teammates that I worked with last year insisted on throwing me a shower.  I was determined to talk them out of it because, 1. second baby, 2. people don't like to spend money on diapers, especially on someone they don't see much!  That is not the case at good ole' Old High Middle School!  I was showered with diapers, gift cards, and sweet girly books!  My friend Amy hosted at her new house and the turn out humbled me. I did not expect many people to come but, I was suprised with my favorite coworkers dropping by!  Talk about true friends!  I miss them all so much! Those two gifts below are the hostess gifts, Sign Sealed Delievered may be the best wrapping store ever!Babies always bring joy to events!

The two hostesses and a tired mama!  Stacey and Amy are my teammates from last year that I miss so much! Chad was the most excited when I got home! He said, you got enough diapers for 3 months and gift cards to pay for diapers for the next three!  Those are his favorite gifts!  I have to say that the gift of time and effort that the teachers gave me were my favorite!  I am humbled, I just do not feel like I deserve to be showered this much with a second baby!  On the other hand, I am enjoying every minute!

Georgia Kelley's Little Rock Party/Shower

We were thrown a couple's shower in Little Rock this weekend! I never know how to word events like these! I have chosen a few and I hope those who read this do not think I am being cliche or boasting! Word 1: Blessed We feel so blessed to have such wonderful friends in Little Rock! Last night we had a mix of our friends from college and from Chad's high school! We feel like our Little Rock friends are some of our closest even though they live far away!The Fowlers and Halls are two of the best party throwers we know! What makes it even better is we were the guests of honor! Actually, Georgia Kelley was and they knew how much she loves Lilly Pulitzer prints and colors! That leads me to Word #2: Appreciative We are so thankful for not only the gifts, but the strong relationships we have been given! I could go on and on about how overwhelmed I felt by the love they have shown us! Darren and Jamie are getting married in December! Darren and Chad played basketball at HU together! We have a "lotta love" for this couple!
If you know Beth, you know there was a lot of laughing!

Word #3: FUN I guess that everyone thinks their friends are fun to be around! Chad and I talked about how this group was one that we could just let our hair down with. We laughed and laughed! The best thing about these friends is that they get us! If you saw the gifts that were given, you would really know that they get ME! I love the friendships that are close enough to be unconditional; I would say we have that with all the couples there! We have a lot of years invested with all of them!

Lucky for us Matt and Beth were in town from Michigan!

We could not have been with better company and I am so sad I didn't get pictures of all the attendants!

Baby Cole's Shower

Baby Mama and me! I would like to think this picture makes me look much bigger than I am...but I afraid hte camera does not lie!

Stacey, Shannon, Callie(not looking at the camera), Stephanie(who by the way has a daughter 2 weeks younger than Harry and will be having another baby due 2 weeks after Georgia Kelley), Mandy and Grayer, and Erin(also do near GK)!

Kathy and Melissa who made the food favorites!

I am so annoyed my camera so how messed up my best pictures! I managed to salvage a few! It was a great turnout and Cole got lots of lovin', although we do not have pictures of him!

2 weeks 2 long

I have realized that God makes those last 2 weeks so miserable so you will be completely ready for a baby! Why can't I be one of those lucky women who have their babies early!

On a pleasant note! I had a wonderful time at a shower the girls in our community group through Baby Harry! Chad and I joined a bible study with a group of 5 other married couples a year and a half ago and watched God use them to bless not only our spiritual life but our marriage! They all go to different churches than us but, it keeps us open minded and really stretches us to keep seeking God.

The shower was so special, they gave me tons of advice I had not heard before and prepared me more so for the after birth and bringing home baby! They are all moms with kids under 5 who opened my eyes to not only raising boys but, keeping those 3 weeks of chaos after baby comes home much easier! They are truly a blessing to us! I left the shower thinking....why hasn't anyone told me that! I also left with very special gifts that I AM DYING TO USE! I have all of the needs and wants for a baby, now I just WANT AND NEED the baby! I feel so blessed to have so many friends who are great moms that are so willing to show my family so much love.

Although the highlight was celebrating Baby Harry we also had a great time at my school Christmas party and the church preschool party! Christmas is a great time to have a baby because, I am not constantly consumed with the thought that he may be coming any minute!

Showers of Friends

Kim CAME! It was so kind to have "my Kim" truck all the way to Bentonville for one of Harry's showers! It was icing on the cake having her there!

My shirt says "Deliver me Oh Lord" Psalm 140:1 and boy am I praying that right now!

Rachel and Kirk gave us my favorite gift (car seat cover)! She is one of my favorite people! All who know her well know how big of a heart she has! She even made sure my favorite desserts were there. She has been so excited about Harry's birth! I am so glad Chad made such good friends in school!

Pettifors and sugar cookies from Rick's Bakery!
Chad loves it when Harry gets anything with a Nike sign on it!
Dezi helped me open all of my gifts at the church shower! I am talking to my friend Holly! She is another one of those friends I just adore and feel she is a God given blessing to me! I prayed God would put girlfriends in my life here and she is more than what I asked for!

Harry and Brooklyn! Best Cousins!