Baby Showers # 3 & 4

In the past several weeks we've had baby showers number three and four! In late November good friends from church, Kelly and Kari, along with my sister Kristi, had a really fun shower at our house. About 30 friends from church were there, and we had just enough room at our house for everyone. It was so much fun! Kelly is an elementary school teacher, and so creative. She handmade cute ladybug invitations, asked everyone at the shower to fill out a card with advice or a memory of us and put it into a book, and planned the whole morning perfectly. Kari is a phenomenal cook and caterer and made a fantastic feast for the shower - it was so yummy! She even made party gifts for each guest - decorated ladybug shaped cookies with pink frosting, so cute! Kristi did a great job helping out with party details and creating a fun shower game. I've said it before and I'll say it again, we are so blessed to have such wonderful, caring friends!

Kari, Kelly, Julie, Mckenna, and Aunt Kristi.




Note the ladybug cookies in the center of the table. I am so in awe of and impressed by Kari's talents in the kitchen!


That morning Matt had been at an open house at Minnehaha's Bloomington campus, but came home just in time to eat some of the yummy food and help open gifts.


Mckenna was pretty in her pink dress for the shower. Being the center of attention made her tired!


A few days later, Matt's co-workers at Minnehaha's Bloomington campus gave the three of us a shower on the last day of school before Thanksgiving break. It was a great time to do it because it marked the end of my staying home with Mckenna for several weeks and the beginning of Matt staying home with her through our Christmas break. The last day of school before Thanksgiving break is always grandparents day at Minnehaha, and the students go home early with their grandparents. So we had a nice lunch with the teachers and staff and opened some shower gifts from them. Both Matt and I feel so blessed to teach at a school where we have such wonderful, caring and supportive friends in our co-workers, a place where we can lift each other up in faith and where family is celebrated. It was a really fun afternoon.