Last winter when we found our girl, we told our immediate family and close friends. Both Jacquelyn and Meaghan had tears of joy which they quickly followed with an offer of a shower. While Chris and I were hesitant at first, these two insisted- independently telling us we would need stuff and they wouldn't take no for an answer. We decided to bend to their advanced parenting knowledge. Not one to be left in the fray, my sister AnaMaria jumped into help as well and while she had not hosted a shower before, as a PhD candidate she's an excellent researcher which led to some amazing things.
Let me tell you, these girls can throw a party.
On Saturday, August 4 at Starkers on the Plaza in Kansas City, I was the recipient of what could be described as the most gorgeous baby shower ever. Seriously, I was waiting for a magazine photographer to jump out and tell me Martha Stewart wanted to feature us.
And while the decorations were beautiful, the cocktails tasty (benefits of adoption!), and the cake divine, the very best part was spending time surrounded by wonderful friends and family who took time out of their lives to celebrate the impending arrival of our daughter and shower her with gifts. It was pretty humbling to realize how much we are cared for in such an outpouring of love and to realize how much our girl is already loved and she doesn't even know it yet.
To the three hostesses, an enormous thank you. You are amazing. And to
the lovely ladies who attended the shower (and those who weren't able to
make it but sent me sweet messages) thank you for your time and great
gifts. With your help, there's a good chance we might actually be ready
for our munchkin when she comes home!
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| Jac reveals her inner crafter with the beautiful paper flowers. Watch out, Martha. |
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| Centerpieces were books of fairy tales with gorgeous bouquets. | | |
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| Pink fortune cookies with "Welcome Little One!" inside. Perfect! |
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| Beautiful table setting for a yummy seated meal. |
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| Gift table full of pink. And an amazing chocolate cake. |
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| Framed quotes from and about fairy tales. My favorite- "If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales"- Einstein | |
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| Our sweet girl featured at her shower |
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| My sweet Goddaugther with her Mommy. |
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| The lovely hostesses |
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| We didn't purposefully coordinate our outfits but it's been happening for 27 years beginning with a pair of maroon and white velco adidas sneakers in 1985. |
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| Now I see why my nieces exclaimed "it's a dark haired Aunt Sarah". With our Mama. |
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| Jeni Cosgrove and Peggy Schmidt, lifelong friends. |
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| Mrs. Seglie and Mrs. Seglie. Ha! |
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| 6 months pregnant, Anne made the trip from St. Louis to represent the ND crowd. Thank you, dear friend! |
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| Party pics! |
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| Loving the pink! |
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| My dress from the 2nd birthday pictures and black patent shoes to accompany it from my mom. How fast can I book a photographer for a replay with my daughter? |
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| Becky & Jack, who sported his ND Rookie onesie for the event. Here's hoping for a good season for you, Buddy. |
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| Watermelon martinis and mimosas were enjoyed. |
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