A Baby shower for Everett

A few weekends ago was Everett's Baby shower. I can't believe that it has already come and gone and now we are literally in a holding pattern waiting for him to arrive!

I have been beyond blessed with my wedding and now baby shower. We have been showered with so much love from those around us!

My shower was held at my Aunt Tammy's house and I was quite excited to see what she did with the decorations because if you know her at all you know she is a master decorator/ party planner. She gives attention to every single detail and it pays off!

I was so excited to have my Aunt Paula and Rebecca drive in from Dallas to join in on the festivities! They spent Friday night with Tammy and Neeley decorating and preparing for the next morning. I was told to arrive at 9:45 sharp and when I did my breath was taken away.

 

My Aunt Tammy has a way of displaying the most ordinary thing in such a way that you would have never imagined. The dining table was decorated with the giant elephant Everett got from Nana at Christmas and some monogrammed letters alongside precious balloons. Kelsey had written Everett a poem that was framed and displayed there also. Reading that was what triggered my first but definitely not the last tears for the day. The entry table had a sign in book with an adorable elephant and turquoise and orange candle votive. In the corner on a hutch was 5 precious pictures of Grandy when he was a baby, the first Everett and my Everett's namesake. The food was incredible! I could have just sat and eaten all day while someone else opened the gifts people brought. Everywhere you looked there were some detail for the shower whether large or small no corner was untouched.

I looked over before the guests actually began to arrive and while my family and hostesses were busily working in the kitchen to see Nana sitting in a chair in the corner taking it all in. I walked over to her to find tears streaming down her face. The moments were precious and overwhelming. Am I really going to have a baby?! Nana nor I could really grasp it.

We were immensely blessed in attendance and gifts at the shower. I opened one amazing gift after another. Each gift was incredibly thoughtful and specifically selected for Everett, Drew and I.

I cannot Thank my hostesses enough for their contribution for making that day so special. Especially to my Aunt Tammy and Neeley who worked tirelessly to make sure it was picture perfect.

We had some incredible hostesses for the baby shower. These women have supported and loved on me, Drew and Everett and blessed us beyond measure already... Traci Epps, Nancy Farren, Neeley Fort, Leann Jones, Rhonda Kimbrough, Tammy Schmidt and Bailey Schniederjan.

We are well equipped, ready and waiting for our boy to arrive!

Neeley, Rebecca, and I took this picture together to document our 3 pregnancy stages... Neeley due in August, Rebecca due in May, Me due in February.

Nana thought she should join in too and so she debuted her pillow baby bump!