But we invited men and women alike, and Russ got to open all the presents! It was so fun listening to all the guys "ooh and ahh" over all the cute little pink stuff! We were so glad to share that time with everyone that we love at Chick-fil-A!
I did have one great highlight to post about it: Miss Emma Clare Wells designed the cake for Caedmon, and she was so very excited about having such a big a part in planning the shower.
Here are her "blueprints" for the cake. I hope you can read all of the words on the image I scanned, because she was very detailed in all her plans! Thank you so much KayLynne for saving these for us to have!
And Russ did take a picture of the actual cake with our camera phone, he is so smart! It wasn't EXACTLY the same as Emma Clare had planned, (I don't know if we needed a 2 1/2 ft tall cake...haha) but the final product was very very close!
Thank you to EVERYONE at Chick-fil-A for loving us so much. You are all such a big part of our hearts, and we couldn't be more grateful for your friendships!
And then we had our FOURTH baby shower:
My good friends/family, Emily, Amy, and Heather threw us another shower on July 11th.
It was a super cute shower, and we received MORE stuff! Seriously, I don't think we could have ever had a baby if it weren't for so many people being so generous to us. We really couldn't have afforded everything we needed without the help of great friends and family.
We got lots of great things including a really nice activity center/bouncer from Russ's mom, Kim. We haven't put it together yet though, cause she can't use it until she sits up. So pictures of Caedmon in the bouncer will come later!
We also got a nice pocket video camera from Kelley, Russ's stepmom, which was a necessity in my mind! Now we can record everything from her first days, to her first smile, to her first words, to her first steps, etc. And then share them with everyone who reads our blog! I'm really excited about using it when Caedmon finally gets here!
And another notable gift was from Lib Rogers, she crocheted/knitted Caedmon two sweet little blankets. That is kind of her "trademark" gift for new babies, so I was very excited to get them!
And the girls who hosted the shower got us the bedding for the crib!! It is really pretty and the colors match her walls perfectly.
We also got so many other gifts that are all well worth mentioning, but this post would have to be forever long. But please know that all the gifts were so very much appreciated!
Russ didn't actually attend this shower, but he did get the chance to stop by on his way to work to sneak a peek and steal a plate of food! And we got a picture together while he was there...Thank you so much to Emily, Amy, and Heather for putting on such a great shower! I am so lucky/glad that I can call you guys both friends and family (well maybe not yet "family" for Heather... but maybe soon...)
And one last thank you to everyone else who came to the shower, we are so thankful! Everything was absolutely wonderful...
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