Beautiful, Beautiful Shower

On Saturday, October 1st, my dear friends gave me a baby shower. Let me just say that it was the most beautiful, thought out, planned, and decorated shower that I have ever been to. Everything was amazing, and made me feel incredibly blessed, from the amazing food, to the adorable centerpieces, and the well wishes, gifts, and advice from everyone.

Let me recap the day in photos (which were done by the incredibly talented April Musser - thank you so much!)

 As you walked up to the door, this is what we were greeted with! LOVE this!!

 Isn't it amazing?? The decor was absolutely gorgeous! Animal print everywhere with a splash of green, brown, and pink!

 This was really cute - party favors!

 By the end of the shower, that jar was full of incredible advice! I've loved reading every single one, and they will go in my scrapbook for sure!

 Cupcakes!!! Cupcakes are my favorite dessert, so I was in heaven. I, of course, had all three flavors!

They were made by Tara at Pensacola Cupcake and Co. I highly recommend her cupcakes for any event that you have!!!

 These cake toppers were beautiful.

Cherry Limeade!!!

 Gorgeous. Every last detail. Notice one of my maternity photos in the back. Our maternity photos were all over the house in frames...what an awesome idea! And, they had all 300+ photos looping on their television! And, these really cool animal print orbs were hanging over the food tables - so cute! I kept a few to hang in Evelyn's room. 

 The food. Oh, the food!! Phenomenal!! Those who know me know that I love Panera bread soup and salad, so that was the theme! And let me say that these salads and soups made by my BFF's were waaaay much better than Panera!

 Christy, the gorgeous and talented host, manning the 3 soup varieties.

 Feeling Evelyn!! So sweet. My little buddy and adopted nephew Isaak was there for a bit, and he said several times "Ah-Zoo's baby shower!!" and when I asked him who was in my tummy, he replied "Evelyn." Such a sweet boy...

 Gifts!!! Blessed beyond measure!! I have to admit, I felt a little uncomfortable being the center of attention and being given all of these wonderful things, but I felt (and still feel) so blessed!!

I was so moved by it all, so moved by all of the love and prayers for our little miracle - I lost it. The tears flowed - to be expected! ;)

 In awe of the beautiful bow holder made by Jessica and the bows made by Christy.

 My beautiful mother and I

 My beautiful girls. They are a blessing to me in so many ways. They made me feel so loved, so blessed, and just so special on that beautiful shower day!!! I know there was so much planning and preparation, and it was so special and means the world to me. Every detail was thought of, every single thing was beautiful. I felt like a celebrity, like I was receiving the royal treatment. 

I love you all. And we are all rockin' the animal print! 

All hot mommas!!!!!

A huge thank you to all the ladies who came - what an amazing group! You've blessed me incredibly, and I can't wait for you all to meet Evelyn!