After weeks of anticipation, I have finally had our foster parent shower! Let me start by saying my friends Lauren and Erin (the hosts) did an amazing job and I am overwhelmingly grateful for them stepping up and hosting this for me. I actually even cried at my shower when I was thanking them for hosting. It was very embarrassing.
Because I have so much to cover I am going to break this down into three parts. The first part is going to be the actual shower itself. It will tell you about the theme, the decor, and all the activities. The second will be the gifts. The third and final will be how we spent our gift cards.
Saturday was an absolutely wonderful day for me. I got to sleep in a bit. Slowly get up, straighten up the house a bit, and relax. It was a very un-rushed morning which is exactly what I needed with all the excitement that was soon to be coming my way.
Once my Mom and Dad came in from Las Vegas I took the chance to show them the nursery and some of the things we had accumulated already. Then Mark and my Dad were off to the Arizona Cardinals pre-season training while my Mom and I went to the quilt store. My mother is a very talented quilter and I had a couple projects I wanted her to make that we needed fabric for. After a successful fabric store run, we were off to the shower.
I am not even kidding when I say I walked in and was blown away. The little details they had put into the shower were amazing! It was themed after a book called A Blessing From Above.
Every night before she goes to sleep, a kangaroo prays under the stars for a baby to love and hold. One day, as she rests under a tree, a baby bird falls out of its crowded nest—plop!—right into her pouch!
Can you think of a better theme for a foster/ adoption shower? I swear those girls should go into the business of party planning. It was beautiful! They even created a hash tag that everyone could link there pictures to from the shower. They really thought of everything. One look at the pictures and you will see.
**Note: I am a total genius and forgot my camera so these photo's are all taken with my cell phone camera. I just knew you were going to ask about my amazing photography skills!
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| These were on the dessert table. |
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| How adorable is this sign? |
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| The beverage table. |
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| Just a view of some of the guests during game time. |
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So this does a horrible job of showing the worlds most adorable sugar cookies that my sister in-law got for the shower. They were an assortment of birds, bird houses, and this cookie in the center of the platter.
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| Ok so this is not the most flattering picture of me or Mark, but at least you can kinda see our amazingly awesome and cheesy foster care shirts! While Mark didn't attend the shower, he did show up after the fact in this. :) |
If and when some "real" pictures show up from the shower that were not taken on a camera, I will be sure to add some of those. For now, enjoy these beauties. I know, I know, I really should look into photography as a career choice.
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