Showers Of Love

 It was a lovely weekend celebrating the soon-to-be family of three! Looking forward to the arrival of the newest family member next month! xo

Made With Love By Grace And Emma

Last week there was lots of sewing going on in preparation for Dave's sister's baby shower this past Saturday. A woman I worked with made burp cloths like these for me when I was pregnant with Grace, and since they were one of our most favorite gifts (and truly the best burp cloths ever) we thought it would be lovely to make some for Donna and Peter in honor of their first baby on the way (a little boy due next month)! The girls chose the fabrics (three designs each) and after an introduction to the rotary cutter (thanks to our dear friend Sharon) and a lesson in using the sewing machine (courtesy of their papa) they were off and running with this project- only requiring a bit of help from us every now and again. We were super impressed with how beautifully the girls did with this project and how gorgeous the burp cloths turned out! There certainly was a lot of love stitched into these burp cloths for their first baby cousin and it definitely shows! xo

Grace And Emma Go To A Baby Shower

This past Sunday evening, a baby shower was held at Meadowbrook Farm for the girls beloved art teacher, Miss Emily.  It was an absolutely perfect September evening for such a special gathering.  There were so many families there to shower the soon-to-be new mama and papa with lots of love and good wishes in these their final weeks of waiting to meet their little one. 

 

After many games were played, conversations had and delicious food enjoyed it was time to open the gifts.  I absolutely loved how the gift opening was done!  Each child was invited to bring Emily and Eric the gift that their family had brought and then Emily and Eric would open the gift with the child standing right there with him.  What a perfectly special way to open gifts!  A little bit of one on one time for each family and the guests of honor.  And I couldn't help but feel that all gift opening at showers should happen this way (whether littles are in attendance or not).  How special would it be for each guest to get to spend a moment with the bride or mama-to-be while she opens that specially selected gift brought for her by each person?  Usually at events like this you feel like you barely got to talk to the guest of honor (or the guests if you are the one the shower is for) but that was not the case here. It was absolutely delightful and truly special and something that I will keep with me forever.

 

Thank you Emily and Eric for including us in such a special day.  We look forward to hearing that your little one has arrived and getting to meet him/her soon!  Enjoy these last few weeks of this pregnancy.  Your baby will be here before you know it!