(Again, I am
way behind on blogging!I'm so sorry it has taken me this long to post this stuff. These pics are from Saturday, 1/4).
Leah hosted a super fun Family Shower for Angie! Unfortunately, I had a really tired and clingy baby that evening. It was not easy to take pictures and hold her, even though she was also held by aunties and grandmas and cousins.
I tried to get a picture of every gift and the food spread, but that didn't really work out.
Anyway, here are the pictures that I managed to get!
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| Ellie Jo and her #1 Auntie helping prep the food |
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| The spread |
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| Chatting |
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| Shower games! |
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| So much fun! |
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| The fun continues with food and laughs |
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| Hearing answers to the game |
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This was the point in the shower when Ellie Jo was
attached to Grandma. Sigh. Grandma did awesome,
hostessing and holding her, though! |
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| So sweet |
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| Hearing more answers |
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Ellie Jo helping Grandma tell what was next on
the agenda |
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| "Right, Elizabeth?" |
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| More games! |
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I won this one. It was the "What's In Your Purse"
game. I had a tea bag, a diaper, and a bunch of
other random stuff on the list - and ironically,
my purse was not over-full! #momlife |
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| Comparing purse contents |
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| More chatting |
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Ellie Jo & Mommy! We were totally matching in our
black & white polka dots :) |
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| Cousin hugs |
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| More goodies |
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| Ellie Jo - center of everyone's attention |
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| "Hi mommy!" |
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Sideways baby! lol. It's funny that Grandma is leaning
to her right while Ellie leans to her left! |
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| Ready to open gifts! |
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| Very pretty wrapping |
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| "Trust me - it's something you need!" |
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| And it was! Food Saver bags! |
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| Taking a quick break :) |
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| I told her if Todd gets out of line, that's her go-to ;) |
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She thinks he's perfect, though, and prefers to cook
with this! :) |
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| Ellie Jo with Grandma, looking at all of the nice gifts |
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| Great picture of Mikayla, Linda, Leah and Elizabeth! |
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| Scrubbers! |
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Curtains! (We told her they could run around naked
now that they have those, hahahaha!) |
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Everyone really loved the shower, and getting
to see Angie. See all the smiles? |
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| So fun watching each new gift be opened! |
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| More pretty things |
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| Apron! |
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Auntie Lois was laughing, bringing Angie "the
2nd part" of that gift! |
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| More scrubby things |
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| Where is Angie? |
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| There she is! Look at the cute sign! |
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| Bowls |
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| Towels |
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| Platter |
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| More towels |
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| Being blessed is hard work! :) |
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This is the only picture of this gift that will be
published on my blog, lol :) It's a secret |
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| More awesome gifts |
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| Towels - there can never be too many! |
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| Listening to a story |
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Uncle Todd showed up with Grandpa! (Poor Uncle
Todd! He had no idea what he was walking into) |
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| Angie introducing Todd |
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| Auntie Barb greeting Todd :) |
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| Karen greeting Todd |
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| Great-Grandma and Todd |
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| "These are my people, this is where I come from..." |
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| Oh, the last gift.... |
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| "Is this what I think it is?" |
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| Oh my... |
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And the tears started. A card hand-written by
Great-Grandma Faucett for Angie on her wedding
day. (Great-Grandma Faucett passed away about 7
years ago. She wrote this for Angie specifically
to be given with a particular gift, when she got married). |
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| Special silverware from Great-Grandma Faucett |
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Grandma Byers had kept that card all these years,
and found it to wrap together with the present to
give to Angie! |
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| I don't think there was a dry eye in the house |
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| "Thank you, mom." |
These last pictures are clearly not at the shower. They are at our house. Robert and his dad were working all evening on our bathroom (more demo). I begged and pleaded to get the stupid fluorescent lights replaced before our house-warming party, and Robert said he thought they could get the job done while Ellie and I were at the shower.
Well, by the time we got home, Ellie was completely beside herself wanting to see Daddy. This is how I had to barter with her to keep her happy.
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Supervising Daddy & Grandpa
from the hallway |
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It looks dark, but there was definite
progress! |
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See those tubes? Those are what I
used for lighting to put my
makeup on in the morning. Blech! |
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I took this picture from Elizabeth's
nursery. She was literally giggling
and bouncing along, while Daddy &
Grandpa worked! |
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I asked her if she was ready for bed. She shrieked
so loudly that I took this picture and walked away.
She was fine for the next 30 minutes while they
continued to work! |
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