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Naomi's Baby Shower

We already had our BBQ, which was just a fun little cook-out/get-together for some friends and so my sister and mom threw me a baby shower! It was so sweet of them to do this and boy did they out-do themselves! They threw a book themed shower, yes I'm a teacher...and it was absolutely perfect! They had all of the food matched up with a children's book:


My mom actually found real green eggs!








They also had a crafty table where everyone got to make Naomi a wooden alphabet block.



I now have all of the blocks in the nursery and they are so cute! I love that she'll get to play with these later and that so many loved ones created something so special for her!


There were also two other games. One where you couldn't say the word baby...which I am horrible at games like this! The other one was guessing how many kisses were in a jar (with a book to go along with it too!)



Katie was able to come and little Tillie was a hit at the party too!


I like these next couple of pictures because you can see the Peter Rabbit decorations that were up in the windows. You can also see the book garland that they made to go around the room.


Then it was present time. Because it was a book themed baby shower everyone brought a book to help build Naomi's library. The sweetest part about this was that they wrote a note to her on the inside cover of the book. I LOVE this because she'll get to read notes from loved ones for years to come (notes that were written before she was even born!). We also got several adorable outfits (girl clothes are so cute) and several other baby necessities!



Look at all of the books!

We are so blessed to have so many wonderful people in our lives! Thank you all for the generous gifts!



Two of my good friends from college and work, Anna and Brittany.

Ashley was introduced to me by Jeff (they went to high school together) and she came down all the way from Winston Salem!

These are the lovely ladies that have to put up with me every day- Amy, Tara, and Linda (Tara's mom who comes into school and is basically our TA).

This is Christine, one of Jeff's work friends, that is also having a baby soon!

These are some good friends from Bible Study: Susan, Ann, and Wendy.


Grandma!

Aunt Korrie

This is Jeff's cousin, LaCoya, who is one month ahead of me in her pregnancy. 


Great Aunt T-tee and Great Aunt Muriel


Thank you to everyone that came to the shower! It was such a blessing to have you there and to have some time together before Naomi joins our family!




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  1. stevenjared0853July 11, 2018 at 7:12 AM

    It looks like the baby shower was a very lovely event. Loved the food and decorations and specially liked the idea of having everyone make an alphabet block for Naomi. I also attended my sister’s baby shower a few days ago at one of the amazing New York venues and my sister was showered with a lot of gifts.

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