Showered!

I really don't think my feet have hit the ground since I got home late last night from the *beautiful* shower that our sweet friends threw for Emma & me!  Okay, really my feet haven't hit the ground since we met Emma...but, I am so excited to share about our shower!

My sweet friend Corrie wrote this poem for the invitation:

Dave and Bethany prayed for a baby so sweet

God answered their prayers and they got to meet

Precious Emma Victoria, their daughter and joy

Now part of their family, forever to love

Thank you, God, for this gift, straight from above

(Corrie is awesome at writing poems--remember this one she wrote for Isaac and Landrie's Gotcha Day party?)

My dear friend Jenny hosted our shower.  I walked in and was amazed --Jenny's house was transformed into everything pink and girly imaginable! 

The punch bowl is filled with mocha punch--I think I could drink it every day! 

(Thanks to Candace for introducing mocha punch to us!)

These pink poms were hanging from the ceiling!



My friend Summer made these adorable cookies for the favors.  I think she must have spent days cutting them out and decorating them! 

My sister made the amazing desserts for the shower!  I love this Strawberry Shortcake one with all the hearts!  And her Honeymooner (coconut) and Death by Chocolate cupcakes were beyond delicious.  Dave was so excited when I brought some home from the shower.  ;) 

(If you live in the Twin Cities area, check out her baking company's website here!)



It was so special to have Emily in Texas for the shower...and not only for her baking!  ;)  Isaac was thrilled to soak in lots of fun time with his Aunt EmEm while she was in Texas last week.

These friends showered us with so many fun girly gifts!  I had so much fun opening them all!



Including this adorable bow holder, Emma's room now has three bow holders/bow towers.  I think we came home with well over 50 bows from the shower--I love it!  :)

After opening gifts, everyone surrounded Emma and me and prayed over our family.

These friends have loved us and prayed us through the hardest parts of the last year, and it was so special to now have them pray over us in this time of blessing and rejoicing!  It was a time I'll never forget.

Thank you to these dear friends for throwing us such a fantastic shower!  These girls knew what I'd love (meaning, anything and everything pink!) and went all-out!  I feel so blessed.

Dave and I are so overwhelmed by all the love we've received in this adoption journey.  And, I feel happily overwhelmed with all the fun pink things flowing out of Emma's closet and throughout our whole house!