Dec. 7, 2013
big sistah- nickie, baby sister- chelsae, bride-to-be shawnae, mom and sis-in-law (me!)
my sister-in-law shawnae lived with us for almost the whole past year. it was exciting and fun to see the changes in her and her life, watching her fall in love with tim and start their new life together. naturally i volunteered to throw her bridal shower here at our house since this is where she and tim first met, where their friends and his family are located.
on the eve before my sister-i-law nickie arrived with her brood of three giggly girls. we ate pizza and the kids watched a movie while we chatted and worked on finalizing details regarding the shower. mom and dad came along with great-grandma not too long after and the evening became a late one! last minute shopping and preparations had us up until 3:30 a.m.!!! even dad got a "second wind" and helped whip up some delicious breakfast casserole for the brunch.
my brother was in the middle of butchering a deer so he had fun taking part in our craziness as well. (the only one not pictured here is chris, i think he took the pictures).
me finishing up the games for the party- we played a "he said/she said game." i got the idea off of pinterest and them made one up of my own. we also played a "famous couples" matching game.
the next morning everything was beautiful! thanks to our menfolk who took the kids out for playtime and lunch! we were able to set up in quiet and enjoy several hours of time with each other (and even sneak in a nap!)
nickie was in charge of the hot cocoa bar and chelsea made the adorable tags for the toppings. i did the donut "trees" (which looked much better in person). bryce found me these adorable vintage tea cups at the thrift store down the road..exactly what i had pictured in my mind
display table where there were some recipe cards for "advice for recipes for a great marriage."
these are the only sneak peeks you'll get of my christmas tree this year...
we filled my formal livingroom to it's capacitity! we had 20 women laughing and chatting in here!
playing games....
opening gifts...
this frying pan had to be the ultimate gift! it had a picture of rapunzel and flynn ryder and said: "when tim gets out of hand whack him with this frying pan!"
loved it, almost peed cracking up about it
she tried it out on tim when came over later!
family- grandma opal, mom, aunt brenda, cousin anna
family friend of tim's and romy, long-time friend of tim's, girlfriend to his best man, and one of shawnae's bridesmaids
all the single ladies...from shawnae's singles ward
it was a fun shower and we had a great turn-out. so happy to be able to show our love for shawnae.
wedding countfown...2 weeks!
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