Baby Shower for Kai (part 2)

Our wonderful friends from the Freshwater group also gave us a baby shower for Kai on the same day- later that night!  (Kai really made off that day)  We had a great turnout with wonderful conversation, and Ray was finally able to meet all of my adoption support friends!  We had a great time!

 Kai’s cake was extremely appropriate for our growing little family!  Our friends know how much we love Disney and can’t wait to take Kai on our first family vacation (of sorts)- where else but to Disneyland Hong Kong!  We will have to see how that turns out ;) Kai’s waiting friends were extremely generous.  He left with a car seat, high chair, clothes, books, dress up clothes (with matching dinner set with cowboys!!!!!) and ………. a double stroller! Ever since I have been welcomed into the Freshwater group I have been made to feel welcome and a part of the group.  I know that I have little to offer other than my optimism and excitement but they love and accept me anyway. I do know that there will be more strings once Kai is home ;0)  I have already been warned about the never ending play dates, birthday parties, and of course the Tuesday evening meetings- wait where is the catch?  Oh yeah…there isn’t one.

I love you guys and I can’t wait for Kai to come home and meet all of his wonderful new friends!  Thank you for all of the support!  This baby shower is just one more thing that I can add to my long list of reasons to be grateful that I was prompted to go the the quilt shop that day to meet Peggy.  I am, and always will be, thankful to God for my overflowing glass of Freshwater! 

Baby Shower for Kai (part 1)

 

Some of my very good friends at work decided to throw a baby shower for Kai today and we had a great time!  What’s better than friends, chatter, and cake?  I don’t know of much.

 

The theme for Kai’s room is safari so the cake was decked out to match!  It had an awesome gorilla (in the green jungle), elephant (wading in the water), and lion (in the savanna).  It was yummy and the kids couldn’t wait to tear into it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kai like always made off like a bandit!

Thank you, Thank you to Wendy, Allison, and Tammy for putting the baby shower together for us!  You guys rock!

Thank you to my friends that came by and helped to support us in this crazy journey to Kai!  This helped so very much to get us ready to pick up little man! Can’t wait to go get him!

The first baby shower!

  My sisters and mother surprised Ray and I with our first baby shower while we were in California celebrating my birthday.  It was AWESOME!  Kai seriously made off like a bandit! (I’m glad I brought that extra suitcase!)

The big K hanging over the crib is his super Kai cape courtesy of Aunt Julie.  Julie was also thoughtful to include a Daddy to be present of Disney books that even included Scrooge McDuck!  The big party planning was orchestrated by Julie and I am so very grateful!  You are such a thoughtful person!

My mom almost single handedly cleared out a department store that was going out of business!  He has all kinds of clothes to help outfit him through 2T. I have a feeling that with how little he is, those will last us for a while.  Thanks a TON!!!!  The pre-done scrapbook was also a favorite gift from mom.  She has every major event covered in his first year home including a surgery page!  I can’t wait to fill those pages up!  Aunt Karen got Kai his first safari blanket for his room.  It is so very soft!  It may actually be the one to make it on the plane to cuddle Kai during all of the travel!  I am so appreciative of the fact that you were able to come to the celebration in California!  I loved having you there!

 

Aunt Michelle provided some Mickey Mouse fun to the baby shower!  The adorable Mickey towel with a hood that has Mickey ears will be a BIG hit in our house.  I am sure that the cuddly will also make a big hit.  It was nice to have all of us girls together for such an awesome reason!

Regan is not to be forgotten in this post by far!  How could I forget the hula girl entertainer of the party! She had to make sure that she was the first one to give Kai his first pair of rain boots and first alligator plushy.  Thank you Regan for being a great cousin already!

Collin was able to keep himself fully entertained for all of the girly laughing and present giving.  Thanks for keeping Uncle Ray company.

We had a blast!  Thank you for all that you do!  We can’t wait to have Kai home and for all of you guys to get to meet him!