At the end of May, my Aunt Krys and cousin Lyndsay threw me an incredible, fresh out of Martha Stewart, baby shower bruncheon! Everything was color coordinated and absolutely adorable!
Mmmm... delicious cup cakes from the cupcakery! Love the polka-dots and swirls!
Lyndsay, pregnant with baby #2 Ellie Grace, (due in early Sept) greeted the guests (my relatives on my mom and dad's side) with a fresh strawberry smoothie. Yum!
Look closely at the cake-it's made of diapers! Isn't that so cool?!
The outside table- with a gorgeous view of the Missouri River.
The fun place settings- complete with my favorite sugar cookie from Clayton Bakery! (We had them as favors at our wedding!) They are tied with a ribbon and verse that says, "Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him." Ps. 127:3
The Drissell gang- L to R- Aunt Tracy, Aunt Debbie, with daughter Sammi, Grandmommy, Aunt Diane D. with daughter Kayla, my momma, and Becky, my sister-in-law.
Gift time! I got lots of sweet baby necessities- including some of my
Bum Genius cloth diapers,
Moby Wrap sling, high chair, baby book, diaper changing pad, and bath time gear!
Everyone gave baby Baca their favorite story book with a nice note inside. Aunt Lynda, my mom's sister and a pre-school teacher, shared her cute story called
MA!, written from a baby's perspective in-utero. Several of the books received were
Are You My Mother?, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Goodnight Gorilla and
I Love You Forever. One of the games we played was to guess the author/ illustrator from quote given from a children's book. Becky, the English major who reads constantly to Bella and Natalee Joy, won. The prizes were items that Amanda loves- like sugar cookie cutters, colorful pens, or a journal.
The Grandmas and Great-Grandmas! Susan, David's mom, is to my left and my mom is to my right. Grandma Clara Lee, my mom's mom, is behind her, and Grandmommy Ruth, my dad's mom, is behind Susan. Not pictured: Susan's mom, Viola.
The Beasley cousins! (And one lone Drissell.) Starting from left to right: Kayla, Lauryn, Meredith, me, Lyndsay, Camille, Becky, and little Claire (Camille's girl).
My thoughtful room mom's gave me a shower at the end of the school year. The kids had a blast playing all sorts of baby-themed games. Above is the dress the baby relay race. It was quite hilarious watching the boys dress the baby dolls- the girls were a bit quicker. The guess the baby food flavor game was also a bit hit.
This is Mrs. Baca 'practicing' changing a messy diaper. They had me quite prepared with gloves, a trash bag apron, and shower cap! The dirty diaper smelled surprisingly nice though- kinda like a butterfinger??
Money was collected and a mom went shopping for Baby Baca. It was such a blessing to get 'showered' with some nice baby items- including our baby monitor and portable high chair!
The Twin Oaks staff also generously gave Jessica Lucht and me a baby shower too (yea for Babies R Us gift cards!). Jess, now the former Spanish teacher, has a baby boy due in October. We're looking forward to our babies joining us, out of utero, on our walks together!
Mmmm... delicious cup cakes from the cupcakery! Love the polka-dots and swirls! 
Lyndsay, pregnant with baby #2 Ellie Grace, (due in early Sept) greeted the guests (my relatives on my mom and dad's side) with a fresh strawberry smoothie. Yum!
Look closely at the cake-it's made of diapers! Isn't that so cool?! 
The outside table- with a gorgeous view of the Missouri River.
The fun place settings- complete with my favorite sugar cookie from Clayton Bakery! (We had them as favors at our wedding!) They are tied with a ribbon and verse that says, "Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward from Him." Ps. 127:3
Gift time! I got lots of sweet baby necessities- including some of my Bum Genius cloth diapers, Moby Wrap sling, high chair, baby book, diaper changing pad, and bath time gear! 
Everyone gave baby Baca their favorite story book with a nice note inside. Aunt Lynda, my mom's sister and a pre-school teacher, shared her cute story called MA!, written from a baby's perspective in-utero. Several of the books received were Are You My Mother?, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Goodnight Gorilla and I Love You Forever. 
The Grandmas and Great-Grandmas! Susan, David's mom, is to my left and my mom is to my right. Grandma Clara Lee, my mom's mom, is behind her, and Grandmommy Ruth, my dad's mom, is behind Susan. Not pictured: Susan's mom, Viola. 
The Beasley cousins! (And one lone Drissell.) Starting from left to right: Kayla, Lauryn, Meredith, me, Lyndsay, Camille, Becky, and little Claire (Camille's girl). 
This is Mrs. Baca 'practicing' changing a messy diaper. They had me quite prepared with gloves, a trash bag apron, and shower cap! The dirty diaper smelled surprisingly nice though- kinda like a butterfinger??
The Twin Oaks staff also generously gave Jessica Lucht and me a baby shower too (yea for Babies R Us gift cards!). Jess, now the former Spanish teacher, has a baby boy due in October. We're looking forward to our babies joining us, out of utero, on our walks together! 
