Thankful for Friends....

I have some really good friends, like really good.  This past week I felt the love from them and I wish I had better pictures to prove it, but these will have to do.  Tuesday was a fun night because they honored me with a baby shower.  I kept telling my friends no worries, really its a busy time of year we are having a baby the week after Christmas, who has the time and energy.  But they insisted, its a girl they said, you don't have a girl and will need some help!  I felt so loved by them, they planned and had a little committee of friends helping with food and decorations!  Yes there were decorations, but before we get into that let me introduce the players.....the ones who started this whole night. 

This is Chelsie she had it at her house, and she is my friend who loves to bake, decorate, and just plain party.  See those blue streaks in her hair?  Yeah she can be sassy when she needs to be, love her!  She would text me "What's your favorite cake?  What are the colors in your babies room I want to coordinate."  Really??!  She knows I can't bake at all, my cakes come from a box, and I buy icing from the store (insert her gasping here).  But I love her and trying to stop her would be pointless, remember she can be sassy so I let her go and do her thing!  And love her all the more for it. 

This is Christie, she just had a baby in September and I know she is sleep deprived but was still over at Chelsie house making decorations for the party.  I love her so much because she is relaxed and calm and nothing phases her, really she has 6 kids and is super woman.  She has started to follow our fearless leader (aka. Chelsie) into the world of decor, and party planning.  I don't know how she does it, but am so grateful we have become friends!

Then there is Haylie, I don't know what she was thinking she just had a baby 4 weeks ago!  Really and was all ready to pitch in and help and talk about sleep deprived I know her baby isn't sleeping through the night and she has two little boys she keeps up with as well.  Yet there she was helping with this little party. Always smiling never complaining, really she couldn't be a better example of what I should be like in about 6 weeks but lets be honest I won't even come close. 

I just have to say thanks to them, and for all of those that helped them, cause like I said they are busy and sleep deprived and I bet needed more help than they let me know.  They were very secretive, and wouldn't let me see anything until that night. 
Can I just show you the cake!?  My friend Shannon said, "your food is like decorations, it all looks so cute!"  I have no idea how Chelsie iced this bad boy but it looked great! 

Do you see the flags?  My friend Abby made that and gave it to me to hang in our babies room! I love it so much!   

I wish I had a better camera and took more photos, alas I was having to much fun talking with friends.  Which I was surprised so many made it!  I know that half of them had something better they should have/could have been doing that night.  And yet they were so nice to come and support!  I had friends who's kids were sick, it was their son's birthday, one friend who just had a C-Section less than two weeks ago, a friend who's own due date was the next day, another who's husband was home sick, people are so nice and generous with their time.  I just wanted to remember this night and say thanks to all those who helped and sent gifts.  There were so many and our little girl will be the cutest looking girl thanks to my awesome friends!