Baby Shower!

Baby showers are fun.  I learned  that ladies love to buy baby "stuff".  (I think that Target and Babies R Us need to restock their shelves after yesterday!)  I have never seen so many gifts.  We even had people that could not attend dropping gifts off! 

Through this shower I have been taught a valuable lesson about God's love:
I wanted Ashley's shower to be great. I wanted it to be a beautiful celebration. I wanted a lot of people there.  I wanted her to feel special- because, she is.  Out of the 24 that attended- Ashley only knew about 5 or 6 of the ladies. These amazing ladies showed up with gifts, hugs, words of advice/encouragement and LOVE!  I put a call out to close friends and boy was I surprised (and brought to tears) at the response!  I invited people to attend a party for someone they have never met- and they THANKED me!?!?  That is God's love in action.  I will never find words to describe how amazingly blessed I feel to be surrounded by such selfless love.  So- THANK YOU to all that prayed, drove 2 hours, helped, brought tables,cooked, cleaned, sent gifts, attended, brought gifts, and most importantly- showed Ashley, (and ME) such Christ-like LOVE.  Thank you, thank you, thank you.  Here are some pictures from the party:

This was taken before the party

Here is Mommy-to-be

Side View

Me, Ashley, Traci

Mommy & Daddy (Chris)

 Awe

Let the games begin

 Present Time

 Yes, He will fit in those!

 One of my favorite games: guess how big her tummy is

Oh, Christina!!! You won the game!

 Buffet lunch

So, to Ashley Jackson (baby Zeik) and Chris Santana- God Bless you three!  I love you all.  I will always pray for your family and thank God that He created it.  The shower was the fun, easy stuff- now on to the hard, enjoyable stuff!  Ann