Baby Shower #1


This past weekend, Matt and I traveled to Indiana for my first baby shower. Matt’s family planned a beautiful brunch on Saturday and with the fall weather, delicious food and wonderful fellowship with friends and family, we were showered in love…

The shower was held in the town of Lewisville at Houston Brick. The “home” to William and Fannie Lybrook Houston, was built in 1845 and it was the first brick building in Lewisville. It’s a beautiful building and full of history. The building has been used for the purpose of a home, inn, vulcanizing shop, restaurant, merchant shop and then became a vacant “eye sore”. The town of Lewisville purchased the building in 1995 and applied for a grant for historic restoration, and the first lady – Judy O’Bannon – dedicated the Houston Brick on February 10, 2000. The restoration took about five years to complete.  The building now houses the Lewisville Community Center, Utility Office and Community Library. The center is available for club or organization meetings and available to the public to rent for parties.
Brunch was served at 11am and included yummy homemade casseroles, pumpkin and banana breads, pumpkin muffins, monkey bread and other delicious goodies! Of course, we were blessed with many gifts – and thankful for the thoughtfulness behind each of them.  Baby Colton now has a pack-n-play and highchair, tons of adorable clothes and lots of soft blankets to keep him warm. I have been wanting to start a scrap book for Colton - I’m horrible at knowing where and how to start - so thankfully we got a “pre-made” scrap book, and it’s going to be so cute when I get it all put together.  I’m very excited about the baby food processor we received and I’m looking forward to trying new homemade recipes for our little guy. Overall, I couldn’t have asked for a better “first” baby shower!
 
Matt and I are continually blessed by our family and friends. We are so lucky to have thoughtful and loving people surrounding us. Despite the long drive, the trip was completely worth it. The only problem, we never have enough time. We are looking forward to Baby Shower #2 - with the Shelton family - on November 3rd. I have no doubt in my mind that our little Colton will have all he needs – and more!!!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A Sawmill - Good for the Soul

Image
Forklift Operator I don't know if there's anything more awesome than watching my child experience things that I got to experience in my childhood. For those of you who know my family and my background, you know that I was raised in the mountains of Western North Carolina (and when I mean in the mountains - I mean literally, IN the mountains)! We lived on a dirt road near my Grandparents and my Uncle Pat and Aunt Teri. My family ran a sawmill and raised a small patch of tobacco, so my sister and I made lots of toys out of sawdust (makes great toppings for dirt pizza), mud (cupcakes), sticks, slabs, horse buggies and everything else we could get our hands on. We spent lots of time outside. Not only were we just outside playing, but we were learning to work and to be involved and interacting with our family. It was our life.  We don't live in the mountains of North Carolina anymore, but we live right over the hill, in Tennessee. My family still runs a sawmill and I
Read more

Throwback Thursday

Image
If it's Thursday, and I'm looking on Instagram , Facebook ,  Twitter or any other social media app, I'm going to see #TBT (if you're not sure what #TBT is, don't feel bad because it took me a while to catch on to what it was too). Since "Throwback Thursday" is getting more and more trendy, I thought I would jump on the bandwagon and use my Thursday blog to share some throwback memories! In 1994 (yes, Joe Diffie was probably rockin' on the radio), my family moved from North Carolina to Indiana. Even though we only lived in Indiana for 4 short years, I made a lifetime of memories. The school district we moved into was the South Henry School Corporation and my sister and I attended Tri Jr. Sr. High School. During those years, I was blessed with the opportunity to play basketball - and if you know anything about Indiana, you know that they LOVE their basketball (ever heard of Hoosier Hysteria? It's no joke)! Not only was I blessed to just be playin
Read more

The Best Is Yet To Come

Image
Matt & I  - Little Rock, Arkansas Texas Road Trip 2008 5 years ago (this month), I went on my first road trip with Matt. Matt's Mom was moving to Texas and I decided to ride along with Matt as he pulled a trailer from Indiana (he stopped in Tennessee to pick me up) to Texas. I have heard that it's a long trip but we were so busy getting know each other that the time flew by. I have to say that being stuck in a vehicle with somebody for that long is a good way to figure out if you like them or not. :-) Lucky for us, it was just the first of MANY road trips to come. 4 years ago (next month), I moved to Indiana to be with Matt. It was one of the hardest decisions I've ever made, but it was definitely the right one! Moving to Indiana helped me grow in so many ways. Living in Indiana allowed me to get experience with a new job, meet new friends and build memories to last a lifetime. Matt & I - Wedding Day June 11, 2010 3 years ago (today) I married my best
Read more