NORAH'S SIP & SEE

Though many of my friends have largely aged out of having children, we are still getting to have baby showers thanks to the wonder of adoption!  I've said it before, and I'll say it again, if you want a front row seat to seeing God work, get involved in the world of adoption and foster care.  It is messy, heart-breaking and hard, but God shows up time and again and moves on behalf of children who need families.  Right after baby Lizzie's adoption was finalized, Norah was born, and the Livers brought her home a few days later.  Our small group grew by two babies in three weeks!  It was a complete whirlwind, and we got to see God work miracles to get paperwork and policies and people in the right places to make them family.

Last week, as we were trying to figure out when to squeeze in a Sip and See for Norah, we realized that with summer and travel upon us, this Saturday was the only time to do it.  This shower came together in seven days.  😳  We decided to match Norah's nursery decor of black and white stripes + florals, and I super love how it all turned out.  (I will say that a shower like this is only possible to put together in seven days when you have a lot of extremely talented friends. 👊🏻)



You can also see that Marla is extremely well loved, because this is the group of hostesses!



We went with a brunch and may have overdone the food just slightly, but really, can you ever have too much brunch food?  I think not.

(How bout these Knock Out Roses from Court's yard? 😍😍😍)

I have never actually opened a bottle of champagne, so getting this Sparkle Bar off the ground required a little teamwork. 😂



We ate, drank, talked and watched Marla animatedly open gifts.

Baby Norah, you are so loved and cherished, and we are so thankful to celebrate you being a Livers forever!

Yay, adoption!

MAE'S SIP & SEE

Flash back to three weeks ago, and my sister-in-law gave birth to a precious baby girl.  They already have two boys, and they chose to be surprised by the gender, so we were all thrilled and delighted when Mae arrived in all of her girly glory.  She is super adored by all, especially her older brothers.  Today, we hosted a Sip & See in her honor, and I got to come to Wichita to help!



It was black/white/mint with some arrows, and with sisters at the ready, plus a caterer, this shin-dig came together more quickly than most.

So many friends came to celebrate and cuddle baby Mae - she is precious and easy-going.

(these babies were born hours apart!)

(love my mom and sisters! 😍😍😍😍)

Hooray for new baby nieces and sweet family time!

GIRLS' NIGHT WITH LIZZIE

Spring really has been full of so many good things, one of my favorite being the arrival and adoption of baby Lizzie.  We wanted to celebrate her and shower Christy with a few more fun things, so we came up with a special night that was hosted this past Friday.  What a gift it is to walk through life and motherhood with these women - I am richly blessed!



My sis, Ellen was kind enough to design invites for us on the fly based on the nursery colors Christy is using.

We had a yummy spread full of sweet and savory treats and drinks.

(nobody ate the diaper cake, but it was a fun touch.)

Everyone passed Lizzie around who spent time being a delightfully cuddly baby, sleeping and eating.

The evening passed in a blur of talking, eating, laughing and Christy opening gifts.  (She's not expressive at all😂.)

I have not yet gotten over how trippy it is to see glimmers of my children in one of my bestie's kids.

Isn't she a doll?  So far, we see a lot of William with some hints of Violet and Maya and Quinn as well.  She is just precious!

We sent everyone on their way with donuts, though I didn't get a great pic of them wrapped up.



It was truly a wonderful night with some of nearest and dearest celebrating all that God has done!