Showering with friends!

On Saturday we celebrated the upcoming arrival of Baby K with some of our good friends and family. Our good friends Amy and Ryan opened up there new home to us and, with the help of Josh, Maggie, Owen, Marla, John & Jeremiah, threw us a great shower! We are extremely grateful for all of the great gifts that we received, but we are even more thankful for our friends and family who are looking forward to our baby's arrival almost as much as we are!

This wasn't your typical baby shower. The only games we played required gambling and no one had to sit through hours of unwrapping presents. Bets were placed on what Baby Kuipers would weigh and measure as well as when and what time she would make her appearance. I'm sure if anyone else wants in on the bet they could just talk to Amy! The hosts also suggested the idea of a display shower. Instead of wrapping up the gifts, guests could simply display them in a way where everyone could see them. This way the boys in attendance didn't have to ooooo and ahhh and say "oh, that's cute" when they really didn't mean it! :) Plus, everyone could see what everyone else gave at their pleasure! It really was a great idea!


Here are some pictures from the party!


One of the most unique gifts was a book from the Bruckers called Hello, Cupcake! She gave it to us so that I could be that over achieving mother that sends extra special birthday treats to school! Kate is also making us a quilt that you can kind of see hanging over my arm.

Here is a shot of all of the loot that we took home with us! We have a carseat so we can bring the kid home from the hospital, a pack 'n play so she has a place to sleep, a baby monitor so that we can leave her unattended for long periods of time, a few clothes so she doesn't have to go naked and LOTS of burp rags so that we don't ruin any of our clothes!

We also had some wonderful cake! It came from Janet's Cakes in Bloomington and is absolutely amazing! We have one more piece saved for dessert tomorrow night!

Thank you to everyone who came and showered with us! Only a few more weeks and baby will make 3!