Shower photos-Kelly

Here's a few photos from the combo wedding/baby shower that the women from our home church, Knox, put together for Elissa and me last weekend. As mom mentioned in her post, it was lots of fun and we all were grateful that everyone was able to wrap their brains around a double shower on short notice due to everyone's tight summer schedule-- Baby Bright on the way soon and my very few free weekends! I'd have to say that the most creative gifts came from a very talented woman, Donna Christopherson (pictured w/ Elissa) who made Elissa a beautiful baby quilt and cleverly turned a bath towel, hand towel and washcloth into a 3 tiered wedding cake We had to open her gifts last because they are such works of art. My mom still has the towel cake on the counter at home for admiration! Elissa has another baby shower coming up this weekend so they should hopefully be prepared with plenty of baby items by the time Baby Bright arrives:)
I was glad to see posts from so many recently. It's always fun keeping up with the happenings. I agree that it was sad to hear about all of the moving Aunt Marge has had to endure this summer following the tornado but what an adventure with dentures! Mary Jo, I'm glad your surgery is done and I would highly recommend physical therapy as well to expedite and improve recovery. I was glad to see all of the photos from Nancy's trip to New York, it has inspired Paul and me to select NYC as our next vacation destination following our honeymoon which we have booked to an all inclusive resort in Mexico. The wedding plans are moving right along-we found some invitations at Target that we really like and will print those in the coming weeks so be checking your mailboxes in late August but mark your calenders for October 17th. That's about all of the news for now. I cannot wait to see Steve's photos from his feeders association trip to New York with Grandpa! The trip sounded so well planned that Paul said he would like to join the feeders association just for the vacation but I pointed out he would have to talk cattle, of which he knows little, other than his last name being Hollstein.
Much love,
Kelly