Showered by Showers!

We’ve all experienced “April Showers,” right? Well, I just recently experienced "November Showers!” We flew Jeremy’s mom up to help get our nursery ready and she had a few other things in mind while she was here. Let’s just say I was “flooded” with happy baby wishes and gracious baby gifts! The way so many of our friends and family are rejoicing with us in the gift of this little one is a tremendous blessing to us. What a joy to be able to praise and thank the Lord together!! Here are a few pictures from the occasions:

Vegter/Lowery Family Baby Shower -

Lowery Family in the area -

Pregnant Cousins!

Two of Jeremy's cousins on the Vegter side - Nikki Arn and DeAnna Henkel - are also expecting. They are both two months along in this picture.

Mini Baby Shower #1 -

Esther Matthiesen and Dolores Boyes are dear ladies from our church. The Matthiesens are our neighbors and Dolores is like an adopted "great-grandma" to little Joel. She gave him his first basketball (much to Joel's daddy's delight!) and made me a "cake" out of cloth diapers (complete with football decorations - much to the delight of Joel's mommy with her football family roots!)

Mini Baby Shower #2 -

All of these ladies are close friends of my mother-in-law and she combined her visit with them with a little baby shower for me and Joel because each of the ladies has prayed so much for Jeremy and I over the past several years. Fun to rejoice together!

Surprise Baby Shower!!

My mother-in-law loves surprises and she was at it again!! She had it all planned out - as I was being distracted upstairs by a few friends who just "dropped by" to see the nursery my home was filled with several friends eager to share in the joy of this coming little one. Yes, I was surprised!

It was such a treat to have Hope (Budhal) Robertson and her son Joel come to the shower.

My mother-in-law surprised both Jeremy and I with a sweet gift of Jeremy's old toys for our son to enjoy. These toys have been toted all over the country through my in-laws' numerous moves just waiting for Jeremy's son to inherit them! (Jeremy's dad is rejoicing that he doesn't have to pack them anymore!)


And here is Laddie's favorite gift given to little Joel:



(We are just hoping it goes the other way around, too - "Laddie Loves Baby!!!")

Mini Shower #3 -
Again combining visit with friends and welcoming baby:


Joel's first Winnie the Pooh!!

"I love my Daddy!"Joel will be clothed and clean!


Yea football!! Yes, Joel will be one adorably dressed little fella - as well as greatly celebrated and dearly loved!! Thanks for sharing in our joy!