Over the weekend we celebrated the soon arrival of our sweet little bean with family and friends.

The weeks leading up to our baby shower, there were multiple times, and people who stepped up to help, that literally brought me to tears.

The love, support, excitement, and all the feels that come with anticipating your first child….

Yup, they were all there!

I’ve adored Cottonwood Barn since the moment it opened, and the couple who own it, Laura and Dan, have been nothing but amazing to me every time we’ve worked there or been in contact. When they agreed to host our shower there, I was like a toddler on Christmas morning, and I couldn’t have dreamed up anything more beautiful than the place we walked into to celebrate our little one. Words cannot describe how incredibly thankful and blessed we are for all the hands that went into making this celebration so epic for us. Not a detail was missed, and those same (hormonal or not) tears filled my eyes as I entered.. Our best friends, and family are to thank for this amazing day- we will always smile as I look back on.

We celebrated with a DELICIOUS Dashing Dish dessert bar (with my favorite, LEMON, and a few donuts, because let’s be real, what pregnant woman doesn’t like donuts?)

A drink bar, which also had my favorite, Lemon-mint water, and ICE TEA (this has been a HUGE craving of mine the past 3 months)

And the yummy food, which of course was a “baby-Q” since that has always been our favorite! Mamma Mager made waffle cone fruit cups, and the cutest ever watermelon baby carriage.

Mom, Mamma Mager, Katie, Em, Heather, Ashley, Lindsay, Daighna & Natasha… WONDER-WOMEN! <3 I cannot possibly thank you enough, and I promise you all get the first baby snuggles when SHE makes her debut this October. 

And thank you for EVERYONE who came out- near and far – to celebrate with us, in the heat, but with smiles on your face. We are still blown away by everyone’s generosity as we welcome this new chapter. Even if the gifts had me in stress tears when we came home, because I couldn’t figure out the car seat…or how to set up a pack ‘n’ play.

Parenting is a journey we are so excited to be on together, as husband and wife, and with all of you! <3

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, and the little one still beating inside my belly,

Dayna, Matt & Little Bean.

{and special thank you to Daighna & Katie for capturing these photos for me!)

And let’s be honest, the reason you came, or are reading this now, is for the GENDER REVEAL we had you all waiting for!!!!!!