Baby Shower for Baby E!

This weekend we were fortunate enough to have all our family and friends around for a baby shower to celebrate Ella's arrival! It was a great weekend and this baby is truly loved. Thank you to everyone who helped make it a fantastic day, especially my parents, sister, brother, Tita Precy, and Uncle Louie!

Yummy cupcakes!

Tita Precy- cupcake extraoirdinaire!

Diaper cake made by my crafty sister!

Fantastic food by my Mama- as always!

Are you hungry yet?

With Mickie, Sheryl, and Heather.

The cupcake extraordinaire is also a centerpiece master!

The Koll clan. :)

Sorority sister... <3

When you're pregnant, you tend to have food all over your shirt.

What a great photo of these two!

And now...a mini maternity shoot with my cousin, Clare.

Those were pretty good if I do say so myself! :)

Baby Ella's grandma (Mama) and auntie/ninang (godmother). :)

Star won! You learn a lot of things in college...like how to chug water from a baby bottle. :P

Wyatt's really thinking about how to put this on the baby.

It's amazing how clairvoyant people are. :)

This girl is going to be a fashionista!

This was just for Daddy, I'm sure.

Now, Daddy, you get the special job of assembling it!

Even Auntie Elisa didn't forget about McKayla!

What a great baby shower! Again, we cannot be anymore thankful for the work everyone put into it, as well as all the gifts for baby Ella! Now, who wants to babysit? :P

God Bless,

Kat

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