my friends kate & pat decided to adopt. what seems like forever ago. i know they definitely think that. it was a very longggggggggggggg & difficult time for them. so when we got word that they were getting closer to bringing home their little boy a few of us decided to throw them a shower.
holli, is married to my supervisor at rei, bob. they're awesome peops. she works with kate.
she told
kate that they had to hire me for their wedding. so they did! now, kate & pat are friends of ours too!
kate told her friend
jessica & sean that they needed to hire me for some baby belly pics. & they did! jessica & sean are now friends of ours too!!
i truly am a lucky gal to have such a fabulous job that brings such cool people into my life. dang.
anyways. the three of us did some
tricky tricky behind their backs. we had to bring pat into the mix because he was living in southern az for work for a few months & we had no idea how to get him back to phoenix without him knowing what was up.
but we totally got kate!!!!
i posted on her facebook page a few days before the party about wanting some ethiopian food/ date night. she said, sure... pat's never tried the one by your house! done. i asked if they could pick bryan & i up on the way.
when they arrived i asked if they would mind coming in because my sitter was late & they walked into the kitchen to us :) SURPRISE!!!!!!!
the decorations. holli made the awesome crayon wreath. i made the ribbon banner & paper hearts. the colors were the ethiopian flag. i also had a picture board with pictures they'd taken on their trip to meet him... but since he wasn't officially theirs they weren't legally allowed to post any pictures, so i didn't take any of it.
i made fruit shishkabobs in the order of the flag :) thanks pinterest!
jessica & mckenzie. mckenzie didn't like the surprise part :(
hanging out.
sippy cup competition.
kate cheated.
pat loved all of his new clothes.
i found on etsy an artist that made custom wall hooks. i inquired if they could make one for me & said no :( they had too many orders for custom pieces right now. so luckily one of pat's co-workers grandfathers could do it! isn't it awesome?
holli & bob.
all their loot :)
the whole gang that celebrated them!
a few with the hostssssss. love these.
i really don't remember exactly what we're laughing at... but i get hot all over looking at these pictures.
congratulations kate & pat!!!! thank you for being so patient & persistent & giving your sweet little boy an amazing home.
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