SHOWER

WOW!

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE LAST

OF THE NIECES AND NEPHEWS IS GETTING MARRIED!!!

MARRIAGE DATES

CHRIS & KIM . . . OCTOBER 8, 1999.

ASHLEY & JON . . .  MAY 16, 2003 (1 MONTH BEFORE DAD DIED)

McKAY & LORI . . . MARCH 17, 2004

CAMILLE & MARK . . . APRIL 16, 2006

HEIDI & MIKE . . . JULY 17, 2008

AND

KATIE & CJ . . . JULY 29, 2017.

TIME HAS GONE BY SOOOO FAST, SINCE

CHRISTOPHER WAS BORN ON MAY 24, 1980,

THREE MONTHS BEFORE I STARTED TEACHING SCHOOL!

IN THE 10 YEARS BETWEEN 1980 & 1990,

I WAS AUNT TO 2 NEPHEWS AND 4 NIECES!

IT HAS ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL!!!

ON THURSDAY, JULY 20, KATIE'S AUNTS

(BUT NOT ME)

HOSTED A BRIDAL SHOWER.

BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW BEFORE SHOWER.

A GOOD LUCK OMEN?

OPENING GIFTS

BLANKET MADE BY KIM

THE BIG PRESENT

A "CALIFORNIA KING QUILT"

MADE BY KATIE'S FAMILY, AND HEMMED

BY GRANDMA NAMY

IT SHOULD MATCH THE

CALIFORNIA KING SHEETS I GOT THEM

FOR A WEDDING PRESENT!

FUN LINGERIE FROM VICTORIA'S SECRET

AUNT ANN GAVE A GIFT CARD FROM

"THE CONTAINER STORE"

6 OF 11 NIECES ATTENDED THE SHOWER:

TOP TO BOTTOM

JAYCIE,12    CAMRY, 11 1/2

SHAYLA, 10 1/2    KATIE, 26 1/2   HALEY, 9 1/2

COURTNEY, 16 1/2   LILY, 6

GRANDMA NAMY

(MOM'S MOM)

CAMILLE (SISTER #1), LAUREL (MOM), LORI (SISTER-IN-LAW #2),

HEIDI (SISTER #3), COURTNEY (NIECE #1), KATIE (BRIDE)

ASHLEY (SISTER #2), KIM (SISTER-IN-LAW #1)

GRANDMA DIXIE

(DAD'S MOM)

AUNT ANN

(DAD'S ONLY SIBLING)

AUNT SHYRLEEN (MOM'S SISTER #1), AUNT SHELLEY 

(MOM'S SISTER #2), KATIE, BRIDE

AUNT JAN (MARRIED TO UNCLE KAYLON...MOM'S BROTHER #1),

AUNT LISA (MARRIED TO UNCLE WAYNE . . . MOM'S BROTHER #2)

ALL OF THE AUNTS IN LAUREL'S FAMILY HOST

BRIDAL SHOWERS FOR ALL NIECES AND NEPHEWS.

THEY HAVE HOSTED 28!  1 LEFT!

ALL OF THE AUNTS & UNCLES HELP IN THE KITCHEN 

AT ALL OF THE WEDDINGS!

BRIDAL SHOWER GUESTS.

KATIE'S MOM, GRANDMAS, SISTERS, SISTERS-IN-LAW, NIECES

COUSINS AND COUSINS-IN-LAW ATTENDED.

(SISTER CAMILLE, NIECE SHAY, COUSIN-IN-LAWJACLYN, 

AND FRIEND KK HAD LEFTBEFORE WE GOT THE PICTURE)