lilly [welcome party]

We had been planning the trip for weeks, a mid-February weekend back home in Bethany. I think that when we originally planned the trip, Heidi was not expected to pop until sometime in March. We planned a small get together with some family and friends to shower her [and lilly] with some love on February 19th before we headed back to Richmond. Then the doctor moved Heidi's due date to...you guessed it, February 19th. We continued with our plans for the shower, knowing that Heidi may end up having the baby that exact day. So imagine our surprise when we got the phone call on February 12th that Lilly had arrived, safe and sound, and she too would be coming to the shower the next weekend to meet everyone. 

Thats when the baby shower turned into a baby welcome party. 

Here is little miss lilly with her Granny, who some of you may know as my awesome mother-in-law.

I had to include this next photo as proof for my nephews that their Mommy really was trying to make a video for them about the weekend. See the video camera in her hand?? She used it all weekend, in hopes to make a video to take home for her two sons about what she did while she was away. After getting home [and driving through the CRAZIEST blizzard of my life, i think the only time it actually snowed in rva this winter, don't get me started] she realized that nothing had recorded. not. a. thing. So here is the proof boys, she tried!

Heidi got tons of great gifts. Below is the quilt that Lilly's Great-Grandmother made. Isn't it great? She also had a little poem that went along with the images on the quilt, I really wish I could remember it right now. I know it started with "a little birdie told me..." but a quick google search is just taking me to baby shower invitations with that saying on it. Anyone?

Here is a behind-the-scenes shot on Patsy embroidering the poem to put on the back of the quilt. 

Lilly slept through most of it. 

I'll end with a few of my favorites, baby details in black and white.