Showers of Blessings!!!

Brandon and I were in awe of all the love and support we were given at our baby shower in Sumter.  It was just a true blessing to see all of our friends and family who love and care about us take the time to celebrate this special little boy with us.  The hostess (Kelliegh, Mechelle, Jordan, Lisa, and Nancyhunter) did an awesome job putting the whole shower together.  And I have to say thank you, thank you, thank you cause they really made the day so special! Some people even traveled just to be there with us and it was such a treat to see them. 

Everyone was so gracious to us and I was overwhelmed as I opened all of the gifts that were brought to us. Karson is one loved little boy long before he has even arrived.  From the clothes, to the little toys, picture frames, stroller, blankets, and diapers they each were special gifts to us knowing they all had a meaning from who gave them to us.  And I still can walk in his room and look at something and it brings a smile to my face thinking back on our shower day knowing I am so blessed to have amazing people in our life!

So needless to say once all the opening was done I had to call his Daddy and have him come by and see all the wonderful things we would be packing in the car to take back to Greenville with us. 

But there was also one gift that I knew I wanted him to see in person before we packed it up.  A gift that was given to Karson by very special people in Brandon's life.  People that Brandon call his second mom and dad!  Mr. Buddy and Mrs. Donna Rivers.  As long as Brandon and I have been together I have heard stories of spending time on the Rivers Farm and growing up with John, their son and Brandon's best friend.  Some stories that make me laugh...maybe because Brandon can't even finish them without laughing himself; and then some that make me think how did y'all manage that! And then there are the ones of "Mr. Buddy really got onto us for this!" But from hearing Brandon share his memories with me I have grown myself to love Mr. Buddy and Mrs. Donna, and even now John and Hanna will always be some of our greatest friends!   So what was it you ask?  Karson's very first 20 gauge shotgun!!  Oh the look on the proud Daddy's face when he saw that his son already had his first shotgun...yes indeed it was priceless! 

But is it just a shotgun...no it's more than that...it's Karson getting to meet Mr. Buddy and Mrs. Donna..and him one day growing up with "Mr. John and Mrs. Hanna's" son....it's the dreams of Daddy taking Karson hunting and riding him around the farm sharing stories of him and his best buddy John hunting and growing up on Rivers Farm!