A Shower Full of Reunions!

This past weekend my three sisters and I threw a baby shower for Dolly and Baby Michael. It was such a fun weekend, as we hosted all of them--plus my mom and 3 of the grandchildren--at our home. It was busy and the house was messy, but we had a great time! Denise and Harrison Jack came to Charlotte on Thursday night and then when the others came on Friday night, the party officially began. Let me just start this post by saying that Dolly...makes...us...SICK! I've said it before but for some reason, God decided to bless HER with the pregnancy genes in the Reber family. Not fair.

Here is the blessed one with her three jealous sisters. We are all giving her the one-over and wondering, "Why, God? Why?!".

Perhaps the highlight of the weekend was finally meeting our blog friends, Jennifer and Kristi! We met these girls on our blogs back in January and we've all become Internet friends! Weird and creepy, yes, I know. But I think we may have formed friendships here! About a month ago, Denise and I got up the nerve to invite them to Dolly's shower as a surprise. We thought they'd think we were psycho, but apparently they are, too, because they both said yes. Jennifer lives in Greenville, SC and Kristi lives in Dallas. Yep. Dallas, TEXAS! She must really like us. Dolly's face was priceless when she looked at the door and saw two familiar faces walking in. It was a great moment! Here they are entering Graham Central Station. Sorry the picture is so dark:

She's threatened to "come up there and steal RA" for months now, but I think she really meant it. In the first five minutes of walking in the door, "Auntie Jenny" took RoyBoy and didn't give him up for about an hour. They bonded instantly and I think we may have found a new weekend sitter for when we go out of town:) Auntie Jenny even joined the kids at the kid table for a little get-to-know-you. She was a hit:

Dolly had a very nice shower and received some great gifts for Michael. Every mom needs a diaper champ:

...and you can never have too many burp cloths. Jessica, Dolly loved these and she couldn't believe you made them for her!!:

She even got some Virginia Tech gear in honor of Leland's Alma mater. Go Hokies!:

The shower ended up turning into a big reunion for old friends:

...for a mother and her 5 daughters...

(by the way, Mom, Denise and I are going to the prom together.) ...and a reunion for all of the bloggers, also known as a "Blogunion!".
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you from top left, Simply Smalley, Mighty Max, Jokin' With the Johnsons, The Shout Out, From Peach to Palmetto, Graham Central Station, My Life in Southwest Florida, The Dolly Mama, and Our Life in Good 'ol Rocky Top!

Simply Smalley and Mighty Max decided to join us for dinner and I think they finally rolled out of Charlotte around 8:30! It was so much fun getting to finally meet them in person. We could have talked all night. After this weekend, I think the Internet is an interesting way to meet people. You can get to know the person so well that when you finally do meet them, it's as if you've been friends for years. I can now understand how people participate in E-harmony:) Did that just make me sound like a weird Internet person?!Check out the other blogs above for more pictures of the weekend.

And bless Roy's sweet, compassionate, little heart. He had to live in a house full of girls this past weekend. Although he complained and complained and then complained some more, we know he secretly loved it. Here is the 'ol sport surrounded by "The Hens" (what he calls me and my sisters when we get together):
So the party is over, the guests have left, the sheets are getting washed and my husband is packing up to head to Africa for 10 days. You know what that means...I will be posting a lot!