It's getting closer...

My sister, Kat, is getting married October 15th....less than 2 months away!!!!! We're really getting excited for her, and we had the shower for her and Garrett this past Saturday! I think we did a pretty good job, considering one bridesmaid lives in Mt. Pleasant, one lives in Homer, and the other two live in Flint...plus the bride lives in Clinton Township!!! We met once to put everything together and relied on texting, Facebook and phone calls to make it all happen. It was excellent, and I really think everyone had a nice time!

We had the shower at our old elementary school...in the social hall (also our church, St. John Vianney). It was a big hall, and we were only expecting less than 30 people, so we used the pillars in the hall to our advantage and made it cozy looking...

Carrie, the Matron of Honor, was in charge of the cake...there was a new little bakery in her hometown (she's the one from Homer), and they did an excellent job on this carrot cake! Cutting it was another story...

Emma was so excited to go to a "wedding party"! I bought her a new dress to wear, since she's grown so much the past few months! Look how old she looks?!!?!?!??!!?

When everyone was dressed and ready to start the party...naturally, we all had to pose for some pictures!! Here is the "women's side" of the bridal party!!! (L to R: Tarah, Kristy, Kat, Karyn, Carrie)

Here are the "Kozloff Women" :) (L to R: Emma, Kristy, Kat, Karyn, Mom)

Of course, there had to be a "sisters" picture!!

Emma wanted her own picture with Aunt Kat, so she got one...in front of one of the pom poms she helped put together!!! (it's now hanging in her bedroom!)

We played one game...and it was a blast! We had everyone write down a "Newlywed Game"-type question....we read them out loud to Kat and Garrett, who had dry erase boards, and had to write down their answer...if they were wrong, they had to put on an item from their opposing team! (Kat went to CMU, Garrett went to WMU!) Garrett started it off right with having to wear a CMU hat!! I personally think it looks pretty good on him! :)

Of course, there were some questions that Garrett had NO idea...like, "What was the name of Kat's favorite elementary school teacher?"....here's his answer:

In the end, they were both EXCELLENT sports and even posed for this picture! Garrett definitely had more CMU gear on that Kat had WMU...he even *got* to sit in a CMU chair!! :)

So, like I said, it was a great party to celebrate Kat and Garrett...we're so excited for the BIG DAY! :)