Surprise for the Stevens'!

Here is the story, I work with this lovely married couple at The Home Depot. Two of the best people you could ever know... Ashley and Scott Stevens. Well they just recently found out they were pregnant... GREAT news, right? It sure is, but very unexpected when they tell you on your first appointment that you are 6 months pregnant with a little boy. ha ha. 

With 3 months left to officially register that they were pregnant and little time to get everything needed for the baby, I decided they could use a bit of help. It was a golden opportunity and I took it. Without Scotty and Ashley knowing, I went around and asked all of our coworkers if they wanted to help pitch in some money to go in on a gift for them and their baby. I didn't know how much I could get from everyone since it was around the holidays, but I wanted to do my best at getting them as much as possible and I asked as many people as I could. 

I was absolutely AMAZED at how many people were so willing to give and how MUCH they were willing to give. Lets just say that I am now known as the "booky" at our store. lol. Once it all added up we got over $750 dollars for them. Can you believe it? I about died and they had no idea what was going on. 

 

During the asking and collecting time I kept talking with Scotty and Ashley about what their colors for the room were going to be and if they had a theme. These two are complete Disney fanatics and are CRAZY for mickey mouse. So it was no surprise they were going to do a Disney theme. I talked with them every day and got ideas on things they were wanting and needing (which was about everything) and they just thought it was small talk. Little did they know that I was plotting on getting them these items and more. 

On top of it, another friend and coworker, Sadie, had the idea that we should get them out of their house and decorate the room and get everything all set up for them. I loved the idea! The plan became even BETTER when a friend of mine, April, whose husband works with us decided to throw Ashley a baby shower. I decided that would be the perfect day to go in and "decorate." Once I got with April and told her the plans I asked her if she wanted any help with the baby shower. So we decided to do it together and we went with the theme of Mickey Mouse! I, also, got with Scottys parents and went over my plans with them because I would need their help getting Scotty and Ashley out of the house before the shower and I would need a way to get into their house to decorate. They loved the idea and were willing to help in whatever ways they could. They ended up buying the bedding because I couldn't get it to work in the budget... and that was the bedding that Scotty and Ashley absolutely wanted! And they gave us the space to hold their baby shower. 

Everything was turning out perfectly! I wrote a list of things that I was going to get them and planned out the money spending. After ordering everything, all I had to do was wait for the day to come, which was terrible because they were so stressed about how they were going to make it all work in so little time and I just wanted to be able to give them their stuff so they wouldn't have to worry anymore. 

Friday, I went in to decorate for the baby shower and then finally Saturday came. Gloria and I went in to decorate the baby room and get everything set up. We built the changing table and the glider, set up the bedding and laid everything out around the room for them to see. After decorating, we went to the baby shower and had a great time talking with everyone and watching them open presents. Finally, at the end, I told them that we had one more present waiting for them at home. We took them back and got it all on camera! What a great day! :D I was so happy that I could be a part of helping their dreams come true and making this journey an easier one to bare. 

Here are some of the mickey mouse decorations I made. 

Mickey mouse pom pom that I made. lol. People thought they were pinata's ha ha. They were big enough I guess they could have been. lol.

We put popcorn in these bags and gave them out as a little thank you gift. I got the idea from my cousins baby shower and thought it was awesome so we decided to do the same. 

This is the room all decorated. You can't really see the food, but it was DELICIOUS. April did an amazing job and even found some mickey mouse cut outs in cheese for the cheese and crackers. lol. It was AWESOME! Lots of people showed up too which made it so great because we wanted it to be so special for them. 

Beautiful Ashley and her cute baby belly. :)

Scotty joined the celebrations and watched Ashley open all the presents. So cute!

Can you tell he is so excited for this? ha ha. What a relieved look! lol. 

At their house... Scotty making funny faces before we let them see the room. 

All the stuff we got for them. Minus the crib, the mattress, the bedding, and the stroller system. 

 Had Michelle at our work make this sign for them, and then I wrote down the names of everyone who helped pitch in all over it. :)

Isn't this the cutest bedding?! I am SO glad Dr. Stevens and his wife decided to get this for them and we got to surprise them with it.

 These are some of the best faces to see when you give a surprise! :D ha ha. 

This is the look on their faces when I told them that we got over a total of $750 dollars to get them all these items. 

All in all we got them:

• Reclining Leather Glider
• Changing Table (given, but fixed up)
• Changing pad
• Video Monitor
• Play mat
• Two sets of bottles (one with binki's)
• Air Purifier
• Huge box of diapers
• 2 big boxes of wipes
• First Aid kit/ Groom kit
• Disney Pictures (given not bought)
• Muslin Swaddle blankets (best kind ever!)
• Bath tub (given, but never used)
• Baby Bath kit (wash, lotion, swabs, ointments)
• Mickey Mouse hooded towel
• Mickey mouse wash cloths
• Boppy Pillow
• Diaper bag
• Bouncer
• Breastmilk Storage Bags
• Breast pads
• Carseat cover (made)
• Breastfeeding cover (made)
• Mickey Mouse hat, diaper cover, and booties (for pictures)

Here is one of the videos. Blogger won't let me upload the one catching their reactions, but you can find it on my facebook. :)