NOVEMBER 5, 2006
BABY SHOWER FOR KELLY JAHNER-BYRNE (former Mrs. MN-America contestant and Mrs. MN Int'l 2001)

Many of my pageant friends gathered for a baby shower to celebrate the impending arrival of good friend Kelly Jahner-Byrne's baby boy Pierce Mark Byrne. I was only able to stay for a bit as a pipe had burst at our house that morning (thank goodness we were home at the time!), so we had to deal with that (NOT fun!). It was also Ava's (our little girl) 2nd birthday! We had her party the night prior and celebrated with a pirate theme (she LOVES pirates...she crooks her arm and goes around saying "ARRRR"). She received a princess dress-up outfit so now she is into calling herself a "Princess" (she lisps the "cess" part of the word--very cute--not that I am biased or anything!). Back to the shower...it was great to see old friends and wish Kelly the best!

PHOTOS:
1) Gathering to wish Kelly the best are (L to R): Allison Stavrakis, Angela Haseman, Kelly Jahner-Byrne, Sarah Moses (owner of the Pageant Shop by Michael's), Ava & I, Leisha Gust, Cheri Kennedy
2) Former Mrs. Minnesota Internationals in attendance (we are holding our fingers up to represent our "year"): L to R Allison Stavrakis (1988), Angela Haseman (2006), Kelly Jahner-Byrne (2001), me (2003)