Showering Brinley with Love

January 31, 2026

With just six weeks to go until baby Cal arrives, we were able to gather in Draper to celebrate Brinley—I'm so glad I was able to fly in for the weekend. I'm really grateful to the Gwilliam girls, Denise, Megan, Lindsey, Sarah (the younger), and Aubrey, for hosting. We had a lot of fun planning and preparing for the shower together. We had cute decorations, tons of good food and lots of friends and family. The party was a success,

The Gwilliam ladies: Lindsey, Megan, Sarah, Kristen and her granddaughter Leila

Aubrey's roommate, Hannah, and good friend, Charlotte, came to Draper for the big party. It was fun for me to meet Hannah and see Aubrey enjoying time with her friends. They were all three great to help out.

Charlotte redid the chalkboard sign three or four times. Silly girl.

Brinley was looking beautiful for the big day. 

Here are several more pictures from the shower.

W/ Denise

Denise and Megan were so kind to head up the shower. Denise opened her home, and she came up with some beautiful decorations. The fun part about the balloon arch is that she found it on FB Marketplace for free! Then, when she went to pick it up from the lady, she found out they had a mutual friend, and the lady lent her all of her other baby shower decorations. So fun!!!

W/ Lindsey

Denise

Megan

Aub and me

Bryn w/ Charity (Vore) Davidson

It was fun to feel some Odessa/Vore love at the shower! My niece Charity came. Also, my nephew Joseph's wife, Kate Vore, with her little four month old baby, attended.  Our good friends, Emily and Kate Martin, were able to attend as well. I love all of these ladies.

Kate & Wells

Emily and Kate

There was a great turnout, and I think Brinley felt very loved. 

She received so many beautiful and thoughtful gifts too. 

One of Derek's aunts made this amazing quilt, and his mother knitted (crocheted?) Hobbes from the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip.

Some of Bryn's in-laws. 

Derek and his dad swung by at the end to load up the gifts, and it was a good thing they brought Derek’s truck—there were so many!

I'm so thankful for all of the friends and family who are helping this cute couple celebrate the upcoming birth of Calvin Thayne. The six week countdown is on. I can't wait to meet baby Cal and see Brinley and Derek as parents.