My amazing friend Jenni threw me a baby shower. She had help with the games from my friends, Phyllis and Jen.
Here is the food:
Pickle Roll ups by Jen
Fruit Salad by Gamma
Sausage, cheese, and crackers by my "sister"
Veggies by Phyllis
Salad by Jessica
Salsa by Dana
Party sub and cake by Jenni and Randi
Here is Jen with her game-we had to come up with book titles or characters.
The first question was name 5 Seuss books :}
Here we are hard at work!
This was the teachers table!
Some of my sorority sisters.
My family :}
Here we are playing Phyllis' game.
Everyone got a card. We wrote down a baby question on one side.
Then we passed our cards upside down to our neighbors.
Then we wrote the answer to our own question.
Some were so very funny!!!
Here are some of the more comical ones:
Q:When does the cord fall off the belly button?
A: Every time baby poops ands pees!!
Q: How often do you change diapers?
A: Wait for the belly button to fall off
Q: How do you burp a baby?
A: At least every 2-3 hours.
Q: When do you put the baby to bed?
A: 2 months!!!
Q: How often should you bathe the baby?
A: 8 diapers!
An elephant sleeping bag, a sling, and an angel mom with a baby from my friend Carol.
My cake:
The quilts my Gamma made for me and baby :}
My Godmother, Karen, folding my tissue paper, upon my request :}
Frog towel and my presents helper Dana! Thanks much!!
Even my card from Jenni was frog themed :}
An Under Armor shirt to match with Randy.
Brooke made an "M" for a decoration :}
My Godmother gave my mom a book:
Good Granny/ Bad Granny book.
It looked pretty funny :}
Karen also got me this Packer book- my mom took it to her house... lol
My mom, gamma, Godmother, and me:}
Looks like mass chaos!!
Here is my gift from my sorority sister Brooke:
lots of clothes and books!
My gifts from my sorority sister and party planner, Jenni:
With the Under Armor Onesie :}
A baby store threw up in my living room!
Gifts from my friend Sarah:
Sheet, onesies, books, hats and mittens, and frog rattles
Gifts from Randi:
Gifts from my mom:
(the blue one on the end is a
Babybook update a play on Facebook)
Here is a closeup of the BabyBook (Facebook)
Gifts from my friend Jen- notice the Dallas Cowboys stuff????
From my Godmother, Karen
a swaddle blanket, a very soft monkey and a romper
Two Swaddlers, a hat, and a book from Amy, the baby's babysitter.
From my sorority sister Dana:
Coupons, mesh teethers, snack holders, a baby tool basket, and a Mickey Mouse book.
From Jane, another teacher,
matching clothes :}
From my friend Shelley:
This was a HUGE matching set.
There are Onesies, sleepers, jammies,
pants, hats, and mittens!
From my former neighbor Diana and her daughter Briana:
A frog diaper pad cover, a book of prayers...
oh and a nice big box of diapers, which I had already taken to the baby's room!
My sorority sister Nicole:
a picture frame, one of the softest blankets I have ever felt, with frogs
and book.
My sorority sister and college roommate Kathy:
a book, two bibs, diapers, two frog plates and a doggie sleeper.
From my oldest friend Chrissy:
a book, a cute monkey outfit, and a frog towel:}
From Faith:
an elephant outfit, diapers & wipes, a Disney book, a carseat toy,
washcloths, and an adorable doggy outfit.
From my Great Aunt Myrtle,
who's already starting sweets with my little one
a cupcake, lollypop and chocolate dipped strawberry set of hanging toys
My sorority sister Jessica:
sleepers, a lift the flap book, socks, and a fuzzy football sleep sack
From my friend Candice:
a remote control mirror! (Wait what???)
a whole stack of books,
a neck saver, and a cool carseat cover.
From my friend Wendy:
This adorable bunny outfit, complete with a cotton tail on the rear-end with a bunny rattle.
A car outfit complete with matchbox cars.
Some onesies and a pair of shorts.
A very cool Scooby Doo book :}
From my friend and co-host, Jen
Four awesome outfits :}
From co-host and friend Phyllis:
From my Gamma:
Two quilts and a record-able book.
She didn't realize that SHE would have to record her voice!
From my aunt Miriam, and cousins Suzanne and Angela:
A car mirror, frog towels, star sheet,
frog rattles,
and two Eric Carle books.
A gift card from my sorority sister Laura:
Thanks to all my friends and family who were able to celebrate my wonderful baby shower either in person or in spirit :} Your generosity was overwhelming. I can't wait to post photos when McBaby arrives and uses your gifts! Much love from our house tonight :}
