Well this past weekend we went up to Wisconsin...for what I thought was just for Octoberfest and to hang out with the fam. We were going to come up in 2 weeks for the shower (and John's birthday).
Sunday we went to Church then we were invited to Sandy & Troy's (John's sister) for a Packer Party. John said that we'd just go for a little bit which is why we weren't changing out of our church clothes...cuz who wears church clothes to a football party?? We went to Wal-Mart with Andy and Brittany....who were doddling in the electronics section...but I figured, ah well...I went to look at baby stuff...it is always exciting to look at!
We then left for Sandy's house...on the way there I asked how many people were going to be there...they said John's family and most of Troy's family (which he is one of 7 kids, so when you get the whole group together...it is a lot of people). So when we pulled up to Sandy's driveway the amount of cars lined up on the street was not a sign to me of anything. We went through the garage (I don't think I've ever entered her house through the front door...haha) and down to the basement since that is where their 'theatre room' is and the Packer game would be proudly displayed on the big screen.
I walked in first and SURPRISE!!!!!!!! A big group of people all yelled at me! I believe after being taken aback I looked around and saw Sandy's basement decorated with baby things....then said something like 'I can't believe you're surprising a pregnant person!'. My eyes grew a little damp and I was a little shaky. Then I saw my sister-in-law (on my side), Melissa standing there...and my Mom, Dad and sister, Dawn right by her...what are you doing here? How fun.
They put a 'Little Prince' corsage on me and I took a picture with every person/group of people...they later then printed these pictures out (at the shower) and each person scrap-booked a page for me to document this shower...it was really nice and the best part is...the scrapbook is done...I can just enjoy it! It was such a great idea. :)
We had some delicious food...Turkey Roll-Ups that my wonderful mother-in-law makes (oh, they are SO good....hard to explain, but they are delightful)....and a couple different pasta salads that were super yummy.....an adorable watermelon-made baby stroller with all kinds of great fruit in it (I believe Sandy's sister-in-law, Heather made this....truly creative!). Everything was just delicious!
We played a couple of games that our lovely nieces assisted with:
1) Delivering the baby - there is tiny plastic baby that is in an ice cube...you put it in a cup of cold water and see whose baby pops loose from the ice cube first! I believe that our cousin, Lindsey won that game!
2) Drinking contest - They put 2 different flavors of kool-aid in tiny baby bottles....you had to be the first one to suck the juice out! Talk about funny....and awkward...a bunch of adults chugging/sucking on bottles!!! I came close to finishing first, but was too busy laughing at the beginning! I believe our cousin (Lindsey's sister), Alyssa won that game! After everybody was done we realized just how difficult it was for these poor little babies...it is a lot of work! So if anything, it was not only funny, but educational as well. :)
3) Guess how many? - They put a bunch of dumdum lollipops in a big plastic baby bottle bank and we had to guess. There were 313 (I guessed 250)....our cousin, Polly won this game! Apparently she's pretty good at these guessing games...and it shows! I will now pack several of my favorite flavors in our hospital bag to use during labor (to keep my whistle 'wet'...since I can't eat/drink anything except for ice chips).
Then John and I opened up gifts...what fun! We got a lot of really nice things...lots of baby bath stuff, which is great since we didn't have any yet!....quite a few things off our registry including the swing and highchair (yay).....some cute little clothes of all different sizes (which is nice). We are so blessed to have received so many nice things.
Aunt Claire (John's Dad's sister) knitted us a fun-colored blanket - it's sooooo soft, I love it! She is also going to knit a little white sweater with a hat for Logan's Christening...so sweet. :)
My sister-in-law, Brittany scrap-booked Logan's school year scrapbook for us....it goes Pre-School through 8th grade and there are a few pages for each, in a fun-decorated binder. I thought that was neat so we can put all his school-related memorabelia in there.
My Mom made us an A-Z scrapbook....it is so awesome. It goes through the alphabet and then there are spots for us to put the pictures in...minimal work on my part. :) Here are some example letters:
A is for adorable
C is for Cousins, in Illinois and Wisconsin
D is for pictures with Daddy
I is for I love Buddy
M is for pictures with Mommy
Z is for 'zzzzz' (sleeping pictures)
It's so creative. She's made a couple of these for my cousins as well and feels she has completely mastered the alphabet!!!!
The guests left shortly after gift opening and delicious cake (chocolate with carmel and pecans...oh yum!).
It went by quickly, but it was so nice to see everybody....people that I normally only get to see at graduation parties, showers, or other special occassions. There's never enough time to visit with everybody, but we really appreciate everybody coming to celebrate our little miracle!
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