March Baby Shower Fun

 

The ward members, family and friends came together Saturday March 13th for a wonderful Baby shower.  Lanae Jenkins planned it and made it apparent that I wasn't to manage or help or do anything.  That is a hard challenge for a doer!  It was fun to have people come that we haven't seen in months due to Covid disrupting church and social life. 

My whole family was able to be here.  That's a rarity.  

 

We decided to a co-ed baby shower.  Joel thought it was weird that he and the men would be invited, but I think he had a blast and it helped him get even more excited about having a boy finally!  We made it a hunter's gatherers theme.  The man side being manly with philly cheesesteaks and the gatherers with fruits, nuts, and veggies.  

Cindy Trussel runs Frosted Bakery here in town and she made a wonderful naked cake that was simple and beautiful.  She also made cupcakes that were lots of fun and tasty!

Lanae had one of her good friends make custom woodland animals.  Everything worked so well together to make everything more than I could have expected and it was a lot of fun.  

There was a baby bottle drinking challenge for the men.  It was interesting to see how they tried to "Cheat" either but ripping the nipple off or squeezing the bottle.  Some struggled and some did rather well.  Then the other game was dressing a baby doll blind folded.  That was Mom against Ryan.  I don't think Ryan has even changed a diaper or dressed a baby!

Kristie Lytle made this burrito snuggler and Brystol recognized it because she has 3 that Kristie has made as Brystol has grown.  Hopefully she knows to share Brothers.

Since Dana was in town literally for a day we went out to breakfast at a french patisserie that my massage therapist Mary told us about.  I came for the tiramisu honestly but the breakfast crepe was amazing too.  Dana just couldn't get over the fact that some of the pastries/cakes were huge!  Not these little entreme' size things she's used to getting at the Bellagio.  We couldn't pick just one, so we grabbed a couple.  Saying that it was a day filled with food and eating and being overly stuffed would be an understatement.  But hey, It's what we enjoy and do well!

Needless to say, it was a long day and even longer weekend.  Papa is the proof.  We all felt like this. :)