Baby Shower

So, my dear and extra fabulous sister-in-law Alyson had her adorable baby a few weeks ago. When they told us they were expecting, I jumped at the opportunity to repay the kindness she often shows me and asked if I could throw her a baby shower. When it came down to it, I felt pretty intimidated because I'm sure others could have thrown a much more elaborate/fancy shower, and here I am a mommy of 2, in school full-time, and on a college-student budget, but alas! It was fun and I'm glad I got to do it.

Here's some remembrances of today's shower:

My sweet centerpieces-



Mama Wisdom book of advice we all wrote for her-


I didnt get a picture of the cheesecake/chococake-stars-dipped-in-chocolate-on-a-stick favors I made, but they were pretty cute.

The games consisted of a memory/matching game where the words to match and the treats were like 'hospital bill' = 100 Grand, "the daddy" = Mr. Goodbar, 'Umbilical cord'= nerds rope, 'naptime'=fastbreak, 'nursing bra'= Reese's Big Cup, etc.

And a Diaper TP game. (it seems that any shower-type party is really just an excuse to involve some toilet papery game...) The people paired up and one had to be diapered. The judging was based on style, absorbency, efficiency, etc.

Janice and Jessica were 'potty training'- you could choose btwn the 'crumple' and the 'fold'...

Most Modest, The Absorbantest, the Whitey-tighteys.

What total Hotties!!

(yes, this will be blown up and shown at each of their weddings....)



Thanks to mom for all your help!!

and Thanks a bajillion to Patrick who took care of our kids the whole time and was a major lifesaver to me. Of course, this is nothing unusual...

All in all, it was lots of fun (for me at least....)

Thanks, Aly!!