On April 2, 2011, your Aunt Jeanine and Aunt Barbara organized and threw a wonderful baby shower for you. So many of our close friends and family came to the event. It was held at Lake Wheeler on a sunny (but windy) day. The entire party was gathered under a nice picnic shelter where we enjoyed BBQ from The Pit (courtesy of your Mimi and Pop) and homemade potato salad, macaroni and cheese, cole slaw, and baked beans. Aunt Jeanine even ordered an adorable lemon cake for you.
And your Aunt Barbara designed this gorgeous diaper cake for you.
Because it was a coed baby shower, your Auntie Angela also helped to organize a day of festivities known as the "Who's Your Daddy Baby Olympics." It was a riot to watch daddy and all the other men present participate in the events as the women watched and cheered.
Egg Toss Contest
Baby Food Tasting Contest
(I LOVE grandma's face in this... Yes, it was quite disgusting.)
Blind-Folded Diaper Changing
Bottle Racing (Chugging Apple Juice)
Stroller Racing!
As you can see, it was a hoot!
There is a reason why they call parties for babies a shower... Mommy and daddy got to experience all the "showering" of love and support for the blessing that is YOU to come. We received so many cards and gifts and words of encouragement and happiness that it truly was a blessed event for us.
I think the best moment of the shower was when we were opening the last gift from your grandma, Joyce Irene. One thing to know about your grandma is that she loves finding the "perfect" card - and by perfect, I mean, she likes editing cards to make them say exactly what she wants them to say. Knowing this about your grandmother, your daddy and I giggled when we saw her edits on the front of her card.
But then we opened it... Inside the card, your grandma had the following message for us.
Before going to the shower that day, daddy and mommy had a moment in the car where we were missing your grandpa, Larry Dale. We wished he could be there that day at the shower to join us in the celebration of you. So, as you can imagine, seeing your grandma's message made us a little emotional.
Mommy and Daddy Thanking Everyone Through Tears
Afterward, we went to your grandma to thank her and told her that we were glad her card was opened last. What would we have done if we opened it first or in the middle of opening presents? I told her that it was a happy accident. She said, "No. It was a Larry wink." That made us smile. Your grandpa was with us after all that day.
All in all, it was such a lovely shower. We can't wait to bring you into this world to meet all of the people in mommy and daddy's lives who can't wait to meet you and continue showering you with all their love and affection.
Love,
Mommy
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