I'm back with Part 2 of such a an amazing weekend. After an action packed Saturday...there was still more fun to be had...the very next day! Sunday was our "work" baby shower (yes, we're so spoiled that I have to refer to our showers by type...what a great problem to have!) Almost immediately after I shared that I was pregant with my co-teacher Amanda, she and her mom graciously offered to throw us a shower.
(Amanda, me, and Melissa)
I was so thankful...but a little worried about overwhelming her with all my ideas. I looooooove to plan a party (hello, I'm the social chair at work), so it was hard to imagine not being involved with any of the details. And, I think Amanda was a bit stressed that I had crazy expectations that she wouldn't be able to live up to. She was pretty firm from the beginning though - that I stay out and she (nor I) should have worried about because the shower was all around perfect. And, I was super proud of myself for staying out of it. Turns out being surprised is kind of fun after all! The "Welcome Little Sunshine" shower started in the afternoon - 1:00 and was at Amanda's mom's house. It was a great place for a party because of the open floor plan. When I arrived...the guests that were already there were working on a scrapbook. How totally perfect!! While I imagined my co-workers might be a little intimidated by all the scrapbooking goodies....they dove right in. They were punching, cutting, and stickering up a storm. I took this opportunity to check out the food!
In sticking with the theme of sunshine, everything from the silverware, napkins, and cups to the food took on a yellow theme to support this. It was if Amanda crawled into head and pulled out a list of all my favorite foods...Egg Salad on croissants, fruit salad, deviled eggs, and her mom's panzenilla salad. All of it was over the top AMAZING! If that spread wasn't enough - my boss, Melissa, who is known for her desserts, baked delicious lemon bars and red velvet cupcakes with shortbread sunshine cookies stuck in the icing. Once everyone's bellies were full - we moved onto games. And holy moly did Amanda out do herself. She knows my love of children's books very well - so the first After all that (I would have been content with just the food and fun) - Amanda had planned more surprises...and presents too!
(Truly surprised that some of my co-workers got together and purchased the car seat base!)
(My old boss, Becky crocheted this beautiful blanket)
(Since I can't seem to eat anything lately without spilling it - the bibs seem appropriate!)
We got tons of baby gear...but even more fun- everyone brought their favorite
children's book to build a library for Baby H. I got acquainted with some old favorites and was introduced to a few new
titles too! (And...just wait till you see them all displayed in the nursery...cute, cute CUTE!)
Everyone was sent home with a sunshine cookie, CD of baby songs, and a "thyme" plant! How thoughtful (who gets three things to take home??!)
And, that wraps up the details of our "work shower" - what an amazing day...filled with lots of sunshiney smiles, scrapbooking, and supportive/generous co-workers.
I'm beyond blessed and excited to introduce you baby to this amazing group of ladies (as well as two men!).
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