Baby shower!

I have just returned from my first baby shower, and I am tremendously overwhelmed with how lucky we are to have such amazing friends. For me, coming into a culture that is for all intents and purposes seem the same, there are so many things that don't stand out to be different, but today demonstrates an American tradition that is filled with such generosity and love. So, I took the 'English' jokes on the chin and had a lovely time!
I turned up to Christine's early to see Bill and Christine busy in the kitchen, cooking delicious food, in the basement I hear Dede, well, being Dede giving instructions in a way like no other! Not one other person could rival the personality that is Dede! Kate and Melissa are putting the finishing touches on the tables and food display.

                 

 Some of the amazing decorations my amazing friends did for the shower... I just love the windmills with the vintage paper, I took them home to put in the nursery somewhere!




One of the games we played was new to most people it seemed. Kate told me how she got told late the night before to bring 'diapers'! So the game involved guessing what was inside 5 different diapers. Each one heavy and warm, like a baby's nappy so often is! Inside was melted chocolate bars, each different... It was so gross but so fun at the same time!! Great to see people 'tasting' the poopy diapers!      

                   
                             

After the games, and all the delicious food, presents were opened, and no words can describe how lucky I felt to have such wonderful gifts for our baby!!
Here are just some of the gifts we received;

For some reason I just love this grass
drying rack!!!

And that wasn't even the half of it! I can't wait to start decorating the nursery, and putting all the great new books in there. Here are the titles of the books we got;

• Mister Seahorse - Eric Carle
• A day at the seashore
• Bear in underwear - Todd H. Doodler
• Dr. Seuss's sleep book
• D'Aulaires' book of Greek myths
• Knuffle bunny - Mo Willems
• Barnyard dance - Sandra Boynton
• Go away big green monster - Ed Emberley
• In My Tree - Sara Gillingham & Lorena Siminovich
• Hug Hug - Lorie Ann Grover
• Dog - Matthew Van Fleet
• On the day you were born - Debra Frasier
• Are you my mother? - P. D Eastman
• Sheep out to Eat - Nancy Shaw
• The snowy day - Ezra Jack Keats
• Blueberries for Sal - Robert McCloskey
• Chrysanthemum - Kevin Henkes
• The relatives came - Cynthia Rylant
• The rainbow fish - Marcus Pfister
• The giving tree
• Baby touch and feel wild animals!