Amanda’s baby shower!
Last summer Amanda and Renee had planned a bridal shower for me - so I wanted to return the gracious gesture by having a baby shower for Amanda to celebrate with her again! Renee and I planned everything - from cute decorations to games and food. A couple days beforehand, Renee and I went to buy a few gifts for Amanda, and the rest of the party supplies we needed. One of the items we got were a whole bunch of diapers, so we could make a decoration cake with them. We spent that same night constructing the cake, using a gift of baby lotions and soaps as the middle center portion to hold the whole thing together. Renee had found the cutest froggie hat to top the cake with, which was perfect because (and we didn’t know this beforehand) the diapers had a frog design! During the party, we used the cake for a “guess how many diapers there are” game. We also put together a basket of items for a memory game. We also split duties for the food prep. I made potato salad, pasta salad, chicken salad with croissants, and cool-whip pie. Renee made a veggie platter, some delicious fruit salad, and brought the games and the favors.
We had the party at the Verano Commons - a really nice living room / dining room place that Kris and I had used for our “Celebration of Marriage” party last year. Renee and I decorated with the diaper cake, the favors, and the gifts, while we set up the food. As people arrived, they wrote down their name and a number guess as to how many diapers were in the cake. We grabbed some food, and played a word un-scramble game. After dessert, I brought in the basket of baby items and we played a memory game.
The gathering was small - but we had a few last minute surprise guests ending up with about a dozen ladies, including Amanda’s mom who had flown in that day from Indiana! We had a really great time - I think most everyone there ended up winning a prize for one of the games. And Amanda got the cutest gifts. I’m so happy to have been able to celebrate with Amanda.
Update: Amanda and John had their baby on 8/8/08 - a healthy boy they’ve named William Uldis Duselis. He weighed in at 9lbs 7ozs and was 22 inches long at birth. Congrats!
Update 1/19/09: Just randomly saw Amanda last Wednesday! She had the baby with her and he is SO cute!!! And - I finally posted pics from the shower.
