Scenes From the Shower

On Saturday, Mike's mother and sisters threw us a baby shower! So sweet! It was a great time with family, good friends, good food and good fun. With everyones busy schedules, it's often hard to get to see some of my girl friends on a regular basis, and this was a great event for me to get to see so many of them at once. I was truly honored to have them all there! Some even traveled great distances to share this day with me which was truly above and beyond. I've got some pretty awesome gals in my life!

Maureen (hostess),Sue,Kristina(hostess),Betsy(hostess)

Mom, Me, Dad

Family!

As my Mom said, and I wholeheartedly agree, I "have some generous friends!" We got SO many necessities for the new baby. Baby Boy Hines is fully stocked with the most adorable clothes (up to size 24 months), awesome "equipment" to keep him happy and safety equipment to keep him, well, safe! Oh, and very importantly, I got a super awesome stroller to help me start getting back in shape in July (thanks Tom and Betsy)! It's such an honor to not only have such an event thrown for us and our new baby, but to have so many folks come and "shower" us with gifts. Wow!

As much as I love and appreciate each and every single gift, my Mom spent quite a bit and love and time on some items that will be treasured in our household and, likely, passed on to future generations. She made a very special quilt for Baby Hines with (most of) the animals painted on his nursery walls. I knew she was making this for him (because I asked if she would be willing to do so) but this was my first viewing. Also, there was a surprise on the back of the quilt - a world map (because the room features animals from around the world) which was marked with all of the locations Mike and I have traveled together. Pretty cool!

Me and Mom with the Quilt

Another hand made gift was a total surprise to me. She made a baby toy with the Noah's Ark animals that had been in MY nursery as a child! A very emotional gift, but I managed to keep it together in front of the crowds.

I just had to get Mike a special Daddy gift!

Of course, no party is complete without cake and ice cream! After the presents had all been opened, the wonderful hostesses brought out a full ice cream bar and a beautiful (and yummy) carrot cake! My favorite!

It was such a fun day. However, after the hard work of the two previous days and the excitement of the shower, I found myself pretty exhausted again. So, it was a low key night at home with Mike and the parents. The next day was our last chance to finish the nursery so we needed some rest!