Baby Shower

This weekend my very dear cousins held a dual baby shower for my two daughters who are expecting their babies in the next few weeks... and I want to give a HUGE shout out THANK YOU to everyone who participated in putting this event together for us.  You would think my cousins (all sisters... Debbie, Sherry, Connie, Nancy) did this kind of thing professionally because it was sooooo well done!  They worked together like a well oiled machine!  The food was amazing and DELISH, the decorations were adorable and just too cute for words!!!!  THANK YOU also to my Mom and my Aunt Edie for all their help and contributions too!  My girls and I are truly soooo blessed to have such a wonderful loving family!

Wedding Showers and Baby Showers are always such wonderful events because there is just sooo much love in the room at each event.... however.... I gotta say.... I think Baby Showers are lots more fun because everything is so darn cute, cuddly, and soft!  The games played at such events are of the 'much giggling' kind, and definitely not for the timid or shy.  The games are meant to be silly and evoke lots of laughter.... this shower definitely hit the mark on this!

I have been the hostess of several showers in my lifetime, so I know how much work and thought is involved in putting on such a great party.  You start with a theme... then you decide on the menu, games, prizes and decorations that are needed.  Just gathering and purchasing the items needed for a shower is exhausting... much less the work of all the cooking and putting up of the decorations!

At the shower event this weekend all you saw when you looked around the room were smiling happy faces having a wonderful time!  There were four VERY pregnant young women in attendance (two of which were the guests of honor) and all four young ladies looked completely normal from the back view, but when they turned around all you saw was HUGE bellies of baby.... hilarious!!!  Also in attendance were an 18 month old toddler, a 5 month old infant, and a week old newborn.... there were Momma hormones all over that room!!!!  All the baby bellies got rubbed, patted, kissed and talked to.... a couple of times the bellies responded with kicks and movement to the joys of those whose hands were caressing the bellies at the moment!  The toddler, infant and newborn all got lots of attention as well.... there were plenty of arms, laps and bosoms in the room that wanted to hold, comfort and cuddle the wee ones!

Time is drawing quite near when the babies will start arriving.... in fact... I'm 20 days away from flying to Akron to await the arrival of our first Grandson Henry!  The countdown has officially begun... and it's less than a month away!!!  YIKES!!!  And only 48 days from when I fly to Cincinnati for our second Grandson Liam's arrival!  The time will fly by and it won't be long until my blog posts are full of funny, cute and sweet stories of what these babies have done, or are doing.  YES!!!!  Beware!!!  You have been warned!!!  I AM going to be one of those Grandma's that think everything these babies do is just too precious not to share!!  :  )

Again.... THANK YOU BUNCHES to all who gave their time and effort to show my girls and I how much we are loved and how much these new additions will be loved too!  You are the BESTEST!!!!!