I am pleased to report that not only did everyone, myself included, survive the shower on Sunday, but I daresay everyone also had a good time.
The afternoon started with each guest choosing a baby related name to be called instead of their own name during the shower. They were then given name tags with their “new names” and a safety pin to be surrendered if they called someone by their “real name” instead of their new name. Some of the names used were projectile vomit, spit up, nipples, and I choose Diarrhea for my tendency to have diarrhea of the mouth.
Once everyone arrived, each guest was asked to introduce themselves with both their real name and their new name, and a story about how they met or knew Thing One or her husband. In hindsight, I think the introduction was the “best part” of this game though. I lost my pin almost immediately and was Diarrhea so many times I had almost forgotten my own name. The kids really had a blast with this part….. smh
Once everyone had been introduced, we started the first game in which Thing One and her husband had to change a baby using only one hand each. While they did do a good job of teamwork, I am glad to see that they may “need” a little help from Grandma.
If you would like to see the video, it is posted on my youtube channel here.
As predicted, there were many comments about how they should be changing two babies since Thing one is having twins, which prompted the next game in which each participant was given two babies, one to change and one to hold while changing the other. KR won this contest in terms of the speed at which she was able to change twin a while holding twin b (46 seconds), but I think Z’s brother J took the cake for his creativity while changing the babies. (he placed one in his lap and laid the other on the floor, speaking to both dolls the entire time as if they were real)
The next game played was trying to see how many safety pins each guest could find in a bowl of rice while blindfolded. They each had one minute, and I believe the winner found 11. The winning video for this game is here.
I think the most popular game played was guessing of the size of Thing One’s baby bump. Each guest was asked to cut a piece of yarn that would be closest to the size required to wrap around her tummy. While most people we not even close, the most notable were…
(left) Brandon’s guess of 6 inches….there is a reason he has held status of her best friend for so long
(center) The winner with an exact measurement
(right) A SLIGHT exaggeration on my friend Jessica’s part.
While people were eating and socializing, we asked guests to feel free to decorate a bib or a onesie. In hindsight, I should have included stencils for the table, or advance notice that we would be doing this. While again, the kids had a blast, most of the adults were “shy” to participate fearing their decorating abilities were not up to par.
The shower ended with the opening of gifts. I have over 300 pictures to go through from the day, but to share a few more before I go.
I won’t claim I’m a professional, but the appetizers and deserts we made turned out ok, and it was a blast making them.
Sure looks like fun – Glad everyone had a good time.
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My god, you really put effort into it. This looks amazing.
So happy you guys had fun.
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ty 🙂
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wow, amazing. ( :
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Wow, this has to have been the best baby shower ever! It looks like you all had so much fun, and the food looks amazing. You really did a fabulous job Grace! I have to say, I particularly like that bib that says, “Fueled by heavy metal and breast milk.”😁
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TY Terri!
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looks like a great time…….all the food prep must of taken a long time and looks great. LOVE the pepper carts, so cute.
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Ty Wendi…it all did take a lot of time, but the company was great so it was worth it 🙂
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it looked super fun!
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What an amazing time! Those little Copy and Paste cakes are adorable!
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TY 🙂
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Copy / Paste…that’s awesome! Thank you for sharing a peek into the shower! Sounds like a great time was had by all and what wonderful memories you’ll all have forever. Holidays are about to take on a whole new life for you. Very exciting times!
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TY for letting me share 🙂
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Looks like fun! Thanks for sharing.
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That looks like one amazing shower Grace! So glad that you all had such a great time :O) xx
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I would have totally dropped both dolls and stabbed myself with my safety pin. So glad you had a great time, Grace. What a super cool idea to put veggies inside of peppers that look like cars!!! Might steal that idea so I can show off at my next work potluck!
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Grace, it looks like everyone had a total blast!!! I am so glad it turned out well! You are seriously creative. I am lucky if I remember to offer someone coffee on the rare occasion I have a visitor. You did a brilliant job and are already the best Grandma!!!!!!
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I am changing if to when here….so when you come to visit, I promise to have and offer you coffee, and when I come to visit you I promise to have and offer coffee :P! Hope you are having a good weekend!
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Oh wow, what an amazing shower so creative! The name tags made me chuckle, and it’s such a cute idea to decorate a bib. So glad it went well & everyone had a lovely time 🙂
Caz xx
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You really are a pretty damn amazing young lady! This looks fabulous and your creativity blows my mind! I am really glad everyone had a great time! Your adorable grandchildren are so lucky to have amazing parents and a super cool grandmother!!!
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So many cute ideas you incorporated into the event!
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