Written on 6:06 PM by Cara
I might as well add this post and catagory since I seem to get asked about the shower about once a week. This will be easier than trying to link to the 2Ps thread.
The invitations: These are sent out as is. All I did was put a label on them and the PO sends them out. It's great for the invitees, and the mom-to-be called all freaked out when she got it since it was a surprise for her too.
The entrance to the house: I have these urns, so I just tied the balloons to bricks, set them in there and stuffed tissue paper in them. Easy, and inexpensive.
The Door: I made a diaper wreath for the door. Super easy, white styrofoam wreath, curly ribbon, diapers, stuff. Again, easy and inexpensive.
The entryway: I also made a diaper cake. There are many versions and directions for the cake and the wreath on the net, just Google and decide what design you like. I wanted to keep mine simple:
The table: I set the 2 different baskets of favors, the cake, the cake plates and forks, and a couple of candleholders on the table in the formal dining, just to the left of the entry:
The cake: The theme was "Baby Clothesline" and I got a very talented local lady to make a beautiful cake...isn't it darling? She did such a good job!
The favors: I made these for both the women and men. I stitched up the hats along one side, did the top with a rubberband, turned it inside out and turned up the edge. The blankets are just squares of fleece pinned with baby colored pins. Add a strip of paper with the hand-drawn face and a tag and taadaa:
The ladies got bath fizzies, the men and kids got chocolate bars:
The gifts and the Guests of Honor: I was lucky enough to borrow an antique carriage from one of the aunts to use as a centerpiece in the formal living and to hold some gifts:
The Mom and Dad-to-Be: A couple of wnderful people and well deserving. We had about 50 people at the shower and I was so happy it came out so well, these two deserve it.
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Written on 1:39 AM by Cara
It's very, very early in the morning. Usually Dillon goes in the big bus on Sunday morning, but this year he is in the leadership so he has to go on Saturday morning. They go up a day early and get the camp ready for all the other boys. Not sure how he felt about it, he was too sleepy! Of course Noah was right there to help, and to tell him, "I will mist you".
Loading up in the Silver Bullet is much different than in the Big Bus.
On a sad note: Noah and I drove over and visited during the week. At the same time we were eating dinner at my son's Scout Camp, 4 other Scouts were losing their lives at another Scout camp in Iowa due to a tornado. It was very scary waking up the next morning in the hotel room and seeing that on the news, when my son still had 3 more days at camp. I wanted to run out there and gather him up and take him home with us right then.
I didn't, of course, but my heart was with those moms who were waking up to a very different outcome of their boy's summer camp. I felt so lucky and so sad at the same time. The irony was painful.
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Written on 1:14 AM by Cara
Well, Dillon got home from his first Scout Camp this summer back in June. Happy, tired, and stinky as usual. Times like this I wish it was legal to let the kid ride in the back of the truck. He went straight to the shower as soon as he walked in the door.
His brother was so happy to see him after a week he wanted to carry all his gear for him.
We have one more this summer, the biggie. Philmont. If you aren't a Scout person Philmont is the elite of elite Boy Scout Camps. Hard to get picked for an invitation, his troop hasn't been invited for 6 years. So we are treating this trip as a once-in-a-lifetime. He is taking it all in stride, Mom is worried silly. Two weeks away, in the wilderness of the Rocky Mountains in New Mexico, 55 miles, 40 lbs on his back. We have less than 3 weeks now...gulp.
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