Baby Shower #1

Saturday night, our friends Chuck and Tawna threw us a baby shower. Chuck did all the heavy lifting and Tawna brought her "A Game" in the creativity department. This shower/celebration was with our crazy cruising friends - the gang we spend Memorial Day, Labor Day, Nagy Pool Party Day, New Years Eve, and many other fun times with each year.

Not only was this a baby shower for us, but it was also a celebration for our friends Kris & Shawn. They're travelling when we do to bring home Baby Kya. Kya and Maddie are both in foster care and being supervised by the same orphanage. Kris insisted that she didn't want a shower so there were a few activities to raise some money to contribute to their travel fund.

I'm not normally a fan of shower games, but Tawna had some doozies and a good time was had by all...

Activity #1: Family Feud - Doug's team vs. my team. He had the girls on his team and I had the boys. The guys did well but the girls won so Doug got the gift - cute little onesies.

Activity #2: Wii Cow Racing - a tournament where each contestant had to buy a slot on the board. The winner split the money with Kris & Shawn. Those cows ran for all they were worth and no scarecrow was safe...

Activty #3: It's never a party until Chuck outdoes his antics from the previous party. Saturday night was no different... he didn't disappoint. One of the fundraising activities for Kris & Shawn's trip was tucking bucks in Chuck's diaper. This is wrong on so many levels!!! But hey, as long as it's for a good cause... (Oh, and you won't catch me wearing that scarf EVER again!!)


We got some wonderful gifts. Grandma Karen made a Daddy Apron for Dougie. The pockets contain air freshener, a stuffed donkey (hmmm... she does know her son!), diapers, rubber gloves, baby washcloths, and wipes. Oh, and notice the nipples!! It's so adorable...


Thank you to all of our wonderful friends for the beautiful gifts and for celebrating this journey with us. We love every one of you and can't wait to introduce you to Maddie. We pray that when Maddie grows up she will have an amazing and diverse group of friends just like we we do.





To see more pictures from the shower, go to http://picasaweb.google.com/grabersnow/ChuckTawnaBabyShower.