While the guys were out shooting, I was finishing up getting ready for the baby shower. We decorated most of the room yesterday, and today was just the touchups and last minute things....and all the food! Vince changed up my original menu and wanted to do his fried chicken. So, we went with some fried chicken, mac & cheese, fruit salad, olive garden salad, greens, and baked beans. Surprisingly, we did not have a ton of leftovers! Menu was a hit!
We played a few obligatory games....the baby food tasting game for both the adults and the kids. I like having the kids do the "drink out of the bottle" game instead of the guys doing the beer thing. Kids seem to enjoy it much better, and it is actually pretty funny! They are more embarrassed to drink out of the bottles than the guys are!
A new game I thought of was to give Lex some "dad advice"...sort of a new take on the standard Advice for Mom thing. All the entries were anonymous, and Christina was supposed to read them all out loud then pick her favorite - most important advice that Lex needed to know. Since Christina has been through this before, I figured it would be cute to have one focused around Lex's newbie status. It was really cute what some of the advice was. I had the kids do them too, and theirs were priceless! Avery's advice was "Give him milk". Another kiddo said "Give Lennox what he wants". Some of the others: "Always tell mom she looks great, even when she does not"; "Get yourself some breasts, if you can arrange that"; "Don't use a switch to spank your child - apparently that is considered child abuse in 2015, although Grandma Hearn says its ok"; "Change ALL the diapers"; "If you can still hear the baby crying, turn the music up louder". It was really cute, and the most practical advice won...basically pamper Mom everyday!
We had a great time, as always. The kiddos played outside (and in the fountain). We opened a few special bottles of wine...a magnum of Darioush, and a magnum of Qupe. Both were favorites!! And of course all the other regular wines, and drinks as well. Kids overdosed on candy and cupcakes...which was fine because we sent ALL of them to their respective homes at the end of the night!
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| Guys baby food tasting |
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| Testing the palate |
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| Kiddo baby food tasting |
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| Not liking the baby food! |
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| #4 was "Super Gross" |
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