A Whale of a Shower

On February 23, 2014, to celebrate a much anticipated little boy, we (aunts, friends, and sisters) threw a whale themed shower for the mom-to-be.  The aunts took care of the food and location.  The friends and sister were left to games and decorations.

I kind of took charge (really, did you expect anything less?!) and came up with ideas for the decorations and started brainstorming games.  Then we pow-wowed and decided on games and who would do what tasks.

The decorations we wanted to be totally functional, not something to be thrown away in 3 hours after the party was over.  So we decided, clotheslines, baby bottles, and diaper cakes were the way to go!  I made 7 (yes seven) diaper cakes to use as center pieces inside.  I then arranged flowers in baby bottles to be used as centerpieces outside.  We hung clothes from the plants and the windows.  I have to say, sometimes I think I am in the wrong profession.  Doing the decorations for this shower was way more fun than writing briefs and motions!! Here is how it looked:

The food was delicious, as usual, we had tuna and egg salad sandwiches, tons of sides and fruit.  Of course dessert, and this beautiful cake!

We played games, in particular this game fashioned after Hollywood Game Night, Four Letter Words, suggested by the Grandma-to-be!

 W-H-A-L-E 

F-A-M-I-L-Y

It was a wonderful afternoon celebrating my best friend and my future godson!

Living life, celebrating things (and people!) to come!