Work Baby Shower

On Wednesday, August 15th, the lovely people at my work threw me my first baby shower!

We had it during the lunch hour and everyone in the office was invited - boys and girls!

The 2 girls who were "hosting" it, Joyce & Lynn, decided to try something none of us had had before - KFC Catering. It was very good! 2 different kinds of chicken, mashed potatoes, coleslaw, mac n' cheese, biscuits, etc!

Here's a look at the spread:

Funny story with the cake - According to Lynn, who was ordering the cake, Giant Eagle was supposed to put actual baby blocks on the cake and decorate it in blue. The morning of the shower, she got a phone call at 7am. A bakery clerk said that they had a meeting that morning to discuss the cake because it goes against a copyright... WHAT?! There is copyright on cake decorating??? So weird... Apparently, they would need to frost the cake with purple in order to use the blocks... to which Lynn of course replied, "We can't have purple! She's having a boy!" hahha
So we got what you see below - frosted-on baby blocks! Just as cute to me - and edible! :)
White cake with real strawberry (even had chunks of berries) filling! MMM!

Everyone enjoying their meals and cake in a conference room:

My two lovely hostesses, Lynn & Joyce (L to R)!! They did all the work in planning, shopping & setting up - couldn't have asked for more! They did a great job!

On to the gifts! I was AMAZED at the gifts they got us! I could not believe the generosity - so much more than I could've expected.
First up - the pack 'n play! Caleb picked this out - it's blue, gray & black. Very cute! And manly... according to him ;)

Secondly - An exersaucer! I was VERY excited about this gift because it has 3 stages. So, though it's expensive, it can be used for a year+! Play mat for baby, seat with toys for when baby can sit by himself, and you can take it apart and have it so that a 1-yr-old can walk around and play with the toys! (see box). Love it!

Lastly, the Bumbo seat! In blue! :) Ironically, this was the same day that Bumbo came out with a recall, saying children were falling out of the seats and needed to be belted in. So I need to send in for a belt. (*Note - I think the big problem is parents not watching their kids - not that the seat does not work appropriately, so I'm definitely keeping the Bumbo).

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone who contributed to the gifts and came to the shower! I had a wonderful time and felt VERY blessed to have you all as friends who want to celebrate Bryson with us!