Holy Cow..........where did the rest of the summer go?

Between camping trips, family reunions, canning, and a baby shower, somehow the rest of the summer just FLEW by! With being so busy, I didn't get to as many garage sales as I did the first half of the summer. Still a few good finds here and there and I'll try to play catch-up!

First I'll post a few baby shower pictures from August. Little Ethan Robert is due any day now!

Our cute tables..........the old canning jars worked out great for centerpieces! It's hard to see from the picture but the jars on either side of the flowers have little tealights in them and cute little blue diaper pins tied with blue ribbon around the top. We got the flowers at Sam's, the blue gingham fabric at JoAnn's (with a coupon of course!). The little diaper pin tie-ons came from either Oriental Trading or Dollar General (can't remember which). Let me just say that plain white tablecloths from Sam's are a great investment! We've used these for numerous family celebrations including 2 weddings, an Eagle scout ceremony, and now we'll add a baby shower to the list!

I had to show you the chicken that dh cooked. YUMMY!! The chicken cooker was a good investment too.........it holds 40 pounds of chicken and comes apart for transporting. There's an Amish business near us that makes them. Pretty cool!

The 2 "uncles to be" playing horseshoes :)

The parents-to-be opening some of their many gifts! You can't see from the pic but the little blocks on the gift table spell out E-T-H-A-N :)

The beyond yummy cake and cupcakes! The little bear picks in the cupcakes came from Dollar General and the tiny blue baby bottles behind the cakes came from OTC. We put lifesavers in them and then gave them away to the younger kids.

Shower attendees trying their hand at the games. We had a baby picture guessing game, a candy guessing game (candy was in a big blue baby bottle), and a raffle of sorts to guess Ethan's birthdate. Prizes for the winners (and a couple for the losers! ha ha) were awarded!

It was a beautiful summer day and such a blessing to share it with family and friends.

Deb