People usually don't get a baby shower for their second (or third or...) child. Although I didn't have a traditional baby shower for baby-on-the-way (number two), I had an awesome ladies-only party to celebrate my huge belly. And I have my best friend, Emily, to thank! She got the whole ball rolling by asking my other best friend about baby shower protocol. It morphed into a small get together of girl friends around lunch, followed by a creative outlet of play-room-painting. I don't know if anyone else had a good time, but I had a blast! All the ladies brought delicious foods and we stuffed ourselves and chatted for an hour or so.
In the basement it took a little bit of encouragement to get everyone to grab a paintbrush and a pot pf paint, but then they all did their own thing- beautifully! The play room walls are looking really awesome! Darcy and I filled in spaces with 5-petaled flowers. Holly created curvy flowers and butterflies. Chenoa did large yellow flowers and filled in a lot of the grass, stems and leaves. Emily painted two squirrels and a caterpillar on one wall and a few flowers I think. Last night I had the jolting thought that the shelves might hide the caterpillar. Unless I rearrange the room...
The funny thing about the squirrels is that in high school Emily, Chenoa, and I painted a surreal window scene on a teacher's classroom wall (with his permission and instigation). It was a lot of fun. Emily, a squirrel fan, tried painting one cloud to sort of look like a squirrel and ended up painting a rather large squirrel-shaped cloud. It took a lot of effort to discguise the squirrel. So when my husband got wind of our painting plan he made a joke about not letting Emily paint any squirrely flowers. Well, she showed us all! Those squirrels are stinking cute and fit right in!
Even Emma and a friend's daughter got a chance to paint a little. Emma did a "group of roses" that Chenoa added some detail to using her artistic talents. (I will add an after shot at some point!)
I know that Emma will love sharing the space with her new sibling. I might even hang out in the underground garden! The best part is that every time I look at the flowers and butterflies I think of each of my friends. This "shower" was the best gift I could have ever asked for. (I did end up getting a couple of gifts on top of the party that Emily coordinated. Chenoa brought a backpack for Emma that had a new kids music CD plus a couple of toys that Emma can show the baby how to play with (a recycled plastic boat and rings). Plus, Chenoa gifted us with a brag book, a Sandra Boynton book, and an adorable duckie outfit. Holly brought a gorgeous sunflower and rose hip arrangement. Darcy brought her car seat and base.) Thank you friends!
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