Dao's Diaper cake and lots of decorations!
Luckily, our Europe map got to stay up :)
the living room all decorated
and kitchen
a very pretty, well-dressed Nessy is ready to knock out some amuse-bouches!
So am I :D
Diaper “cake” made by the ever-talented cousin David
Cuteness abounds
So so cute
The bar ready with chips and queso
little bags of nuts (no one ate) and our utensils
punch bowl
Huzzah!! Prosciutto wrapped strawberries - inspired by food I had in Prague:)
So good :)
Success:)
Ness photoing a tray I laid with spoons
see?
us at work on the 2nd amuse bouche - melon and salmon with a sweet basil sauce
Thumbs up to the strawberries:D
scrumptious!!!
and some 'cheese balls' with 2 kinds of ham, celery, etc
Ness sears scallops for another amuse
She is an amazing caterer :)
Annie and Linda help make Aunt Sha Sha's sandwiches
Ness's beautiful job! each one even had a sliver of scallion for garnish
:>
see ness? my focus was no better!
Salmon and melon!! with their sauce
Ness now 'plates' the first of our amuse - the dill cucumber soup
Sharlin has arrived, Ness is still workin
Looks good!!
Shar and Annie (shar just made her necklace this morning)
the rose spritzer I made
Sheila arrives with Steve, David chats with Mom, Justin talks to someone off screen:)
Mom looks on
and sports the necklace I gave her for Xmas :)
Justin chillin by the cakes
Hello Dad to be
Cute!! punch Sha Sha made
YAY <3 Sheila n Nessy
Ness, aunt linda, Aunt Sha Sha, ..., Mom
Ness gets some spritzer as Justin partakes of the amuse we saved him
Mom plays David's game of 'guess Sheila's belly size'
is she even close?
The boys drink vodka and redbull by the door. Leanna and Sha Sha look on
Ness snaps incriminating photos ;)
:D
Baby Belly
Nanny being silly
Sheila in the chair of honor :)
David finds out who was closest
after doin a dance
Baby showers are serious business
Sheila tells a story of her overall thinness :)
measurement
New game
Fill in the blanks for nursery rhymes.. Ness knows she is not winnin' this one
the fam filling in blanks
Next game - guess what food is smeared in the baby diaper... Sha Sha, you are a sick lady!
Leanne looks on with trepidation
ladies sniff diapers
swoosh by Shar shar
swoosh of Sheila n Shar conspiring
Mom sniffs along
Ness takes pix
Hi Ness!! :D Told u I just missed the cam in yr face ;)
Nessy and Momma
The game continues
David Poses for a pic for Nessy
Sha Sha sure is proud of herself ;P
;D
gift time!!
I let other ppl photo the gift process
After the party - Ness, Dao, and Sharlin sit and discuss wine
Well Hellooooo
Takin pix of a wine stopper I brought Dao back from Venice
Dao and Ness are in the BG
I <3 this fishy wine stopper (Ollie is on the couch in the BG)
Board games on the table for later
corked the Shiraz I'd opened for everyone but was too sweet
Mom drives us to El Tipico for Dinner!
Dao and Mom are singing :)
Very cute balloon on our fence to show this is where the shower was
Cuuute. Ness pointed out the umbrella was for the “Shower”
ok this si better
Me in great sunshine!!!
And Nessy too
Look at those peepers!
playin with my cam and Nessy :) Isnt Tx Dramatic?
Nessy es Mod
and glowy
and has a shiney eye:)
Ok Ok enough
The family at El Tipico - our very first favorite Tex Mex restaurant
Aunt Sha Sha, Uncle Jim, Dao, Momma, Nessy
Nanny is startled by Sha Sha's laugh ;P
Sharlin, Leanne, Aunt Linda, Steve
Steve, a happy Rob, Sheila, and Justin :)
Rob is feeling the baby!!!
Sheila is in pain ;D
Rob looks verryyyy entertained!
Me and the familia
Mom must be sayin something about my pic takin ;)
ok ok
Sharlin ponders the menu and Nanny looks distressed!
Linda and Leanne :)
Me and my nachos
Food arriveth!
Ness - use the utensils!!
My wondaful enchiladas
Dao gets a tortilla to appease Vanessa
everyone with their food
Nanny was embarrassed DAvid was eating his tortilla in such a way
YAY!!!! :D
after dinner - Dao poses with Senor Pancho
Steve, Dao, Pancho, Rob
Bye bye El Tipico!!
Mom writes in a book Dao got for Sheila, Justin, and Brennan
Theres Ollie
Ness has changed into a more comfy shirt
And Mom is stylin in another pretty outfit :)
Nanny and Mom - Mom is tryin to fix the buzzer for Taboo
Ollie stands on his own!!!! We are at my grandma's house
Very proud of u Ollie
After playing Cranium, Sheila fell asleep while the rest of us played an awesome game of Taboo
Sweet sleeping Mommy to be
And her guard Dog :) (Sheila's face is dbl exposed here!!)
