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Liz's Baby Shower, Page 3

May 2014

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Donna, Diane and I went down to Sara Beth's (the one at the South end of Central Park).  We arrived slightly early, so we took a quick stroll into the park.

Donna and Diane standing together on a Central Park path beside a flowering dogwood tree

Then we had a brief moment to set the room up before the shower actually started.   The balloons and flowers really made it look lovely.

Private dining room set for Liz's baby shower with pink and purple balloons and flowers on the tables

Place setting at the shower with the printed menu, teacup, and small favor boxes tied with purple ribbon

The infamous Blue Hydrangeas.

Blue hydrangeas arranged in a vase on the window ledge at the baby shower

The star of the day, the glowing expectant mother (in stereo - someone else was taking her picture with their tablet):

Liz standing smiling beneath pink and purple baby-shower balloons while another person photographs her with a tablet

Grandma Mastrangelo and Grandma Kaufman, with Mommie Liz between them.

Grandma Mastrangelo and Grandma Kaufman posing with Liz beneath the baby-shower balloons

We were well fed.  The theme was a tea party, and in addition to tea there were adorable (as well as delicious and plentiful) tea sandwiches.

Plate of tea-party food with tea sandwiches, mini lobster rolls, small savory bites, and asparagus

We had the 'young and/or Australian' table.  (Three people at that table had lived in or were from Australia!)  From left to right in this next photo are:

  • Shane, who worked with Liz at the court house
  • Liz, the guest of honor
  • Lydia, a friend from law school
  • Carol, a long-time friend of Liz's
  • Katrina, a long-time friend of Liz's
  • Mrs. Coddington, Katrina's Mom, who is from Australia
  • Johanna (younger daughter of Janet McGuckian, Diane's long-time friend, who lived in the same area that Mrs. Coddington is from)
  • Caitlin (older daughter of Janet McGuckian, who also lived in Australia)
  • Michelle, who worked with Rich

Large group at the younger table smiling toward the camera with tea-party food spread across the table

You can also see some of the other food that was served.  I don't have a good picture of the "older person's table", since both Diane and I were at it, and my pictures are ones that one or the other of us took.  But at that table were Jackie (Rich's mother), and Diane. 

Donna and Diane seated together at the shower table with drinks and flowers in front of them

Donna and I were at that table (shown here along with Diane). 

Donna, Anne, and Diane posing together for a portrait at the baby shower

Also Rich's cousin Kerri (Judy's daughter-in-law), and Rich's Aunt Judy. This next picture is an action shot.  Carol (standing) is giving Judy one of the prizes from the games that she (Carol) had organized.  (Kerri is to the left of Judy in the picture.)

Carol handing Judy a prize during one of the baby-shower games while others watch and applaud

There were  3 games.  The favorite was when Carol read a line from a nursery rhyme, and we had to write down the 1st line of each one.  Fairly difficult, although Diane was an ace at this!  Here we are being given instructions:

Carol standing and giving instructions for a baby-shower game while guests listen around the room

Listening intently to the instructions:

Guests seated around the tables listening intently during the baby-shower games

Here Carol and Katrina determine a winner.

Liz posing with Diane for a portrait during the baby shower

Mother-to-be and Grandmother-to-be:

Liz and Anne standing together and smiling for a portrait at the baby shower

A couple more pictures from the shower, one just relaxing for a moment and one of a guessing game (identifying what baby item is in the bag).

Guests seated around the table relaxing and talking during the shower

Carol and Katrina at the table while determining a game winner during the shower

No time to open any gifts at the shower, but here is a picture of the Sky-Blue-Pink Baby Blanket I made for Baby Mastrangelo.

Handmade striped baby blanket in pink, blue, yellow, and lavender spread out on the floor

After the shower, Donna and I walked back - lovely evening! - while Diane, Liz, and a couple others brought items back to Liz's place. 

I had a lovely visit, and it was a lovely shower. 

If you remember back to page 1, Paul was going to his Mom's to get some work done there for her.  This was highly successful!  Monday, after his successes there, he met me at the train station and we headed back home, driving past the famous pizzarias Pepe's and Sally's.  Some day we will have to try them.

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