Yesterday at work the Pratt team threw Tawnya our Contracts Specialist / Problem Solver / Life Saver (as you can see she is very important around the office) a surprise Baby Shower.
She had a feeling we were up to something, but had no clue that it was going to happen yesterday. So we successfully surprised her! Yea!
Tawnya is due on 21 November with a little boy. So of course, the theme was "It's A Boy!" and blue. The food was very tasty! We had yummy cake with chocolate mousse in the center, lemon pie, chocolate chip cookies, a variety of pound cakes and yummy punches (raspberry & strawberry).
The guest list consisted of mostly males...so we had to make the shower interesting for them. Most males are not easily entertained like us women who love to ough and augh over baby gifts. So we played three baby shower games catering to the men. The men took the games very seriously and were very competitive...they were out to win! I have definitely decided that a Jack and Jill Shower is the way to go...so many dynamics and personalities...what a blast!
Game #1) Baby Bottle Chugging Contest - the object was to see who could drink the most milk out of the bottle in three minutes. The only rule was they had to drink through the nipple. It was hilarious! The person who WON bit a hole in the nipple so the milk would come out faster. She left everyone in the dust and her tactic was well within the rules. The participants requested that next time bibs be provided since milk driblets got all over their neatly pressed button-up business shirts.
Game #2) "Name that Baby Food" - The baby food selections were Sweet Peas, Chicken Noodle dinner, Peaches, Green Beans and Pears. None of the participants have had kids yet, so they had no idea what baby food tasted like or that it was so bland. The faces were comical.
Game #3) "Brown Noser / Poop Inspector"- the object of the game is to determine what candy bar is in the diaper. The candy bars look realistically similar to baby poop.
This game was hysterical! The participants were all male and Managers or Senior Managers for our group. The candy bars used were Snickers, Reese's, Milky Way, Butterfinger, and 3 Musketeers.
WARNING - if you ever use this game at a baby shower and you're the host...NEVER put a baby diaper in the microwave! Unfortunately, I learned this lesson the hard way and had a diaper combust into flames. I guess the materials that diapers are made out of are very flammable. I thought of using a fire extinguisher to put the fire out, but then remembered the mess that our friends Heather and Matt had when they used their fire extinguisher for their kitchen fire. So, I just threw in the sink under water and thankfully the fire was out. So to say the least my kitchen still reeks of smoke.
So the valuable lesson learned is if you use this game melt the candy bars in a bowl and gently scrap them onto the diaper immediately after removing them from the microwave.
Tawnya got a lot of nice gifts - bottle warmer, baby monitors with video screen, mobile, and cute clothes. Overall I think it was a very successful and fun for all Baby Shower.
Kellie and Jackie came up with some creative games that I had yet to see at a baby shower:
We had a great time visiting with everyone and are anxiously waiting the arrival of our new little cousin, Alliyah! Jackie & Kellie you did a great job - thanks for the invite!
