COUPLE'S SHOWER...

'Tater Tot'  had quite a party this past weekend in the Atlanta suburb of Decatur  thanks to some wonderful friends and family...

The expectant couple

You know a lot of things have changed between generations and one of these is the addition of the Couple's Baby Shower. It's not just the girls getting together to celebrate the impending arrival of the new bouncing bundle of joy but has become a co-ed event. 

Family and friends travelled from California, D.C., Florida, New York, Tennessee, Texas and yours truly from Wisconsin to attend the event in Georgia. Not only did these Southern hosts do their garden party up big with a tent, enough seating for the 50+ to enjoy the amazing southern bar b que seated, it was even bigger than the wedding party they had thrown for my daughter and son-in-law less than two years ago. These are very generous friends. Perhaps now that many couples are marrying and having children later in life, it is a bigger deal.

It's great to have creative friends and you knew you had a full evening ahead as a welcome door of photos and list of games greeted the guests. 

Family members were given handmade name tags too.

Yes, of course, there were still games and prizes for guessing the correct number of baby pins,


stealing baby dolls if folks left theirs unattended, 
each guest could also decorate a piece of quilt which will be assembled into a baby quilt,

         bobbing for nipples, bottle nipples. Where are your minds? 

Personalized corn throw board  with diaper sand bags and a Plinko for 'chance'  guesses of the baby's arrival date hopefully not beyond that August 28th due date.


        
And a photo booth op 
for all the guests with  
pacifiers, rattles, yellow duck eye eyeglasses and signs as props.

Other special touches included
cupcakes with edible butterflies, a non edible diaper cake, gorgeous flowers on all the tables and a beautiful garden setting...




The bartender was kept plenty busy as the special drink requests kept coming for the "All Nighter," "Pacifier" and "Pretty in Pink" altho' big tubs of iced alcoholic and non were available too. There were 3 pregnant women that we know of present and they had choices too. There was something for everyone but...

Nobody could forget the reason we all were there was to celebrate the arrival of Tater Tot. She will be one lucky gal - not only with all her new gear but to have a lot of folks who care about her and her folks...

XOXO to all her friends for making this occasion so special!