Sunday snapshot: Surprise!

On our team, there’s no such thing as minding your own business.  Our lives are unmistakably and unavoidably intertwined.  Let’s just say there aren’t too many secrets around here.  We know more about each other then some of our own families know.  We all live on two floors of the same apartment building, and are always in each other’s homes and lives.  For better or for worse, we are together.  Which is why surprises are nearly impossible to pull off around here.  So when Rachel proposed to the girls a surprise shower for Jennifer, we knew we had to put a secrecy plan into action.  We knew the primary target of the secrecy plan was Daren, Jennifer’s husband.  Daren can not keep a secret from Jennifer.  Not for a week, not for a day, not even for five minutes.  We know this fact from experience.  If Jennifer was going to be surprised, Daren couldn’t know about the shower before she walked into that door.  Part two of the secrecy plan was to also not tell any of the boys on the team about the shower.

And what do you know, it worked!  Jennifer was completely and utterly surprised (as was Daren).  Even with out of town guests coming in, we managed to keep her completely in the dark.

We had a fun ladies’ afternoon celebrating and anticipating the (hopefully soon) arrival of Lucy to the Clements family.  The theme was girly polka dots & rabbits (Lucy will have a Beatrix Potter room).

There were guests from the nearby “big city.”

The main attraction of the party was food (have you caught on that this is a main attraction at all of our parties?).

We had games to play: Boggle using the letters from Lucy’s full name.

And “Lucy items” pictionary.

Which taught us who in the crowd had drawing skills and who lacked them.  We all got a kick out of this “stuffed animal.”  It’s creator shall remain nameless (and no, it was not me!  didn’t you see my art skills in the picture from my class?).

Sam wanted a chance to try out her drawing skills as well.  Can you guess what she’s drawing?

Thankfully, Jennifer’s team won, so she could make off with the awesome sheep basket prize.  Little did she know we would have given them to her regardless of the game result.

After a quick break for dessert (thanks for the cheesecake mix, dad!), it was time for presents.

We all oohed and awed over girly dresses and toys.

The boys in the Clements house aren’t going to know what hit them.

Conclusion of the party?  We can’t wait for those sweet little feet to come fill these shoes!  C’mon paperwork, move quickly please!