Emerson King's baby shower... and Emily's, too!

Saturday was an exciting day! Many of us who love Emily and Gabe...and Emerson... came together for a shower.The food was delicious... the company was wonderful... and the games were fun.

Emily was radiant... Celebrating the coming of Little Emerson King...

Emily, like all of us, enjoyed the absolutely delicious food...

For the first game, Christie and Kelly came around with this ribbon. We were to guess how big around Emily's belly was. Some of us were close...and some were way off!
Lindsey, one of 4 pregnant mamas there, measured around her own belly and added a little. Her ribbon was too long!
Pat, Emily's brother's mother-in-law, won the prize! Congratulations, Pat!
The second game was to unscramble words having to do with pregnancy and babies. I had 17 correct... I can't remember who won, but they would have had more than 17 correct!

The next game was to guess baby animal names. That was difficult for many of us... but the winner, of course. I can't remember who won, but I do remember she had all but 2! She missed the swan and the eel.
There was also a drawing for those who brought my little King some diapers.

It was fun to see all the sweet baby gifts... and to watch my sweet daughter-in-law open them. I loved it...knowing it was all for my little grandson...
I didn't realize there was so much for babies these days... times have definitely changed since my babies were born!

Look at this little robe! Oh my gosh...it is precious!
This little booster seat looked handy. I think Lindsey decided she might need one of those for Benjamin too!
Saddie wasn't there in person, but she was in spirit! She gave her little King a lion to hang on his wall. Well, actually, Emily or Gabe can hang it on the wall for him.
In keeping with the 'King of the Jungle,' I bought these little shoes with a lion on them. Oh my... baby things are so adorable!

Lindsey was thinking ahead for Emily's comfort... and she had a toy and some onesies for her little nephew.
I think it was Christie who gave Emerson his first A's hat. Emily was excited. I guess Emerson's parents are a bit at war over baseball teams. Someone asked if Gabe was an A's fan...Christie said, 'Not YET.'

Someone asked Emily to put the hat on Emerson...
She was delighted to do that!Baseball and the jungle/animal theme were the two prevailing themes. This little baseball mit and glove is a nightlight! How cute!

After Emily opened her gifts, it was time for a group photo before people left.
We had the four pregnant mamas sitting in chairs in front...Here they are a little closer: Anna is due April 23rd, Lindsey is June 21st, Emily is May 3rd, and Kim is April 7th. I think those are all correct.
Anna is having a girl, with my two grandsons in the middle, and Kim is also having a girl. Look at that! My grandsons are already surrounded by girls!
I wanted a photo with Lindsey, Benjamin, Emerson and Emily.
I love this...
Here is Emily with her sister-in-law, Stephanie. Stephanie is married to Emily's brother. They have little Blake. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see Blake. He was with his Daddy and Grandpa.
As we left, Kelly handed out favors...delicious See's candy favors... Andrea let me snap a picture as she took hers.
Last but certainly not least, I wanted a photo of Emily's wonderful friends who gave her the shower.
It was a wonderful...Thank you all!

Jack pays a visit

Jack came to visit today.I was so happy to see him walk through the doors of Room 8.I told him how happy I was he had come. He just smiled.I think he was happy to be back in school, too. He asked me if I noticed his sticker...that he was a 'visitor'? I told him I definitely noticed.
Jack asked me if he HAD TO WEAR it.

"No, Jack. You're welcome to take the sticker off."

This made him happy. He really wanted me to notice the logo on his big-boy shirt.Jack said he really wanted to play school. I asked him what he wanted to do first. He said he needed to sit down and think about it."Whoa, Jack! What a great climber you are!" I told him."Yep," he said. "I know it." He found my mallet and asked if he could play with it.

"Of course you can, Jack."

He said, "Thank you." He showed me how he likes to make his coffee in the mornings.

"COFFEE? Jack! You're too young!" I think I screamed.He dumped it out. He got a little quiet for a minute...then apologized and told me he really DIDN'T drink coffee, just hot chocolate. Then he decided to take a sip of some.He tried to decide what he wanted to do next. He was watching me out of the corner of his eye...Then he just started telling me how he likes to play with things...all kinds of things. I asked him if he wanted down from the chair...
"Well...
"Ok, but I can get down by myself," he told me.
"Be careful, Jack."He got down and played with all sorts of toys...First, he wanted to get the cup again... and he wanted to get it himself!


He told me he was having fun with all the school stuff.
...but the cup is the best.
You can put things in it...you can stir it...

"Mama, look how these go together!"
Jack really wanted to be at a desk...so he put all his school toys on top, climbed up, and continued to climb up till he was standing on top of the desk!

His mama told him he really shouldn't do that.
He heard his friend, Brooklyn, making some noise. He told her to "Shhhh."It was about this time that his mama decided it was time to take him home. His friend, Brooklyn's mama, thought she needed to go home too. So Jack and I said, "bye-bye"...and "see ya later.."


and off he went.