A Whopper of a Weekend!

Labor Day weekend was CRAZY, but very fun too! It all started Friday night with a Pampered Chef party! We had a lot of fun. I hosted my first PC party, and the girl who was the PC consultant just started out so it was her first show too! I barely had anyone show up (seeing that I scheduled it on Labor Day weekend and all..) but I got a TON of outside orders and ended up getting a ton for cheap because of all the orders! Thanks everyone!

Saturday I got up and ran a few errands before dressing up and attending my second baby shower with friends! It was so fun and pretty! My three friends Bonnie, Ashley and Meagan did such an amazing job, it was great! The cake was ADORABLE and delicious, the food was so yummy and the decor was adorable! I loved it. We all had a great time! Daniel even came! I got some great and much needed items. I even got some hand made things! Ashley's grandmother made us a beautiful afghan that I love so much! Thank you!!!! And Bonnie (and Tom too!) made an adorable custom quilt! I love custom, hand made things so much and especially when they are for Gunner! It was a wonderful shower, I had a great time and thank you girls so much for throwing it for us! (I didn't get a ton of good clear pictures from the shower for some reason!)

Saturday night we had the family birthday party for my niece Emily's 16th birthday! It was a ton of fun and I cannot believe she is 16! When I met her (and most of Daniel's family) it was at her 11th birthday party. Hard to believe!

Sunday we got my family and Daniel's family together for a big BBQ lunch and diaper shower. That was some delicious food and adorable decorations! We all had so much fun. We got SO many diapers and other items that were much needed. My brother in law and sister in law (Scott and Kristi) helped us finish out the nursery by getting us a beautiful glider rocker with a glider ottoman! Two of my nieces even got us gifts! (Janna even made Gunner a cute little pillow!) The most memorable part though was opening the gift from Daniel's mother. She had several items from the past, and there were notes describing what each item was, who it belonged to before, and how special it was to the family. It was so amazing seeing what these items were and how they were significant to Gunner's family history.

"Gunner, This was the first outfit which was bought for your Uncle Stephen when he was just six weeks old by his mother and your grandmother, Nanny. It cost $3.98. This outfit was also worn by your Uncle Scotty and your dad. It was given to Cousin Colton when he was born, then passed down to you three years later. Today, September 5, 2010, this outfit is 40 years old."

"Gunner, This outfit was worn by your Uncle Stephen, Uncle Scotty and your dad. Uncle Stephen had his six month old pictures made in this outfit."

"Gunner, These shoes belonged to your dad, Daniel Babb, and were a gift from Mrs. Eubanks who was a neighbor and went to church with us at the time Daniel was born."

"This is the blanket that was made for Daniel before he was born. Why is it pink? One girl and two boys in the family already....you figure it out!!! He always loved his pink blanket. Right Daniel?" [the yellow one was also Daniel's blanket]

"This is the Pound Puppy Daniel begged for when he was in the fourth grade. (along with a cabbage patch doll.) He got both for Christmas that year."

"Daniel and Mandy, This is a family heirlook which belonged to Cullen Ward. [Cullen was Daniel's grandfather on his mother's side] This was his shaving mug, razor and brush he used for shaving. He used this for many years. Mama Ward [Daniel's grandmother] and Nanny want you to keep this for Gunner so he will have a little bit of heritage from our side of the family."

"Daniel and Mandy, This is a stocking which belonged to Cullen Ward. It was bought for Cullen when he was one month old by his mother. Cullen Ward would have been Gunner's great dranddaddy. Cullen would have been 98 years old on August 22nd, 2010, which is the year Gunner was born. Mama Ward found this stocking in some of her keepsakes and wanted you to keep it for Gunner in memory of his great grandparents, Nettie and Cullen Ward." [this stocking is almost 100 years old.]

So as you can see, we had a very special baby shower. It's so amazing to hear these stories, and even more amazing to see the items from the past that went along with the stories. Gunner has some amazing family, past and present, and I cannot wait to share all of this with him someday.