Castle Rock Shower

It was baby shower-time in Castle Rock, better known as the "Baby Bash" as written on the invitations. The Piercy clan was together for another big party, this time at Kevin and (my younger sister) Julie Johnson's new house. It was a great time as always! Thanks to my sisters Lynne, Robin and Julie for organizing it, and to my mom for helping them out.

The party warmed up with some excellent food and snacks. And for fun, there was a guessing game, where about 15 photos of Heather at different stages in her pregnancy were randomly printed on some paper, and the goal was put them in order. There was also a betting game, where for $1 a guess could be made about either BW's height, weight, date of birth, time of birth, gender or first name initial. The guesses for the gender were split evenly between boy and girl, and it's interesting that the average guess for weight was about 9 pounds!

Then, it was time for the competition. First up, everyone cut a piece of yarn to the length that they thought would reach exactly around Heather's belly, with the closest winning. Here's a photo of Brock's attempt, with Julie looking on. In the end, the winners of the game were Gabe and Dad (tied), each getting within 2 inches.

The next game was for the kids, where each was given a baby bottle with juice in it, and the first to drink it all was the winner. The kids had to work pretty hard, since these were the low-flow nipples that give maybe a drop at a time. Here's a photo of Auna, Rielee and Parker working on their bottles. The eventual winner was Brock, with Rielee and Ainsley next.

The final event was male vs. female, in a game of charades (or drawing). The phrases to be guessed had words beginning with B and W, in honor of Baby Woodruff. The women would win this challenge, which meant Heather won some coupons for things like "One night without getting up" or "One day without changing diapers" ... lucky me.

After cake and ice cream, Heather and I opened up the presents for BW. We got lots of help from Rieliee, who loves opening presents. Everything that was given was awesome, and we are grateful for this family's generosity. Thanks to all for coming to the party ... we appreciate you and your support, and we look forward to the day when Baby Woodruff gets to meet all of you!