Woodland Shower

Heather and Baby Woodruff attended their 3rd baby shower this past Saturday. The shower was hosted by Sara (Dany) Paul, Cindy Stephenson and Greta Verd, at Dany's country home in Woodland. The decorations were beautiful as usual, with the color theme being pink and blue, since the gender of BW is not yet known ... it was a lovely ladies' afternoon tea party. There were many desserts to choose from, and a nice light lunch. Heather would like to thank Dany, Cindy, Grandma Helen and Greta for all their hard work putting on a wonderful shower.

This shower was attended by many of Heather's family and close friends, including sisters Sheryl (with Baby Andy) and Greta shown in this picture. After Heather introduced everyone, it was time for some games. The first was "Guess Who's Pregnant", where many wished they had paid better attention in school science. The goal of the game was to match the gestational age of various animals with the correct animal ... for example, did you know that the gestational age of the African Elephant is a whopping 22 months, whereas the age for the opossum is only 13 days?

The next game was "Finish Mommy's Phrase". Heather was asked to fill in the blanks to finish the phrases on the page. Then, everyone tried to guess what her responses were on their own pages. Heather threw everyone a curve ball by mixing up her answers a bit.

Heather enjoyed a wonderful day, however some tears were shed. Dany began by saying a thoughtful prayer in memory of Heather's mom Karlene, and for the safety of Baby Woodruff. Another emotional moment was a poem written by Douglas Allegar ... the father of Justice, one of Heather's former volleyball players, and Billie's husband. And finally, Heather's cousin Michele surprised her with a crocheted blanket from her Grandma Myrtle, who passed 6 years ago.

Heather was overwhelmed with everyone's generosity. Many cute and much-needed gifts were given. Heather would like to thank some of her other special helpers at the shower, including nieces Meagan and Lindsey for taking these photos, niece McKenna for greeting and taking coats and helping clean up, Abby and Maya for helping with gifts (as shown in the photo), and niece Lindsey again for the lovely dance performance.

We appreciate everyone's love and support as we prepare for the new addition. We look forward to introducing he/she to you! Thank you so much!