Baby Shower

Last week I had the privilege of going to a shower in Decatur for Baby Emma.  It was so much fun!!!

I've included a few photos of our fun morning.

These are the hostesses with Mother-to-be, Bailey.  From left to right--Kate, Mary Ila, Mother-to-Be, Leah, Cathorine and Megan.  Aren't they cute???

 Guess who???  These are the proud grandmothers with Bailey.  Me, Bailey and Ann.

Time to open the gifts      

Baby Emma and Bailey received so many nice and useful gifts

I think Bailey likes this process

She has so many cute friends. 

Kate, Bailey and Heather.  More great friends!!

Juanita and her daughter Kelsey drove from Florence to be at the shower.  Wasn't that sweet.

Thanks Juanita and Kelsey.

Delicious cupcakes---Mmmm good!!

I can't end this post without talking about the food.  I am so sorry I did not take more photos of the table and all the food.  Being a first time grandmother is a bit distracting.  I was concentrating on all those fabulous gifts!!!  The food was fantastic!!  We were met with Mimosos as we arrived and then enjoyed blueberry muffins, fruit, an egg dish, grits(what southern brunch does not serve grits), cupcakes and more!!  It was all delicious, but the coffee/ice cream punch was to die for.  OMG, I could not stop drinking it.  I resisted it until the end of the party and it is a good thing I did or there would not have been enough for the other guest.  I am still dreaming of that punch.  If I can get my hands on this punch recipe, I will share in a future post.   It is definitely worth the millions of calories!!


Thanks young hostesses for such a fun morning.  I am so thankful that Bailey has such wonderful friends that surround her with love and support.
patti

SURPRISE!!!!!!

Yes,  my blogging has been sporadic at best for the last 6 months.  I have lots of catching up to do and will be trying to do that over the next few weeks. So here goes---In October, during a family weekend in Nashville, my daughter, Bailey, and her hubby, Sage, revealed that they were expecting my first grand child. What a surprise and what JOY!!!!  Words cannot express how excited I am about this new little life in our family.  Bailey and Sage will be wonderful parents and if I do say so myself, I think I will be a pretty incredible grandmother.  I must say I don't relish the idea of being called Granny or Big Momma, so I have to come up with a cool grandmother name.  HELP!!!!!   Christmas brought more excitement - we found out the sex of our BABY.

Bailey and Sage revealed the sex of MY grandchild thru this precious cake and I had the honors of cutting it.

  It revealed ------------------------IT'S A GIRL!!!!!

Yep, it's a Girl!  This baby girl is going to be named Emma Gunter.  Emma is my Mother's name and Gunter was her maiden name.  How sweet is that??  To make it even more special, my Mother, was on hand for the reveal.   Bailey is so close to my Mother and has always said she wanted to name her little girl after grandmother.  So in conclusion to this post,  Baby Emma is scheduled to arrive on June 4.    

Oh, by the way, the cake was delicious!!!!!

patti

Corn and Wild Rice Soup with Smoked Sausage

Mmm good!!!!

Corn and Wild Rice Soup with Smoked Sausage

I made this over the Christmas holidays to rave reviews.  Last week I decided to make again. It was just as good as I remembered.  I served with crusty french bread.  Yum!!

patti