the Baby shower

The baby shower we had for Traci went really well, and it was so much fun cooking up chick food. We had a really good turn out, great weather, and an abundance of gifts. I made smoked salmon pockets with a basil cream sauce, strawberry pretzel salad, chicken lettuce wraps, crackers with cream cheese and raspberry chipotle sauce. Larissa brought a delicious strawberry/banana frozen punch, and Suzanne brought hot pineapple salad. The hot pineapple salad is apparently a staple in Mississippi at all social functions. It was my first time tasting it, and when I did, it reminded me why I love Southern cooking! So yummy. It has pineapples, cheddar cheese, butter, and Ritz crackers. This may sound like a weird combo to a Yankee, but it all comes together for a delicious treat. (Suzie are you proud of me for eating cheddar cheese with fruit? Apple pie is right around the corner, I'm sure.)

Here's some pics of the shower. Several of us from our Sunday school class got Traci the Pack N Play from her registry. Also there's the invitation that Larissa made up for us- total of 53 invitations! And then the group of us from church, with Traci in the middle. And the diaper cake that Suzanne made- so cute.

We all had a really good time, and we've had fun since helping Traci get her nursery ready. Larissa spent last Saturday there getting the walls painted, and I'm hoping to get curtain of sorts sewn for her this week. It's really a piece to put in the half-moon window above the window so that she can block the light when the baby's sleeping.

Traci's got a cool website set up for the baby at this site: http://www.babyhomepages.net/huckabee/index.php

We're all so excited, and can't wait to meet little Grant soon.