. . . this girl deserves a party . . .

. . . it hardly seems possible,

but my youngest daughter

is having a baby . . .

. . . where have the years gone? . . .

. . . wasn't it just yesterday

she was sitting on the couch

with her blankie and thumb

watching ferris bueller's day off? . . .

. . . and running to get the curling iron

{it made a great microphone}

at the appropriate moment

so she could join him singing danke shoen . . .

{please refrain from judging my parenting skills}

. . . nevertheless . . .

. . . in a few short days,

i'll have another little grandson . . .

. . . so we had an amazing shindig to celebrate . . .

{please notice that darling newly upholstered chair courtesy of her mother-in-law ~ sooooo cute!}

. . . with friends . . .

{who invited the baby daddy in the background?}

. . . and more friends . . .

. . . our family . . .

. . . including grandkids halleigh and baby cameron . . .

. . . and all the johnson gals . . .

. . . they're the ones

who made this table

look totally fabulous . . .

. . . and it was tasty, too . . .

. . . with little weenies . . .

. . . and meatballs . . .

{mandatory at all boy baby showers}

. . . it was worth coming for these breadsticks alone . . .

{everyone should have a friend who does their hair and bakes!}

{and whose husband is our neighborhood police officer. remember him?}

. . . what a lucky girl . . .

. . . so many fantastic gifts . . .

. . . including these

from a group

of the most generous well-wishers . . .

. . . and this one ~ nearly as tall as the mom-to-be . . .

{she's only five foot nothing}

. . . from her mother . . .

. . . containing my crafty little sewing projects . . .

{i've gotta get a better photo of that quilt ~ it's pretty cute}

. . . and even though i understand

they're not totally politically correct

any more . . .

. . . i hope she'll use these bumper pads . . .

. . . i also hope to get a better shot

than this one from tyler's phone . . .

. . . i might have to go out there

and hang the quilt on the wall myself,

but for now . . .

. . . there you go . . .

. . . we can't wait to meet little ferris . . .

. . . and find out his real name . . .