Last week the girls and I attended Tiffany's shower in Illinois. Ben has a broad range of interests and he wanted to attend. Ben loves tea parties, but that's another story! However, to stick with proper decorum, he acquiesced and didn't crash it. So, his wonderful friends in his hometown decided to give him a shower of his own. This, of course, meant the fathers and sons would also attend, for most, their very first wedding shower. What great fun we had getting together. (Ben jumping in here. Some of the captions will be me, and some will be from Mom. Let's see if you can tell who did which!)
Thomas pins on Ben's boutonnière, that will be worn at the rehearsal. Is it wise to let someone who's job is to stick people with needles do this?!?
The ladies outdid themselves with beautiful teacups, incredible tea and fabulous food. Well done!
The young men first stayed near the front door, unsure of what they were doing. Once the food came out, they played along quite nicely. Fastest way to a man's heart.....
Ben pours the first cup of tea to start the festivities.
No one had any trouble enjoying the fabulous food, except Thomas, who wanted to make sure it wasn't poisoned, first.
Thomas digs in, Ben talks to one of his groomsmen, James, as Kaylee and Rachel look shifty.....
Sara and Kelsey practice CPR on a rabbit. Live, little bunny, LIVE!!!!
What is a party without a jump rope? Joshua looks very enthused!
Brian found an isolated corner to enjoy his food in peace.
The shower included a variety of games, like chess. Nothing like a little "war on a board" for a groom's shower.
The best part about a party? GIFTS! Free stuff, free stuff! Oh, right, and the people are nice too......
Ben opening his gifts, while his best man makes sure he writes down who gave what. Forget about being a paramedic, Thomas. You are just too cute as a secretary!
Do you know the muffin man?
Handmade potholders, absolutely beautiful!! Second only to homemade pots!
Tools for the man of the house! Ben is still very secure in his masculinity!
Tiff might try to steal this one.....
No home is complete without an apple peeler!
A ladle, nearly big enough to double as the bathtub....
Behold, a schizophrenic chair! Scroll down to see it switch personalities.......
Wait for it, wait for it.......
Boom! Now it is a stool! How cool is that?
Anthony and JT playing patty-cake. They are sooooo sweet!
Um....... I really don't know what this is all about.
Hat game, hat game! Everyone loves the hat game!
The blushing bride....I mean groom!Mr. H and I have had 26 wonderful years together. There have been challenges and setbacks along the way, but the blessings have far outweighed the disappointments. We feel that we have gone full circle now and are so thankful to watch the process start all over again in our children.
Ben asked me to extend a heart-felt THANK YOU to our dear Patterson friends for honoring the Lord, Tiffany and him with this ancient tradition. He promises that he will live up to all our expectations.
There was one person who was greatly missed at this grand event. She knows exactly who she is!
with love,
Mrs. H
9 comments:
A bath!!! Oh, that's right, Ben likes us to refer to it as a shower... ;)
Awwww, you got a boutonnière and I have a bouquet! How cute! Who made yours?
Oh, I recognize a few antique tea cups/larger saucer sets that we have in our collection too!
Wow...that is a big ladle! Is that part of the antique utensil collection?
Very nice chess picture!
You make a fantastic Best Man, Thomas! :)
Oooo, I like the chair/stool! Don't forget about the sticker.
Um.......I don't know either. Did you ever figure it out?
Well, it looks like the party was a lovely one, and I wish I could've been there too! Yes, I'm with Ben on the "thank yous." What a wonderful gift to be surrounded by friends and family.
Okay, these are the captions that I think Ben did:
5. Poisoned food
7. CPR
11. Free gifts
14. Potholders
16. The PC pan...and yes, I just might steal that one.... :)
19. The chair/stool photos
23. The card picture (although, I'm still going back and forth on that one...)
24. The hat game.
Okay, I guess you can tell me how I did...I think I'm ready to find out how poorly I did...
The first ten minutes all of us guys were kind of lost, but after things warmed up (and the food came out) we began to enjoy ourselves... Thanks to the Reynolds for opening up their house!!
It sure was a very nice afternoon...even with the rain!
Thomas, we are holding the list hostage. We are trying to figure out what the ransom should be. :o)
Mrs. Reynolds :o)
Wow! What a neat idea! It looks like y'all had a great time! I especially liked the boutonniere.
Still wishing we all lived closer. :-(
Tiff,
It is a shower! No need to call it by another name, just because your gender is selfish about its parties!
Jessica Dunfee, and Becca Freres made the boutonniere, and they did a loverly job.
To satisfy your curiosity, I wrote:
Part of 1. 3. 5. 6. 10. 12. 14. (The funny, irreverent parts...)
All of 7. 8. 11. 13. 16. 17. 18. 19-21. 22. 23. 24. 25.
And Mom wrote the beginning and the end.
Nope, I never figured it out. I should have asked Kathryn at dinner tonight!
Mrs. R,
Thank you again for the lovely party! I will be sending an appropriately hand written note, but I was so grateful, that it doesn't hurt to say it twice!
Yes, charge my irresponsible secretary dearly for that list!
McMom,
Yes, me too.
BFH
How fun is this?!
Our thanks to Corey Walker, our contributing photojournalist.
Very creative! :-)
I love all the pictures on your blog, they're so much fun! Looks like your family has a great time together.
What was the name of the "world domination" game the boys were playing in one of the previous posts?
~Ashley
Ashley,
World domination game: "Risk".
One of the best sitting-inside-while-its-snowing-outside games.
Thomas
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