Nate's coworkers managed to surprise him BIG time and threw him a baby shower. They texted me on my cell phone weeks in advance and asked me to come.
It was sneaky because whenever they texted me details for the big day, I had to delete all the messages ASAP so he wouldn't see them on my phone in the evening (we have one cell phone). They told him that there was going to be the usual "Shindig" and he kept telling me that I needed to make my chicken dip for it and get some cash to pay them for the party! (ha, ha!)
I wrote it on my calendar and worked on things from my end - babysitters, carpool pickup, sick kids, etc. We pulled it off! It was so great - I felt so spoiled and touched that they did something like this.
Here is the sign they had up in the conference room when he walked in... nothing suspicious.
But when he turned around, he saw this on the table. I just loved this cake! It was so fun to have such a big, beautiful pink cake and bring home pieces for the kids. They had us cut it together like it was our wedding reception. I got a kick out of it.
They made these pink cups that had our pictures on it. It was so creative that they managed to find pictures of us without asking! (Maria got the photos from this blog!) Since the shower, the older girls have taken these cups and use them in their rooms and bathroom. I told them about the shower the morning of and they were so excited to hear about it at dinner that night. They couldn't' believe Daddy was surprised.
When Nate walked into the conference room, he had just come from a meeting and planned to only stay for about 20 minutes. He walked in and saw someone taking a photo of him. Some people said "surprise!" But the shock was when they told him to turn around and he saw ME!
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He kept asking, "where are the kids, where are the kids?" Maria arranged parking for me in the parking garage and it was not a big deal at all for me to get into the building with her. He couldn't believe it. We were sneaking through the halls so we wouldn't run into him.
Here he is after the surprise, he looked dizzy and like he needed to sit down.
They had a great assortment of food. Someone went out and got Chick-fil-A platters, wings, meatballs and many homemade things like cucumber sandwiches, roasted peanuts, dips and salad. Nate had leftovers at work for over a week for lunch!
I always hear about his coworkers but actually getting to meet them was really a hoot for me! They told some funny stories about when they had children and we were laughing a lot. Nate ended up canceling his meeting afterwards and we stayed in the conference room.
We played a game! Maria collected baby photos of everyone in the office and you had to guess who was who. Nate didn't think that was suspicious at all when he came home and asked me for a baby photo. We thought our cover was blown.
Everyone was getting a kick out of this game. It was especially funny because she added some random photos from the internet to throw people off.
Can you see Nate?
We were overwhelmed with their generosity in having the party and then to top it all off, they pitched in and got us a gift card and Brenda made us the most beautiful crocheted sweater, booties and hat. She is so talented and I just adore the color. It is so special to have something handmade and new for the 6th baby. We have it laying in the crib, waiting for her arrival.
With the gift card, we were able to buy some things I really needed this past weekend. We purchased a new Boppy pillow, little girl socks, lavender baby powder, and a really big purchase - our STROLLER! I am so thankful for them and that I didn't have to wait to buy these things until after having the baby.
Sometimes his friends in the office read my blog so if you all are reading this, thank you for having a party for Nate (us!) It was the most relaxing and stress-free shower. I felt so excited to have this baby after being with them and having lunch. They took care of all the details and Nate and I are still talking about the fun we had. I can't wait to bring in the baby to show her off in a few weeks!
