Baby shower --- or, typical Westphal party

Well, we had the "baby" shower, but in typical Westphal-fashion. It started at 1:00 and went until late in the evening. No gifts were required; however, we asked those that felt they had to bring something, to bring educational or learning gifts (books, DVDs, puzzles). Anyhow, we got a boat-load of books and developmental toys – Fletcher will have a lot of great learning ahead of him.

So, our good friend Ginny made all sorts of wonderful and delicious food including filet, crab dip, shrimp, and her famous spring rolls [insert Homer Simpson drooling sound here]. Additionally, we had a spectacular cake provided by Jeana (Libby’s youngest sister) that was in the shape of an umbrella – very creative.

The weather was awesome – sunshine, warm, and picturesque. A lot of beer and wine was consumed -- which naturally lead to all sorts of mischief -- including drinking beer from baby bottles. The evening closed with Chimnea roaring with a nice warm fire and good friend chatting and laughing.