BABY SHOWER

 It will not be long now before Charlene and John's baby arrives. Sister-in-law Kim suggested we hold a Baby Shower.

 We invited lots of Charlene's lovely friends to share the occasion.

Charlene was expected to drink from a baby bottle.

 It was a reall happy afternoon, and Charles said he could hear the laughter from a long distance off!

First Kim brought out a potty, contents included!

 And Charlene was expected to eat it! (Actually, yellow jelly and chocolate biscuit do no taste too bad.)

 Then came the nappy. Bernie, who had seen the two rather offensive objects in the kitchen earlier, nearly had a fit1

 

 We were all asked to smell it, and guess what the ingredients really were!

 Tracey did not want to smell it, and Connie, who is John's godmother, did not want to get too close either.. (It was chocolate Turkish delight all squashed up.

Nate and Kenzie are only recently out of nappies themselves.

But the kids joined in the fun.

There was a lovely array of gifts for the baby.

Lots of ooh-ing and aah-ing over little blue things.

 Such a happy occasion, and we all feel so blessed with lovely friends like these.

Meanwhile, Charlene is going to have fun putting away some of those lovely things in these new chests of drawers that John has been making for her.