pickles & ice cream

This past Saturday was Amy’s baby shower. (I can’t freakin’ believe my baby sister is about to have her own baby. Aww, I’m gonna’ be Auntie Tess … how great does that sound?)

Anywhoo, we celebrated Amy’s mama-2-B status and baby Montana (aka Monty, who’s set to make her big debut in less than 4 weeks … yippee!) with a craveworthy bash centered around pickles, ice cream and lots of crunchy munchies. A couple of the more daring guests embraced the theme with open — um — mouths, topping their sundaes with yup, you guessed it, slices of dill pickle — love it! One even added olives!!

After inhaling ice cream, playing games and opening gifts galore, Amy was done. Poor mama, her Braxton-Hicks contractions were so bad she could barely waddle around to tell her guests good-bye.

With Montana making her mama so miserable, I have to say that I’m secretly pulling for a July 4th baby… that little niece of mine deserves a birthday filled with fireworks. =)


A clothesline fit for a princess. The guests customized onesies and burp cloths for baby Monty.


Two of Amy's BFFs, Dawn and Heather, demonstrate how to play the cotton ball game.

Amy strikes a pose with all of her presents. Spoiled. Spoiled. Spoiled. =)

It fits! I snagged this precious lil' pink dress for Monty months ago ... before we were even sure that she wasn't, in fact, a he!!

Look at all those babies! Monty will have plenty of lil' boys to play with and one lil' girl to show her the ropes.

A proud Mimi surrounded by some of her best gal pals, Kren, Anne and Rose Anne.

Coop takes a break from the baby bash to play with his crazy Uncle Steve.