A Baby Shower

We had a baby shower for Dan and Tara on Saturday. We had a great time! We started off with some random trivia ("What did Dan have for lunch yesterday?" "What kind of shampoo does Tara use?") and then moved outside for a bottle chugging contest. Here are the brave souls who volunteered:

Chugging away.

The kids were just happy to be outside.

And getting ready for the stroller obstacle course. Race around the house, weave around a couple of (parked) cars, take the cow out of the stroller, and strap him into a carseat.
Here's the first contestant (and winner).
Coming around the corner after circling the house. Check out the terror on Aven's face as we were yelling, "Move!" John meant business.
Strapping our bovine friend in. Greg was watching closely with his phone/stopwatch.
Nanci and her sweet, sweet baby.
Aven giving it a go.
The daddy-to-be getting off to a quick start.
Rounding the corner.
Jacob studying the course. Making plans.
Greg with his game face on.
And taking off.
Racing around the house. I wonder what the neighbors thought. It was a beautiful day so there were plenty of people outside...
Getting ready to dodge a blocking attempt by John.
If you look closely, you can see Jacob's head in the carseat. For reasons unknown, when Greg went to strap the cow into the car, Jacob was sitting in the infant seat! HA HA HA HA HA.
Poor Beans was exhausted after all of that excitement!
Benjamin just thought we were very odd.

Tara and Dan opening presents.
Jacob and Aven decided shirts weren't necessary for play.
We had a fantastic time with our friends! Baby showers are a lot more fun when you make guys do silly things. :)