All Boxed In

I finally finished the trays I've been wanting to do of my daughters. I wanted each tray to reflect their differences.  These are 7 Gypsies trays that I found at my Jo-Ann's store.

PARTY TIME or THE PARTY'S OVER or just plain LETS SHOWER STEPHANIE

March 10, 2012. Time to shower Stephanie. My sister opened up her New Jersey home to family and friends to host this shower. Thank you! And it turned out to be a fabulous party.

Stephanie posing with her cake

The local bakery did a fantastic job of creating the cake.

The Bride To Be

Lunch

Desserts

Game time...Stephanie dressed up in an array of different things and the guests had to write down how many things they remembered.

Gift opening time

This one was from Stephanie's sister, Tracy; she put her own spin on the sample photo.

This is the pillow I made for Stephanie made out of shirts and sweaters that my father wore all the time. I made Tracy one as well.

For all of you who sent in recipes, here is the book they went into.

And this is the Advice box.

The gift wrap bouquet will be making another appearance at the rehearsal.

Ahhh...My girls and me.

Stephanie and Tracy

The Bride's side of the family (my sister is to the left of Stephanie in the black sweater)

Grant's mom, Donna, Steph and me

Stephanie with her best friend and her Matron of Honor, Rachel (and shower co-host)

The Groom's side of the family

Grant showed up at the end of the party.

Thank you to my sister for opening her home, and Rachel for co-hosting. This is a day I hope Stephanie will always remember.

HANUKKAH CAME TWICE THIS YEAR!

It's great to have a fun holiday last just a little longer than normal. This season's Hanukkah did just that. Today we got 2 belated Hanukkah gifts from our girls.

Today, Tracy handed me her gift; a beautiful memory tray with tons of great detail. I've been thinking of making a tray like this for quite a while, but I've too many projects going on right now. So glad Tracy beat me to it!

Then, today's mail brought a gift from Steph and Grant, her fiance. They sent us a beautiful framed photo of the two of them. This pic was part of their engagement photo shoot, although I don't remember seeing this one. It's such a great photo!


I feel so lucky to have 2 great daughters that always think of both Frank and me.