Francoise and Mimi get ready to head over to the shower - both of them came in for less than 48 hours to celebrate with us. (Jess is 31 weeks pregnant).
We arrive at the shower where food and drink seemed to be coming off of every surface - obviously this was thrown for a Kender. Marissa and Aarin, our great friends and hostesses, even went as far as to bake and frost these cookies themselves (although they both said the prettiest ones were frosted by Chuck).
Then it was time to have Taisie and Grandpa Toby join the party. They took their Statler and Waldorf seats and were able to chat and enjoy the shower from their upstairs den in Rhode Island.
Don't eat the babies!
Outside, our friends worked on custom onesies and bibs for Slappy. We'll try to show them all off once Slappy can actually get inside them - perhaps in a special "Stuff on My Baby" section of this blog.
It was amazing how much love, i.e. loot, was brought for our little girl.
The hostesses - Aarin showing off one of Slappy's new books, and Marissa making diligent notes, so that Sam and Jess can appreciate each gift.
This clothesline of goodies got pulled across the living room floor.
Oscar is already getting jealous about this one - perhaps another deal is in the making.
This weekend Slappy went to Big Bear. Sam wore a skirt. No - he wore a towel after the hot tub.
The first night we celebrated Feldie's birthday through glorious song.
The Chadwicks taught Slappy how to pickle.
Erin taught Slappy about menswear.
And in true Big Bear tradition - we ate. Bacon. Lots of bacon.
And Chex Mix.
And enjoyed sweet relaxation.
In and out of water.
The Big Bear Chickens - Jess and Alex, Arthur and Liza Mae, Jess and Sam, and John and Erin. Feldie was obviously sad to leave. (Jess is 34 weeks pregnant).
That's right - the one in the middle, no, not the small one, the adult sized one, Todd. Todd is nominated for a Visual Effects Society award. The Awards are being held this weekend at the Kodak Theater in LA. (Jess is 33 weeks pregnant). 
Note: This is not Slappy.
A lunch in Studio City - pre-awards.
UPDATE: My Daddy's a winner! Of the Best Compositing in a Motion Picture Award for his work in "Transformers".
These pictures of her soon-to-be-cohorts - Lilly, Emma, Mateo and Maya - will be placed above her crib, ie dresser drawer. What a gorgeous bunch!
And so does Oscar - he modeled her outfit from Holly and Tano, so she could get an idea of how she would rock it when the time comes.
