Showers
The "boat girls" (who all attended Annarita's wedding cruise) gathered at Marianne's cottage on November 6-7 for a night of eating, drinking and laughs -- and it turned into a baby shower...
Franca, Annarita, Marianne, Sandra ("SAHN-druh"), Alfie, Donna and Rosa.
Nov 17: Linda and John add to the baby's wardrobe and toy box. (Notice the baby picture shrine in the background.)
Pooh bear that says all the letters of the alphabet and words for each letter (and plays a song that we've been humming all evening...).
Elisa's first jeans...
Over Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago, the Messina's, McDermott's and Ward's added even more to Elisa's extensive wardrobe, as we all broke our low-carb diets.
Maggie helps Vicki unwrap...
... and helps to model the baby's new hat.
The new teddy keeps warm in a pink fur. (No animals were injured in the making of this picture...)
Jack models his favorite oriental silk P.J.s, wishing they still fit him, but happy to donate them to his favorite Canadian cousin.
Elisa will be catching some Notre Dame spirit.
New Maclaren Triumph umbrella stroller from Grammy and Papa Messina, based on extensive research and years of field-testing by Lorelei. "Carbon" color rather than blue or red to properly accessorize both parents' cars (as well as a lot of Vicki's wardrobe).
On December 8th, Robert threw a small party/shower.
They even got a cake with Elisa's picture on it.
Later that night, Brooke stopped by to give use an amazing memory book for Elisa.
