At every party there are two kinds of people - those who want to go home and those who don't. The trouble is, they are usually married to each other.

This weekend we had a diaper keg for our upcoming bundle of joy.  Oh that's right, I've been away so long, anyone who isn't my friend on facebook doesn't know that we are expecting a little boy at the beginning of January.  Needless to say we are so grateful and excited.  Okay by we I mean Seth and I.  Evelynn's excitement varies on the day of the week.

Anyway, because having another shower would have been tacky and greedy, we had a diaper keg, which was the brilliant suggestion of my bestie Kathy.  You bring a package of diapers, you get a cup for the keg.  Plus there was lots of great food and cake.  Here is a picture of the cake.

It was AMAZING.  It had, I kid you not, at least a inch of delicious frosting and super moist marble cake.  I'm still kicking myself for not being my grandma and bringing my own tupperware to a party to take some home.
Needless to say, from now on, I'm bringing my own tupperware to parties and I owe my grandmother an apology for mocking her genius.

But one thing I learned from the party is that my friends have kids now.  LOTS of kids.  Like when we get together, the kids take over.  So here is what I need to remember for when we set up baby boy's "Brew and View" (its like a sip and see which is a southern thing I'm told, you come see the baby and you drink tea, except in my life, you get a beer, hence, the keg).
1. Get lots of kid friendly foods
2. Have kid friendly glasses (Kathy's carpet is now permanently green)
3. Have an area for just the kids which includes toys for all ages, a tv, and a table (luckily Kathy has a swing set, unluckily it was colder than hell out)
4. Have an adult willing to look after those kids, or have it in a place the kids can be seen from the party but not heard.  (This one is actually more difficult.  But I noticed a lot of parents worrying about their kids and not enjoying themselves)
5. Party favors for kids.  Kids like when you give them shit.  Especially my kid.
6. Specify on the invite that you can bring your kids.
7. Have the party at a kid friendly time (like not around nap time or bedtime

And if you live in Nebraska, avoid having a party around the game at all costs or do, if you like people to gather around your television and ignore the pregnant lady in the kitchen demolishing the veggie tray, cheese tray, and cake.

I should have taken more pictures.

We are so grateful to our friends the Hagen's for having the party for us and all our friends for coming.  And their kids.

Hopefully this is the start of my blogging again, but I'm not making any promises, this was just way too much to write on facebook.

Love (parties with good food and friends and family),
Carrie