Baby Shower at the Riddick House

Our of our event coordinators, Erin Terapane, hosted her baby shower here at the Riddick House Saturday, March 8th. Most of the Ridge ladies were invited (Elizabeth, Debbie and myself), so we got to enjoy the fruits of our hard work first hand!

Erin's very creative and organized family, including her mother and two beautiful sisters, transformed the banquet room of the Riddick House into the perfect hideaway for a girls' day out. With a "milkoholic" theme, the tables were decorated with miniature milk bottles, pink cow bells, and milk chocolate bars in cow-print wrappers. Lots of games and picture taking with milk-trimmed mustache props made for a fun-filled day.

Erin received enough gifts to fill TWO nurseries! I joked to my mom that I need to get the email list of these attendees and invite them to MY baby shower (whenever that day comes).

The guests raved about the food prepared by our executive chef, David Knapp. A menu of baby BLTs, Mediterranean pasta salad, homemade sweet-and-sour meatballs, broccoli quiche, and miniature fruit salad cups kept the guests coming back for seconds. This wasn't a dry shower, so the hearty food helped keep our tummies full as we sipped on chilled wine (don't worry—the mom-to-be enjoyed sweet tea as everyone celebrated her growing family).

Spring was peeking its head around the corner, with temps reaching the mid-60s. What a beautiful day with good food, great company and lots of laughter!

Left: Water-breaking game; Center: Mini Fruit Salad Cups; Right: Milkoholic tablescape