Baby shower

Today was a day at church to celebrate the ministry of our children's and youth ministries coordinators, Kate and Ian, and the upcoming birth of their child. Stephanie arrived early and helped make and set up food - some leftover from yesterday's tea - for the shower, and I had drawn up a 14-question multiple-choice Kate and Ian trivia quiz - to use as a kind of shower game. Some of the questions weren't that hard - like #1 - Who is currently the prime minster of the United Kingdom? but others - like #2 - In which presbytery has Kate's mother NOT served on the staff (Scioto Valley, West Virginia, or Transylvania) (Eva won the contest and the prize with 13 out of 14, while Christine also won a prize for coming in second and pointing out an error in my grading). All of Kate and Ian's parents were there (including Kate's father from Pickerington, Ohio; and Ian's parents from Cornwall, in England. There were about 50 people altogether, there in our fellowship hall. We enjoyed scones, sandwiches, punch, and cake, and Kate and Ian opened a bevy of baby shower gifts (including some frog-related items from Target from us) and acknowledged other children's items people had brought that they'll direct to other kids in the community, and we sold a few more plants from the plant sale. We really enjoy working with Kate and Ian (in Children's Fellowhip and through youth group), and Vincent has a good relationship with them (and other youth team folks), and wish them the best for Kate's labor and delivery and their life together as a newly enlarged family. Kate is due in June, and the church will give them six weeks off paid (essentially most of the summer).