SURPRISE!!!

April 3rd,

(its been a busy couple of weeks if you haven't noticed!!)

was Joanna's surprise shower.

And boy, was she surprised!

It was held at church..

and had a "Country Girl" Theme..

appropriate being that she is moving to Kentucky.

Joanna's seat of honor was a saddle placed on a hay bale.

Some before pictures.

Zachary was all smiles.

I think he was the only male there.

Leah & Jacquelyn setting up the tables.

The favors consisted of kerchiefs (did I spell that right?  it looks funny)

and seed packets.

We got word she was right down the road..

so everyone was hiding in the "wings"

Apparently the ruse was that Dan had left his blackberry and jacket at church

the previous evening and Lyd & Joanna were going to get it.

This was after having breakfast at the Maldonado house..

and following them down, cause they had to help Aunt Barb clean.

:)

Well, it worked.

Bride-to-be greeting everyone

Cool shades!

Cute!!

Lydia opened with a few words.

One of the games...

it was tricky.

Here are some of the words we had to put into

"real English" from "southern-ese"

Any guesses?

If you want to see if you can get them

I'll post the answers at a later time.

Sisters.

Time for presents.

You'll notice the clothespins on Joanna's shirt.

Instead of not saying a certain word or phrase,

no one could cross their legs or ankles or they would

lose thier clothespins.

Angela (rt?) collected just a few.  ;)

Aria also got a few.

Another game..

Questions about Joanna & Curtis.

Did you know..

They are 4 months apart in age?

They are honeymooning in Mexico?

Curtis has 4 siblings?

Esther won this game.

Make-shift bouquet.

Not too many ribbons and/or bows to work with.

After the packages were open, it was time for the stack of cards.

Britney helped.

Um, not for many years yet, missy!!

:)

Congratulations, Joanna!