The baby shower this past Saturday was tons o' fun! We started the afternoon welcoming the guests with conversation and cocktails.
I had napkins printed up and the Club served wine, mimosas and...
a
baby blue Mojito for those wishing to imbibe.
The tables were set with diaper cake centerpieces and diaper wrapped napkins.
We served a Tapas Buffet of Pork Lettuce Wraps, Halibut Soft Tacos, Grilled Beefsticks with Lemongrass Salsa, Vegetable Sushi and a salad of Winter Mixed Greens, Pears, Gorgonzola, Walnuts and Dried Cranberries, yum!
Chef did not disappoint, the food was delicious! No photos though, we were all too busy enjoying the meal!
For sweets we served homemade cupcakes in
baby blue wrappers and a tray of mini delights.
We decorated the dessert table with a larger version of our diaper cake. There is a baby bottle filled with water in the center that allows you to put fresh flowers on the top of the cake!
One "typical shower thing" we did differently was we asked the guests to bring their gift unwrapped. Opening the gifts can be very time consuming and we wanted the entire party to be enjoyable for all! We displayed the gifts on a table so everyone could see the useful, adorable and much appreciated baby items. During lunch, the Momma-to-be thanked all the guests for coming and for all their generous gifts.
hand painted nursery canvas's by Auntie Kris, my handmade dust ruffle, and just a few of the sweet baby boy giftsWe played one game, "
Name that Tune". Every song had the word "baby" in the title of course! The guests had fun and even sang along to their faves! We gave burned CD's of the mix to the top winners of the game.
Our thank you favors were very practical... cans of tennis balls and bags of golf balls, sports we all have in common and enjoy, and if not, the family pup always loves a new tennis ball!
It was so much fun to plan... and sooo much fun to share the excitement of welcoming our first
grandbaby with all the guests, our dear friends and family.
grandma Hattie, alias
When I was young, we had yellow chick Peeps, only chicks,
Now... you can get them in so many different colors and animal shapes for every holiday.
isn't this a cute idea for your Easter baking?!
Or how about these bunny cupcakes using regular marshmallows
Carrots are a bit more of a "mature" theme to decorate your cupcakes, don't you think?
And... a bit more complicated to decorate, but oh so adorable... pots of colorful flowers.
