I love baby showers! I love attending them and I love hosting them. I love the corny games, the camaraderie between all the guests, the baby clothes, the baby themed decorations, and the fact that we’re all there to celebrate new life together. Last weekend, we celebrated our sweet baby girl with a bright and colorful baby shower along with family and friends. Alex and I really enjoyed having everyone there and seeing the excitement on Grace’s face when it was time to “give the baby a shower.”
The food turned out outstanding! We had fruit and the best spinach dip as appetizers and mom made delicious pulled pork sandwiches for lunch. There was also a prosecco and juice bar for the guests to enjoy and sweet tea lemonade for the kids!
We set up a mock-photo op area where we had the chance to take pictures with our guests and allow them to take a few pictures of their own (see bottom for details)
It was fun to see the kids go after the fruit and doughnuts early in the morning. I think Grace must have stuffed her face with about 4 sugar coated doughnuts and ended up laying on the floor for 20 minutes to let the sugar rush wear off. 
I think having kids… after you already have kids… is much more fun than when you’re having the first one. There’s nothing like seeing the excitement in your kids face while you’re getting ready for a party and it’s always fun explaining that no one is really going to be taking a shower…
We’re still in the middle of renovating our home but somehow Alex was able to patch up a bunch of lose ends and have the pool area ready for our guests. He’s been painting, scraping and pressure washing to make the place look semi-decent.
We all headed back inside for some games, cake and gifts. Everyone showered our sweet little girl with the cutest outfits, baby blankets and bath supplies.
Time for a confession. I’ve ordered this cake from the wild flour bakery for the past three parties we’ve hosted. It’s my absolute favorite lemon curd blueberry cake and if you’re local, you must call Brie and get your hands on some of this deliciousness.
Brie was also kind enough to put up with my back-and-forth on figuring out what the cake should look like. We opted for a three tiered naked lemon cake with fresh blueberry buttercream and lemon curd filling (mouth is drooling just thinking about it) She also added gold leaf touches, which made it look super classy! Thanks Brie!
I think my favorite part of the whole shower was getting a chance to catch up with everyone and chatting about babies and life. Thank you all who made this day so special for Alex and I! Here’s to more babies!!!
DIY Photo-op
- Two rolls of gift wrapping paper
- Tissue paper for pom-poms
- Tape
Find a well lit area and start by taping one of the rolls to the ceiling (or high up on the wall) to set up one side of the background. Slowly allow the roll to drop to the ground and tape the edges to the wall. Do the same with the other roll and secure the bottom to the floor. See this video to make the pom-poms. Scatter the pom-poms on the top part of the background or hang them off a string (like we did) VOILA!
