Throw in a baby shower...

With Karen in town, I couldn't resist the temptation to throw her a baby shower. Yes, this is her 3rd boy, but I found out a couple weeks ago that she's never had a baby shower with any of her pregnancies. So I rounded up some of her friends and had a party!

A big thanks goes out to my sister-in-law, Leigh, who had the theme and all the stuff to go with it (as she did it for my nephew's 1st birthday). It really saved me a ton of time!! Thanks Leigh!!

 

One thing Karen learned about me is that I'm a procrastinator! Well, that's not entirely true. But my time management on this shower wasn't my best. I was busy the week before, and I couldn't figure out how to work on all the shower stuff with Karen living with me (I didn't want to be working on it in front of her). I ended up running short on time the day of the shower, so I know everything isn't hung perfectly, but it's the thought that counts, right!?!?!

 

 

We had Chicken salad croissants, fruit salad, craisin spinach salad and pasta salad. I had flashcards that labeled each salad (that's what the "Ff" card is beside the fruit bowl).

 

This was dessert/party favor. I baked up a batch of cupcakes and froze them so Karen wouldn't see them. I had thought about freezing them with the frosting on, but wasn't sure how it would turn out (and I ran out of time the day I baked them) so I just made up the frosting early and kept in the fridge. Then I quickly frosted them before the party. Originally I had wanted to use gum paste/fondant letters to top them. However, for the sake of time, I used the Cricut and cut out cardstock ones and attached them to toothpicks for the "personalized" cupcakes (first initial of each lady that attended)

Then I placed each cupcake in a clear cup, wrapped with cello and tied with a bow. Oh, and on each cup was this label: "This party was brought to you by the letter Bb (Karen's last name is Bradley")

 

 

Doesn't she look good?!?!

 

She received some adorable outfits (super cute outfit Dena!)!!

 

Last but not least, I did the water bottle labels again. This time it went a lot smoother using regular paper and tacky tape! They actually held together!!

Good luck Karen-we're excited for Evan's arrival in January (I know, the bottle says February but she's have a C-section and is scheduling it early)