:: Henry’s sweet baby shower ::

Well am going to kick off Baby Palooza with a look at Henry’s baby shower held last Saturday. My sweet friends Missy and Lynsey did such a great job with the food and decorations as you will see but mainly there was just such a sweet spirit of love for my family and baby and that is what I appreciate most! Missy is a busy mom with two little boys under five and one in the process of being adopted from Korea..plus she has a thriving flower business..so she is a busy woman. Lynsey has THREE girls (one is only 5 weeks old) and helps her husband run the family business–an organic farm..so they both have very busy lives but are full of hospitality and fun..thanks again yall for taking time to bless me in this special way!

OK so on to the photos (which Lynsey took..she is a great photographer)…the shower was held in Missy’s home which is so warm and inviting..this greated me at the front door so i was beaming before the door opened!

Once you got inside there were the cutest party favors piled my Missy’s entry table (notice the lesser quality of this picture..because it was taken my yours truly;;) what were the favors?? rye grass in little terra cotta pots, wrapped up in paper with these precious tags..you know i was swooning! The funny thing is Missy knows that i love to grow rye grass..i was always begging her for seed back in the summer.


and then the cupcakes..oh the cupcakes..by Haley at The Muffin Top…so yummy and PRETTY! They had a big, beautiful cloche on the table, gorgeous nests, and the cupcakes all had one of my free fave three things on top..a monogram (H), little dots, or birds..they even had little mini nest “saucers” to serve them in..


But of course there werent just cupcakes…they had so much wonderful food (check Lynsey’s blog for the Paula Deen french toast recipe and others..)including chicken salad, Lynsey’s yummy pear salad i love, quiche, fruit, etc..YUMMY..of course what i really loved were the VINTAGE little ducky picks in the strawberries..so adorable!


and the flowers…Missy is a florist so of course they were gorgeous..white roses and more nests tucked here and there..i love how she always puts her flowers in vintage containers!

During the shower, we had an awesome prayer time for the baby’s life (and my labor and delivery) and they had these cute cards (more silhouettes..i loved how they had nests and birds AND silhouettes..i love it all..why stick to one theme when you can mix it all up..oh and did i mention there was lots of vintage linen and even some burlap!;;) anyway, arent these little cards so sweet tied on this little tree (and isnt Missy’s living room so pretty with the wood walls and black lampshade;;) I got some great advice on the cards too..like time outs are great, for mamas too!


It was such a lovely day..so many special friends from different areas of my life all in one room, i will leave you with a picture of yours truly and MY mama who came for the day..isnt it fun to prepare for a new baby..whether it is the first or fourth!

Tell me about your baby shower or share ideas about a special party you have given for a baby and mama..we want to hear!