This weekend I had the honor of hosting Jennifer's baby shower. She is 30 weeks pregnant with twins and its been quite the journey for her. I am thrilled that she is finally about to start the family she has prayed about for so long. She's having a boy and a girl so I knew the theme would need to be gender neutral and there isn't a color combination that I love more than red and blue right now. Here are the details: Instead of a traditional sign-in book, we used a Cat in the Hat book. I also framed the invitation. We had a few fun things set up for the guests. A fun little idea where guests were encouraged to write messages to Matt. Perhaps, he'll get a laugh when he's … [Read more...]

On Saturday, I helped host a baby shower at church for Kasey. The theme was "Cute As A Button" and it was SO fun to plan. Kasey is due at the end of June with a baby boy, Connor Allen. She made these cute "Thank-You's" to give as favors... And we attached a button shaped cookie to the back... She wanted a fun shower with games! We played several including a "Guess The Price Game," "How well do you know Kasey?," and she, her mother and mother-in-law had to dress a baby, blindfolded. They all did a great job :) For fun, we let guests guess Connor's stats. This will be neat to look back on after his arrival! Buttons were scattered on the drink table and the food … [Read more...]