Baby Shower!

My kind friends Rachael and Carrie threw a baby shower for me last Saturday. They both are excellent hostesses in their own right, so I should have anticipated such a well-thought-out and delightful shower when they offered to combine forces. Nonetheless, I was still in awe of the attention to detail and care that went into this celebration. For one thing, the decorations were lovely and very feminine, even down to the china plates and parfait glasses.

We also had some fun activities and games at the party, which were organized by the hostesses and some of the other guests. All of them were creative and a few activities revolved around art, which made me feel like this shower truly was tailor made for me and my interests. For example, my friend Meka came up with a game where you had to guess the painter for different paintings of mothers with children.

My mother-in-law also helped with an activity in which we made pages for an alphabet book. We haven't finished all of the pages yet (we're going to let some family members create some of the pages when they come in town this summer), but I'm really tickled by how things look thus far. This will be a cute and memorable book to read to the baby.

I spent so much time visiting with people at the shower that I didn't stop to take pictures of the guests themselves! A fairly small group of friends and cousins came, but it felt like just the right amount of people. It was so nice to be in a space with charming decorations, surrounded by people that are very dear to me. They also gave some very lovely and thoughtful gifts for the baby. Now I feel ready for this baby to come!