Brie the Mommy

This past weekend I got to enjoy my Florida baby shower thrown by my wonderfully crafty and loving mom.  The theme was "Brie the Mommy", or more specifically "Pat the Bunny," one of my favorite children's books.  My mom has been planning this event since we shared the news, and boy did she have fun and get productive!  If anyone ever wonders where I get my creativity and initiative when it comes to party planning, it's definitely her.  There were lots of fun, personal touches and I truly felt showered with love!

I also really enjoyed this shower because it was the one that is more family heavy, with both of my aunts, two of my cousins, and my sweet second cousin/former flower girl in attendance, along with my lovely mother-in-law.  Everyone pitched in to make it a great day, and I think all the guests had fun!

All of the guests were also extremely generous, and there isn't anything we received that I wanted to return.  There were no duplicates, lots of gift cards, and most items were from the registry or hand crafted with love (can you believe it?!).  How lucky we and this little Bun are to have such amazing people in our lives!!

 The cake, made to look like the invitation, and made of red velvet, my favorite!!

 The cake table with tissue poms and coordinating fabrics

 All over the shower were large, handmade pages looking like pages from the book

 The prizes for all the games, and a picture of my late grandmother as a rememberance

A celebrity match game to match baby photos to famous people, including Big Bird :-)

 Another page from the book

 The favor bags, handmade and decorated with fabric flowers containing flower bulbs, a handmade bookmark, chocolate, and my favorite sugar cookies ever!

 A place where the guests could sign a page in the book to be assembled from all the pages at the shower

 Yet another page featuring one of my favorite pictures of Jeremy

 Peek a boo game with pictures of Jeremy and I as babies/kids

 The tasty spread!

 My cousin Jessica gifted me with this tiara and these mardi gras beads, just to make sure I looked fabulous!

 This is the only good shot of the flower in my hair, the same flower I wore to announce we were having a girl

 Holding up the pink Cubs shirt from my Chicago aunt, Gail, 

proving that Cubs fans aren't made, they're born!

 Official 25 week belly shot, she's growing so fast!!

 Holding the gift from Ashley, knit hat and cute church outfit!

Showing off the handmade gifts from my cousin, Nicole, including a reversible coat, 

plush geometric toy, and matching burp cloths

What a beautiful day it was, and big thanks to everyone that came!  Thank you notes will be in the mail soon!