Oh Baby!

This weekend was the baby shower for my cousin Andrea. It started out with me throwing the shower but then mostly turned into me just doing the games and picking out the plates while my aunt took over the rest. Either way, it went really well and Andrea got a ton of really awesome stuff that she and Brad will need when the baby gets here!

The giraffe from the cake and the cake table balloon weight ended up matching perfectly, but were bought by two different people unknowingly!

The main setup of the Fellowship room of their church

Lavender and Lime color scheme to avoid the typical yellow/green for not knowing the gender of the baby... I DID get to pick that out :-)

Mmmmm fresh fruit!

Little toys used as balloon weights on each table

Another cute and practical balloon weight idea

Sherbert, Hawaiian Punch, and Sprite punch recipe

The mommy-to-be!

Annie with her little helpers- Ali and Eva

AWESOME onesie my other cousin Megan got in Vegas

I'm already throwing myself back into full on party planning mode with a small Cocktail Slumber Party themed birthday party for my friend Betsy this Thursday. I absolutely love everything about planning parties, even small ones, and can't wait for Thursday!

Now, however, it's off to bed as tomorrow is the start of my LAST SEMESTER (!!!!) of college and much to my dismay it starts at 9am. Yeah, I know, that's a normal time for any other human being, but I haven't had a class that early since first semester freshman year... not a morning person.

Baby Shower Brainstorming

I've been to a few baby showers, including one that I planned, but I'm doing another one in January for a cousin of mine. They don't want to find out the sex of the baby (much to my dismay, of course, makes planning way more fun!) so I'm going with a gender neutral theme.

Does anyone have any really cute ideas for games or anything? My guess is that there will be somewhere between 30-40 people at the shower, so I'm particularly looking for any games that are more suitable for a bigger crowd! If you have any fun ideas, I'd love to hear them!

I also just put a new recipe up for Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars on Wonderland Kitchen! I got the idea from Red Vines for Breakfast (One of my favorite blogs, especially when recipes are involved!) and I have already made it twice in a week and a half. SO GOOD.