Sweet William is on his Way!

This weekend I was thrilled to host my cousin Jenna's baby shower. She is due early February with a sweet little boy named William and I cannot wait for his arrival! Jenna was blessed to have such a wonderful turn out at her baby shower.  It was an amazing afternoon spent showering Mommy and offering words of wisdom into the journey of parenthood. Thank you to everyone for making this day so special! 

The betting boards! Just $5.00/square and you can bet on the date of birth and the weight of baby William!

Mommy and Grandma Jill

 Grandma Cindy, Mommy, and Grandma Jill

This is a great photo of Jenna and her God-Mother, Aunt Terry.

Cousin Julie, pinning on Jenna's corsage. 

 Our cousin's working hard on the onesies for Baby William

Mommy made a onesie too! 

Jenna opening her gift from Aunt Peg!

These boots were adorable!!! So sweet!

Baby William will be so well dressed!

 The sweet blanket cousin Shelby made for baby! 

A little fishing outfit from Bill's Grandma!

My little (pregnant) cousin Jenna Marie! 

The completed fabric onesies!  Everyone did such a great job! 

Daddy's Little Dear

My brother Josh was able to come home for the last weekend of hunting this year, and since he is having a baby girl soon I decided to tie everything together with a baby shower themed, "Daddy's Little Dear!" 

We were thankful to find a ton of little girl Real Tree camo items for baby Penelope! She might be born in Texas, but she will be a Minnesota girl if we have anything to say about it!

Green and Pink party favors!

And our 'Daddy's little Fawn' cake.

My most favorite thing I got for my niece is her first doll!

This little baby is soo cute in her camo dress! I love it!

 I also made cake batter truffles, as these seem to be a hit at showers.



 

 

My husband and I made cupcakes and baby feet cookies for the shower. There was not a shortage of sweets that is for sure!

 The shower invitations I made at Tiny Prints. 

 Josh was so blessed to have so many special friends and family come and celebrate at the baby shower! We are so very thankful for all of the support him and Mayra have back here in MN!

Josh reading my Grandma Jane's special song that she remembered from the 1930's.

My brother did a great job without Mayra being here, he opened all the gifts and attempted to describe, and show his family in Texas everything he received via Skype. We really missed Mayra and Valeria, but at lease we were able to see them, and see Mayra's pregnant tummy!

Mayra and Valeria Skyping in Texas!

All of us Skyping in Minnesota, at the baby shower!

One of my favorite moments of the night was my brothers reactions to opening this gift from Ashley! He has no idea about baby items! He described this as a 'sleeping bag with arms'!

Wedding Cake Gift

I started this wedding cake gift idea out of an idea I had seen on Pinterest but it ended up being quite different. This gift was made for one of my dear friends, Vanessa, for her bridal shower. I started out with a table linen set, including: a table runner, napkins, napkin ring holders, place mats, and serving dishes. The couple is having a fall wedding so I found some pretty autumn colored items to use at Pier One.

The base of the cakes sits on a platter and I used a large piece

of serving ware for the main layer of the cake.

 I folded the place mats length ways and wrapped them around for the base layer of the cake. I tied a ribbon around to hold them in place. If the linens do not not match up, you may have to experiment folding them different ways to get the desired look for your cake.

 Top the base with a smaller plate and serving dish to begin your next layer of the cake. I used a table runner folded several times to wrap around the bowl as my second layer.

For the top layer of the wedding cake I used a serving dish and a large mug

 filled with the napkins and napkin ring holders. You can be creative and top the cake with utensils, or other fun kitchen items.

My finished wedding cake gift was garnished with a flower

around the ribbon and a few personal embellishments for the couple.