baby shower for nata

i hosted a baby shower today...

the spread and cute guests

the li'l details

carriage cookie party favors from granite bakery

alli, me and mama to be natalie

after january's friend reunion at the glamorous ikea cafe, we all said the familiar, we should really get together again. and i'm so happy we actually did. we had the best excuse too. today we showered nata with love and enthusiasm and advice for her upcoming baby boy, scott james.

i loved putting together the invites, whipping up yummy food and creating small details for our party. i thought of the garland for my window late last night and with a few scalloped scraps of blue and green paper and a spool of rickrack ribbon, it was a lot of pow for the punch. honestly, you can make one in the time it takes for the Bourne Ultimatum credits to roll. ordering up the favors was also a simple way to add in the love without too much effort; just pick up and wrap up. (i know all too well how it feels to be frosting a huge batch of cookies and have them crumble in your palm.) i was a bit apprehensive about fitting a large group of gals in my house, but it worked. and the company was so wonderful and the help so appreciated. it really takes two to host a good party; thanks for everything alli (dan is finishing off your delectable leftovers as we speak)! we had brunch with all of my favorite brunch goodies: super simple spinach quiche, cinnamon rolls, fruit plate, cheese and crackers, and love bars (my latest peanut butter meets chocolate fix/fetish).

natalie has always been a beauty, but today she was glowing. it is a whole new thing to see your friends pregnant, when you yourself are pregnant too. so fun and graceful she is. and like alli said at the end of the party, we're entering a whole new phase of life; us having babies!

thanks for coming to the party.

let's do it again.