The shower was at a little tea room nearby. My lovely hostesses felt a lot of pressure to show off their crafting skills for me, and everything turned out amazing. Aunt Ruthann made an adorable diaper cake centerpiece and a batch of cute owl cookies as favors (with decorating help from Mom and Kelsey). We lunched on chicken salad, cucumber sandwiches, and lots of miniature desserts.
I loved having my family, in-laws, high school friends, and mom's friends all together. My cousin Jamie even brought baby Libby wearing the cardigan I made for her baby shower; the gray and pink coordinated perfectly with my shower theme!
Dan arrived towards the end of the shower and helped me open a mountain of gifts. We received so many practical and thoughtful items; we feel much better prepared to welcome our little girl now! She will certainly be a well-dressed baby.
After the shower, we rested for a bit and then drove to our little downtown area to enjoy the nice weather. We walked past the shops and then a short distance on the bike trail. We spotted a Cooper's Hawk perched in the trees right over the trail, but I couldn't get a good photo on my phone! Then we went back to my parents' house for dinner followed by toasty s'mores around the fire pit.
Sunday morning, we ate brunch and hunted for our Easter baskets before Mass. (It took me the longest to find mine, as usual. Forgot to look in the dryer!) It was so fun having our families together for a baby celebration and an Easter celebration!
You look great!! Love the pictures :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! Hope you had a good Easter!
DeleteIt was so much fun, Caitlin - now we look forward to meeting sweet little baby Ford!
ReplyDeleteLove seeing all of your family photos from the weekend, too!