On Sunday we threw a little baby shower for the cutest parents-to-be ever, Adam and Andrea. It was a bit of a race to the finish for us because it was our deadline to have everything done at the apartment. We were up until about 3 a.m. on Friday night finishing up projects – it was a good thing that we started when we did, because every project we had planned was missing a crucial element: we didn’t have the right drill bit to hang the mirror (very heavy and needed one of those special screws that expands in the wall), Rusel forgot to get enough boards for all of the tree pictures to hang above the couch, etc. etc.
But we ended up getting it all done and by Sunday at 2:00 we were still talking to each other, the apartment looked great and we were ready to party.
I’ve posted pictures to the right to give you an idea of the event, which ended up being a really great time. My Mom had been to a shower where they decorated baby onesies and so we stole the idea and that was our activity. It was appropriate because Adam and Andrea are extremely creative people and so are all of their (our) friends. Each year they have a pumpkin decorating party/contest and this seemed like a fun extension of that idea.
As predicted, people really went above and beyond with their designs. One thing I didn’t anticipate was that people would really be into using the needles and sewing, and all I had was three or four needles. Maybe because I have no idea how to sew freehand, I assumed nobody else did either. But the needles were in high demand and some really cool onesies resulted. Amazing things were done with iron-ons, puffy paint and buttons as well.
Jess cooked the most fantastic desserts ever (thanks Jess! And check out her blog here) and I made some good, old-fashioned Midwestern staples. You can take the girl out of the Midwest…..you get the point. All in all, it was a really fun day. The sun was shining, the birds were singing and we were all able to share in the fun and excitement of having a new baby boy in the ‘hood.
P.S. And of course, Rusel made the amazing invite that you see above. Go, R!
That was the best baby shower ever!!!
Posted by: Megan | April 15, 2008 at 09:25 PM