I recently helped throw a baby shower for my sis-in-law to celebrate the birth of my newly born twin nieces. I volunteered to make & send the invites. I was so happy with how they turned out. For privacy's sake I had to block out the addy & phone info. So, ignore the sloppy little doodles I made to cover my secret digits.
I was absolutely proud of the invites. I am in love with my new scalloped edge scissors. And my mini hole punch. The theme for the party was "pink". Simple.Another item I adored at the party were the 2 jumbo pinwheels I made that flanked either side of the walkway & greeted guests as they arrived. I always choose my favorite thing at any party I plan & I think these pinwheels topped my list at the baby shower.
There's my sweet Zoey rockin' it in her jellies.
Now for the food part! I helped make a yummy punch that consisted of cherry 7up, green sherbet, & raspberry sherbet. Sprinkle with frozen raspberries & it's ready for sippin'! It's so yummy & refreshing!
The cake was a store bought ice cream cake. For an ice cream cake, I thought Baskin Robbins did a great job!
I had two lovely assistants helping me with the foodie preparations. We made salmon cream cheese sandwiches on French or whole wheat rolls...
...spinach tortilla rolls with chive-n-onion cream cheese, provolone, medium cheddar, smoked ham & turkey...
...& my favorite was the tortilla roll with chive-n-onion cream cheese, hot pepper jelly, walnuts, provolone, medium cheddar, smoked ham & turkey.
I've never made tortilla rolls before, & you can add whatever you want--lettuce, peppers, etc. Here's a play by play pictorial on how to make the roll...
We also served fresh fruit & shrimp-less Asian Shrimp Salad with Ginger Soy dressing. (Mom forgot the shrimp at home. OOPS!) It made for giggles later on though.
...spinach tortilla rolls with chive-n-onion cream cheese, provolone, medium cheddar, smoked ham & turkey...
...& my favorite was the tortilla roll with chive-n-onion cream cheese, hot pepper jelly, walnuts, provolone, medium cheddar, smoked ham & turkey.
I've never made tortilla rolls before, & you can add whatever you want--lettuce, peppers, etc. Here's a play by play pictorial on how to make the roll...
We also served fresh fruit & shrimp-less Asian Shrimp Salad with Ginger Soy dressing. (Mom forgot the shrimp at home. OOPS!) It made for giggles later on though.For the games, we played a "Guess the Baby Weight" Game.
We also played a fun "Price-is-Right" style price guessing game. I bought about 9 or 10 different items a mom would use regularly for her newborn. The party goers write down their price guesstimate for each item on a piece of paper, add it all up & the person closest to the grand total wins. The cool thing is that the new mommy gets all the game props! (I called ahead & asked what sorts of things she was in dire need of at the moment so I wouldn't give her ANOTHER pacifier to add to her stash of 20, etc.)
Here's another fun baby shower game: Freeze those little plastic babies in ice cube trays (overnight) & have the guests put one of the ice cubes in their drinks. The person who's baby escapes from the ice cube first wins. It's a play on the preggo mommies "water" breaking.
The cake was a store bought ice cream cake. For an ice cream cake, I thought Baskin Robbins did a great job!
I lost my camera halfway through the party so I don't have as many pics as I'd like & some photos were taken from other peoples cameras....But I did happen to catch one of the party guests toenail art! My friend Adria's wee one had fabulous green toesies!!
The guests of honor, who weighed just over 4 lbs at birth, were clueless to the hoopla happening around them. They are so adorable & sweet & squishy & precious & it was a great day to celebrate these wee miracles!
The guests of honor, who weighed just over 4 lbs at birth, were clueless to the hoopla happening around them. They are so adorable & sweet & squishy & precious & it was a great day to celebrate these wee miracles!
