Sunday, September 18, 2011

Lora's Baby Shower

A year ago or so my friends Lora and Meribethe threw me a beautiful shower.

And last week I got to return the favor for Lora!  Her baby is due next month and I'm so excited for her and Patrick.
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Lora's professional life has centered around reading, learning, and school, so I thought that it would be fun to incorporate some "bookish" elements into the decor.  Also, they're going with mostly primary colors for the nursery, so I wanted to keep that for the shower too.

So...

Alphabet blocks seemed logical - and fun - choice.

And each guest was asked to bring a favorite childrens book as a part of their gift.


I also had fun with the food... like cake pops! 0910_4652-1

One week before the shower I received a cake pop maker for an early birthday present. I was already planning on making cake pops for Lora's shower, so it was a perfect, timely gift! And it made making them SO easy.
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Anyone who knows Lora knows of her Aquafina love! I almost bought Dasani water bottles (gasp!) but thankfully caught the mistake before I left the grocery store. They were easy to "spice up" with paper and ribbon.
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Lora also has a soft spot for cakes from Dairy Queen.  When I ordered this one (yellow, bottom left) I asked for stripes.  I thought the result was an interesting interpretation of my order.
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Here's the mantle... who knew kids books could be used for decorations? 0910_4644-1 
 
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I had so much fun planning this shower! Can't wait to meet Baby Kaiser in another few weeks!

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

1. Thanks again for the beautiful shower
2. And for sharing pictures
3. And for not posting a picture that makes me look too terribly dreadful
4. And for the baskin Robbins cake, which I will enjoy a piece of tonight.
5. And for being a good friend!

Ali said...

Love the mantle - my favorite part!!!

Erika said...

Adorable Jess! You are so creative!!!

Kristen said...

cute! i love this idea!

tell me more about the cake ball maker. i always have issues with my cake balls not looking uniform and yours look amazing!

Chrispy Critter said...

Full body goose bumps!!! I didn't know LK was pregnant!!! What a darling shower!!!