the grandest baby shower

Jun 08

Posted by: Rachel in: blog, caleb isaiah, camera practice, current events, digital darkroom, i heart my camera, just another day in paradise, memories, photography

Right up there with an Oprah baby shower. Most shower events, you expect about 50-60% of the invited guests to show up right? Well, 90 invitations were sent out. A whopping 77 people RSVP’ed that they would be attending. But wait, that’s not all. How many showers have you been to where the number of people attending was actually greater than the number of invitations? We know there were at least 91 people!! And did I mention that our grand finale shower was the last of five showers total? This is one loved little guy we are about to meet! So without any further rambling, here are the pictures…

We scattered the middle of the tables with confetti, mints and papers for people to write thoughts for the new parents (which sadly were mostly overlooked, about 10 people wrote something!)

Preparations

The mother to be loves Snoopy

Teresa and her sister comparing ultrasound pictures…

…and bellies! Teresa wins! Ginger is due in November.

My diaper cake masterpiece

The grandmother to be (my sister inlaw) and my mom

Caleb’s granny, the great-grandmother to be

A few gifts are actually missing from this picture if you can believe that.

There were some cuties there too!

Let the gift opening begin!

Isn’t she just gorgeous?!

Hugs from a mini gift-giver

This one…she is 13 months old, and has been walking running since she was 9 months old!

Caleb was a gift opening assistant. He wasted no time. When the wrapping paper was off, he said “Next!” Very efficient!

Teresa’s parents, isn’t her mom just beautiful? I see where her natural glow comes from now!

It’s the thought that counts! Not guessing he will be wearing this one!

Adorable handmade Snoopy quilts

I had to get these eleven day old feet!

That look! My mom is in the background admiring her little ringlets.

Definitely most creative/awesome gift! How cute is this?! The baby face is made of that craft foam, sewn together. His body was a baby sleeper stuffed with tissue, and he was in a laundry basket full of goodies, Burt’s Bee’s items, baby toys, all kinds of cute stuff. LOVED this!