A Very Bookish Baby Shower

This past weekend, my good friend Leigh threw me and Emmy a baby shower! The weather ended up being awful, making the roads and driving conditions less than ideal, so unfortunately, several ladies weren't able to make it. But, we still had a wonderful time anyway! It was nice to get out of the house (a rare occurrence these days), and chat and catch up with my aunt and friends. It's also a very rare occurrence that we get to do so without our toddlers running around beside us!

When I walked into Leigh's house, I was blown away by the effort and detail she put into the shower. I was just expecting an afternoon of some snacks and girl talk, but Leigh went above and beyond that. Knowing how much I love to read, she went with a bookish theme for the shower, which was both perfect and funny since Sully's baby shower was also a book theme! My friends know me too well :)

Even the food followed a book theme which I thought was so clever. We had:

• Meatballs- Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
• Quiche- Green Eggs and Ham
• Caramel corn- Hop on Pop
• Muffins- If You Give a Moose a Muffin
• Cookies- If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
• Veggies- The Tale of Peter Rabbit
• Fruit skewers- The Hungry Caterpillar
• Goldfish and blue whales candy- One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

For decor, there were children's books all over, as well as pictures of Emmy in frames. There was also a contest for guessing how many chocolates were in a jar (Alison guessed the exact number!), and gummy worms ("bookworms") for treat bags.

Emmy was spoiled with a ton of new clothing and some new books, along with some artwork for her nursery. It was all so thoughtful and I feel so lucky to have all these ladies in my life. They are my village here and most days I don't know what I would do without their love, support and friendships!

Thank you so much, Leigh, and thank you again to everyone who braved the roads to spend the afternoon celebrating Emmy. 

xoxo

Build-a-Library Baby Shower

Last month, my best friend Karen threw me a very bookish baby shower to celebrate the arrival of Sullivan. Each guest was kindly asked to bring a book to build Sullivan's library in lieu of a card. Cards are too easily forgotten and disposed of, but a book will live in Sully's library for years to come.  I did my best to get each book inscribed to Sully from the person gifting it, and I look forward to being reminded of them and this special day every time Sully and I read one of the books together. 

Greys and yellows to tie into Sully's nursery colours.

The food was delicious and creatively tied into popular children's books.

Thank you to all my wonderful friends and family for coming to meet and celebrate the birth of Sully, and a HUGE thank you to Karen for making it all happen! I'm one lucky gal to have such good friends and loving family. Unfortunately, I wasn't on top of things that day and I didn't get very many pictures of all my lovely guests! Luckily we have a book to remember each and every one of you that was there :)