Last weekend Ma and Pa VBaan and Mom and Art came to visit us at our house. We celebrated Ma VBaan’s 39th birthday! Here are a few photos that show us enjoying our backyard patio and our wonderful new patio furniture…
Jan, Art, Me, K, Jim, Maridell
The birthday girl!
MY patio chairs (K's are the swivel ones)
K in his patio chair (the reason we bought this set)
My wonderful friends Kim, Meighan, and Quinn threw me the most amazing baby shower on Saturday. I am touched by their thoughtfulness and overwhelmed by the sheer adorableness of it all!
When I told the girls that the nursery was going to be decorated in greens and blues, they took off with a color palette for the party. The darling invitations set the tone. They were created by my good friend and business associate, Lynda Junge from Greenstar Creative.
My Baby Shower Invitation
Then, without even knowing about my new birdie blog…they came up with a bird-themed shower. How perfect is that?! You know you have good friends when they can read your mind. It was the most darling theme I’ve ever seen. And, yes…we’re having a boy. But, I’m still a girl! They did a great job of making my party a balance.
Quinn, who is practically a professional photographer, took great photos of the event. Here is a shot of the sweet little nests that were at each placesetting. The eggs are Jordan Almonds.
The bird's nest with "eggs"
Here is a roomshot that shows the chair covers and centerpieces. Wow!!
The adorable set up at Meg's
Look at the handwritten place cards. I wish I had handwriting like Quinn’s!
My place card
Here is the delicious spread. Everything was absolutely wonderful!
The yummy eats
And, the dessert! All of the ladies were raving about it.
Delicious desserts
Here are some shots of me opening gifts. The gifts were just too much! I can’t believe how generous everyone was. Our baby boy is going to be set!
Quinn's touch on her card
Becky gave baby his first Illini item!!
K calls the baby "Bort" after a Simpson's episode...oy!
Darling diaper cake from Kim...look at the monkey ribbon!
Here are a couple of special photos. If you haven’t heard, our baby is going to have many friends. Look at all of my girls! Fun fact, most of them are having boys, too!
Melissa (9/09), Meighan (9/09), Me (10/09), Andi (11/09), Sarah (11/09), Leah (12/09), Kristie (2/10)
And, the excited Grandmas-to-be…
The Grandmas!!
I can’t thank my friends enough for planning a memorable shower. As soon as I get a copy of the slideshow they made for me (Yes, a slideshow! They thought of everything.), I’ll try to post that!
Love you girls!!!
M