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1.18.2011

A Winter Wonderland Baby Shower

A few months ago, when my cousin Lindsay announced that she was having another baby girl, I went into hyper-speed-baby-shower-planning-mode.  I know that they only make it home a few times a year and I couldn't let her NOT have a baby shower...so, we (me, my mom, and my cousin Kristen) hurried up and planned her a Winter Wonderland themed baby shower for the day after Christmas. 

Now, I do not recommend this.  It was tiring, exhausting, and stressful, but we had no choice.  They were home for Christmas and not expected to visit again until AFTER the baby is here...so, the day after Christmas it was!

Here's what it looked like...
The Food.

The Cake.



I bought a bunch of onesies in different sizes and paint pens and I had everyone make the baby a onesie.

Everyone was so creative and we had a great time doing them.  They turned out so cute!  She'll have her very own unique onesies for at least her whole first year.
Here's the one I made.

A few more scenes from the shower...


 Shower favors.

I didn't get to do everything on my HWTM (hostess with the mostess) list, but it turned out great and Lindsay got lots of great gifts.

What do you think?


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24 comments:

  1. Brandy@YDKJanuary 18, 2011 at 11:25 AM

    it's gorgeous. you should be a party planner for paid!

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  2. UnknownJanuary 18, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    it turned out beautiful!

    Carrie

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  3. UnknownJanuary 18, 2011 at 11:40 AM

    What a wonderful idea....a Winter Wonderland Theme. I am sure she loved and appreciated the work you put into it!!

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  4. KelliJanuary 18, 2011 at 11:43 AM

    So cute. I love the jar for the diaper fund. How sweet of you all to pull something together for her.

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  5. ShawnJanuary 18, 2011 at 12:17 PM

    I love the diaper fund jar, what a splendid idea!

    Team Edward...you're killing me!

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  6. StacieJanuary 18, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    Love your onesie, and that was such a clever idea!

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  7. DawnJanuary 18, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    I agree with Brandy. You really should go into the party biz.

    What a great shower!

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  8. MaceyJanuary 18, 2011 at 12:53 PM

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: You need to get paid for this.
    Now. If I move to OK, or at least visit, and say I'm knocked up, will you throw me one of these? Or even if I'm not I'm sure my stomach is large enough I can tell everyone I am. Right?

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  9. AnonymousJanuary 18, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    The Onesies was a great idea!

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  10. Impulsive AddictJanuary 18, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    OMG! You are so creative it's making me ill. How cute was her shower? Can you please design my next one? Great. Kthanks.

    That diaper fund jar was a super idea and look how cute!! The food looked delish and the onesies were adorable.

    I wonder who made the Team Edward one?

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  11. NatalieJanuary 18, 2011 at 4:21 PM

    You left the SWEETEST comments on my blog and I thank you for it! :) As for the baby shower..most CREATIVE one I've ever seen. EVER. Can't wait till my sister gets preggo so I can throw her the 'greatest' one ever ! :D To answer your question I have a Sony A230 with 3 lenses (50mm 1.8, 18-55mm and 28-85mm) and I also have a vivitar speedlite for the inside shots! I love the abundance of bokeh in this post! And lastly (I promise!) Grandparents are SO special...and they seem angelic anyways but when you have situations like these (ours) it makes it that plus a zillion! Have a nice day!

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  12. Robin BeckJanuary 18, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    I think it turned out wonderful! You have such a neat family, you are so blessed~♥

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  13. UnknownJanuary 18, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Well done!

    Love the onesie and the diaper fund idea too...

    I need to throw another shower...

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  14. MamarazziJanuary 18, 2011 at 6:46 PM

    looks like a great shower. cute idea those onsies...i would say you are most def the HWTM!!

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  15. XazminJanuary 18, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    You already KNOW what I think! I want you to throw me a freakin' birthday party this year!

    You ARE the hostess with the mostest! Everything is beautiful and so fun!!

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  16. KenlieJanuary 18, 2011 at 11:35 PM

    Wow! Everything looks beautiful! I guess I shouldn't be surprised. =)

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  17. ConnieJanuary 19, 2011 at 9:15 AM

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    This is the comment I just created when I spilled coffee all over my keyboard. :(

    What I meant to say was....I love baby showers!!

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  18. TLFJanuary 19, 2011 at 3:13 PM

    Oh my goodness.. what a beautiful shower!! I love the theme!!

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  19. shortmamaJanuary 20, 2011 at 5:18 PM

    Beautiful! You should be a party planner! Then come to AZ and I will be your first client for my oldests bday party in March!

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  20. Mom Mayhem says:January 21, 2011 at 9:28 AM

    I think it beautiful -You are the hostess with the mostess! Love all the pics especially the ones with the sparkly lights in the background! My cousin (well his wife) had a baby shower awhile back and she just had her baby -I talked about that on my blog today :)

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  21. UnknownJanuary 21, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    Precious! Love the bokah pics!!

    ~Becca

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  22. the little dragonflyJanuary 21, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    you should have called me for some "extra special" monogrammed items for that new sweet baby!

    there is still the birth! :o)

    Hope you are doing great!
    KC

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  23. Vivienne @ the V SpotJanuary 21, 2011 at 5:06 PM

    Beautiful! And I can't even imagine the stress of trying to coordinate that the day after Christmas! Crazy! I hope you stayed in sweats and rested the 27th through the 31st.
    Whew!

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  24. AnonymousJanuary 22, 2011 at 5:53 AM

    Sounds like it was a great success! You are quite the party planner! Why am I not surprised about your onsie design....LOL!

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