Saturday, February 19, 2011

baby shower extravaganza

Today was a very special day.  My friend ("M"), had a baby shower for her sister, and it was quite lovely.  I was really excited to be invited to her sister's baby shower.  Today is the first day that I met her mom and sister (both very lovely people).

M - being the hostess - did so many things right.  She provided a nice atmosphere for guests to mingle, good food, and fun games. (Way to go Auntie!).

This is M:



ATMOSPHERE:

The baby shower was at the  The Scarlet Tea Room in Old Town Pasadena in a private party room.

Lets Get Started

Table decorations





Centerpiece


Party favor - inside was a bar of soap in the shape of a button


FOOD AND DRINK:


Strawberry Sorbet with a Mint Leaf

Tea sandwiches - curry chicken, pesto chicken, prosciutto and red bell pepper, 
cucumber, and much more!

Scones (cranberry, cinnamon raisin . . . .) 
with whipped cream, lemon custard, and raspberry jam
 Tea - mango green tea, Eve's temptation, and black tea
Assortment of mini tea cakes
Bavarian cream with blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries



 A cake from Porto's Bakery - a wonderful Cuban bakery that will be the
 topic of a later blog I am sure, lets just say this cake was
 super yummy and beautifully decorated. 


GAMES:

When guests arrived at the shower, they were all directed to draw a number.  Later on in the day, M gave us a sheet of paper and we were told to write a birthday wish for the baby for the baby's birthday that corresponded with the number we received.  The wishes were to be kept by mom, and read on the baby's birthday.

After we were finished writing, M had a few guests read the wishes they wrote for some special birthdays that were milestones for his parents.  The first year chosen was (I think) 13, the year that the baby's father moved to the U.S.  Another was 15 (I think), the year the baby's mom moved to the U.S. The last year chosen was 28 - the year the baby's parents met and fell in love. Each guest who had the corresponding numbers received a prize, after reading their birthday wish.

The next game we played was the old faithful - guess the number of M&Ms in the baby bottle.  M used peanut M&M's because they were her sister's favorite.

The last game was - guess the inches of mommy's tummy.  For this game, guests took blue yarn and cut the length they thought represented the mommy's tummy size.  The winner also received a prize.

All of these games didn't take long to do - and they were not difficult, but fun for the guests.

The day ended with the opening of presents - there were some really cute presents, but I didn't get any pictures :(


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  1. Looks so beautiful! I am hosting a bridal shower for my bestfriend there next month and trying to get all the last min planning done.Did you bring the centerpiece or did they provide that?

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