My good friends Miyeko & Kayla are both due with babies soon. Miyeko in a matter of days & Kayla in a little more than a month. My friends Katie, Abby, Lacey, Tawny & I threw them a picnic baby shower. We shamelessly copied many details from a super cute picnic shower we found via pinterest from Bump Smitten. And Katie found a cute invite online that I used as inpiration to make Miyeko's & Kayla's.
The shower was a major group effort. Katie made all the accordian-fold paper medallions & cut the pennants for the banner (that will go in Katie's new baby's room!). She also made the cute crepe paper chandelier.
The food:
We had cute boxes for everyone to pack their own box lunch in & take it to the lawn where we'd set up quilts (and shade!). We offered chicken salad on croissants, pasta salad, watermelon on a stick, Kettle Cooked potato chips, and cubed cheese on little toothpicks. We also had strawberry lemonade in mason jars & water to drink.
We had one activity/game. We asked attendees to bring a baby picture of themselves. We hung it on twine and attached the pictures with little clothespins. Everyone spent a bit of time trying to match the baby pictures to their owners.
Three of the girls tied for second place (unbelieveably I got a perfect score, but I couldn't be the winner!) After our game Kayla & Miyeko opened lots of presents.
For dessert we had raspberry pie squares & homemade ice cream in waffle bowls.
We sent our guests home with Fresh Market Apple PocketBacs from Bath & Body Works, along with a PocketBac holder.
It was a fun shower to plan & the party itself was great! Everyone lingered for a long time enjoying the beautiful afternoon & laughing together. I think it was a perfect party. Congratulations Kayla & Miyeko! Love you girls!
