Sorry for the absence the past couple days. I’ve been back home to Corpus for my first baby shower for Addison! It was such a fun and crazy weekend, and the shower was so beautiful and a ton of fun. My mom, sisters, and cousin threw it together, and I have to say, it was the best pink baby shower you ever did see.
I told my sisters (before we found out Addison was a girl) that if I was going to have a girl, there was going to be pink, pink, and MORE pink in her life…and I wasn’t joking. Once we had our gender reveal party, my family got together and started brainstorming for the best pink baby shower a girl could ask for. With secret Pinterest boards, sneaky questions, and lots of planning, they came up with such a fun shower for Addison and I. We had a blast.
We had a beautiful dessert table with rice krispy treats, cupcakes, pretzel rods, granola, and my favorite mexican cookie- pan de polvo.
We made a copycat recipe of Neiman Marcus’ chicken salad for sandwiches and had all kinds of other goodies for everyone to eat for lunch (including some fruit kabobs that aren’t pictured- my mom and I worked hard on those haha).
My sister, Arlene, came up with some great games for the shower, because anyone that knows me knows that I LOVE shower games. I mean, who doesn’t love to win stuff? She also made these bags below with the prizes. The winners of the baby shower games had to draw a number from the container and it would tell what prize bag they won.
I tried to go around and sit with everyone for a little bit and chat. My poor feet had been swollen all day from shopping the day before, so I tried to stay off them as much as possible at the shower. We had a good chunk of our family and friends come to the shower, which was great! I hadn’t seen several of the family members in a while, and my friend Sarah (below) and I hadn’t seen each other in over a year at LEAST. We’ve been best friends since the 1st grade!
After the games, my sisters suggested that we take pictures at the photo booth that my mom and dad put together. My sister, Arlene, made all the cute props, and everyone had a blast. I won’t put all the photo booth pictures, but just a few of my favorites. I plan on sending out a photo booth picture with each thank you card that I mail out.
Once all the photo booth pictures were taken, it was time for gifts! I couldn’t wait to see all the cute stuff that everyone had so sweetly given for Addison. We were ABUNDANTLY blessed with cute clothes, nursery decorations, and the essentials. So much pink! Of course, I have a billion more pictures, but here’s just a few of the sweet gifts Addison got.
At the end of the party, all of the guests went home with adorable shower loofahs that my cousin, Kristina, put together. They were a hit and I love that they were a practical gift. Everyone uses loofahs!
All in all, the shower was a huge success and was SO much fun. I am so thankful to have such wonderful family and friends by my side that love Addison and I so much! We are truly, truly blessed.
What was your favorite part of this baby shower?
So cute! Love all of that pink! Looks like so much fun!
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Love the shower! so cute!
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aww, what a sweet little shower. I love those Disney Princess outfits!! (:
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Cute! Love the photo booth and props! I’m always a sucker for a cute photo booth 😉 Congrats!!
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That quilt is beautiful! Sounds like it was a really fun shower and definitely lots of pink!
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Oh my goodness, so so much cuteness!!
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HOLY PINK!!!!!!!! Miss Addison is blessed, I sure hope she likes pink. LOL That quilt is beautiful and you’ll cherish the homemade items for years to come. Hope you got lots of good – USEFUL – stuff at your shower. One thing to consider: if you have gift cards, don’t spend them all too early because there will be items you NEED later on that you didn’t think of at the beginning. In fact, I used a Target gift card this week to get a sippy cup, bath toys, and mesh food feeders.
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LOVE the decor and those disney dresses, too cute!
What a fabulous party!! I think my favorite part was just seeing everyone having so much fun celebrating you and sweet Addison! 🙂
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What a fun day!!! Loved all the pics!! Addison is LOVED!!!
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That Hello Kitty blanket is AMAZING. I want it!!! Such adorable pictures!
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The blanket is so adorable!! I love a good shower game, I am always so sad when people skip them!
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What a very PINK shower- you are so loved.
The photo booth and the gifts were def my favourite
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You look gorgeous! I love the photo booth, how cute is the prop with Addison’s initials on it! Love that quilt and all the cute little outfits she got!! So much pink, so adorable! So happy for you! xoxo
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Looks like a great shower, how wonderful!
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What a sweet shower! Congrats on your baby girl! AFter three boys we decided we didn’t know how to make girls 😉 but I can live vicariously through all your pink!!
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Looks like such an amazing baby shower! I love those super cute Disney outfits you got.
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This was an amazing shower. Lots of pink…….loved it…..I have 2 boys……so PINK was so so refreshing…..Had a blast delicious food, fun games, and Yay I even won a prize for opening the baby diaper and finding a baby…..
Your shower was adorable!! I’m sending this to my friend now who is planning one for her sister- the loofah idea is SO cute, and SO practical! Perfect for boys or girls!!
xo
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How do you secure the lollipop sticks to the shower loofahs?
Omg so much pink I LOVE it! I have two boys I love when my friends have girls so I can enjoy buying pink stuff haha. You look amazing!
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LOVE that quilt. It is so pretty. I see it as a good back drop for monthly baby pics!
Love the shower favors. So cute.
Everything was so pretty. Love all the pink. And you got the hook up w/ gifts. Love the disney outfits.
I’m usually not a pink person, but some of that stuff is just too cute! Gah! I Can’t wait to find out what I am having, and your photo booth is an awesome idea! I’ll have to remember this for my own shower…though it won’t be for a long long time. lol. Congrats too by the way. By the way first time checking out your blog and it’s so cute! 🙂
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Where did you get those things for the photo booth??
Hi – Beautiful shower! Did you post the recipes from your shower? Those Pan de Polvo cookies are calling my name!