baby shower for melissa

Sheila and I hosted a baby shower for our friend, Melissa. She is expecting a little girl the first week of August. Melissa said she really liked the lady bug theme, so you know she came to the right place. The shower was at my house which is the most central since some of the girls were south while most live up North in Brighton. Sheila and I make a fabulous team for parties - she took care of the main menu while I did dessert, decorations, and game. The food was delicous and there were ladybugs as far as the eye could see. We had about 15 gals over, everyone seemed to have a great time, and Melissa got lots of new cute stuff for the baby.

The spread

The guest of honor

Melissa and Sheila

Me and Melissa

The party

Melissa opening my gift

The original plan was for B to take the girls to the Science and Nature museum and then out for lunch. Miss Annabelle overheard us plannnig and she said "I want to go to a baby shower with you". She was really sweet and really wanted to stay for the party so we decided to split up the day. Annabelle stayed with me and Gwyneth went with B.  Annabelle was such a big helper and very kind and sweet to our guests. She had lunch with Ms. Sheila, kept a close eye on Ms. Melissa's baby gifts, and helped herself to a cupcake and some candy.  I'm so glad I had this special time with her - she's such a little blessing. As for B and GG, they didn't fair quite as well....B ended up getting a flat tire so they dined at McDonalds and spent the afternoon at Firestone. From the sound of it, GG didn't really mind though. She was happy to have her daddy-time.

The baby received an American Girl doll which Melissa had never heard of....what??? Annabelle was floored! She had to go in for a closer look. She was very good about keeping her hands to herself, but I could tell behind that sweet smile and those calm eyes there was a burning desire to GET THAT BABY DOLL! Excellent self control, Annabelle, excellent.

Ahhh, she got her mother's organization needs - she lined up all the gifts and handed them one by one to Melissa to be opened.

Finally she can take a load off and enjoy her cupcake. What a good helper!

We had such a wonderful Mommy and Annabelle morning. It seems like just the other day I was attending my own baby shower for her.

It's not a party without my little Gwyneth! She came home, gave me hugs and headed straight for the candy.

Congratulations to Melissa, Rob, and Cade. We can't wait to meet your new little one in just 2 short months.

I got super crafty with this little shower. You can see more of my ladybug shower decorations here and my sibling tshirts here and ladybug onesies here. (My crafts website is a work in progress - I have lots more to add over there. Stay tuned.)