Mommy & Me Photo Shoot

My Sista-in-Law and her little girl came over Sunday for a mini photo shoot. I had so much fun snapping pictures of the two of them. Thought I would share some of my favorites.

Love these Ladies. So blessed to have them in my life!!

Ruffle Cake

Growing up my Grandma always made the same cake every year for her birthday. An angel food cake with whipped cream frosting tinted mint green. It wasn't my favorite, not sweet enough. A fact I think I was more than vocal about on several occasions.

 

This weekend I made a cake with mint green frosting for my mother's birthday. I used a butter cream not whipped cream - I still partial to the sweeter frostings. As my family and I sat around the table enjoying our desert we reminisced about Grandma's mint green cake. I would love to be able to try it one more time. I know I would like it now and I would love to be able to tell her that.  

 

 

 

Peter Rabbit Baby Shower

I've been off the radar for a while, like a month. Yikes! You see I've been putting the vast majority of my creative energy in planning and putting the finishing touches on the most spectacular baby shower for an amazing mama-to-be, my little sista. 

 

 

 

 

Side note - see that corsage, those are itty bitty baby socks rolled up for the flowers! The little bump's daddy has some creative sisters.  

 

This shower has been in the works since, well, Easter when we first decided on a theme - Peter Rabbit. And found these invitations. Then the pinterest board was created and the ideas started flying. I love how all of the details came together to create a stunning event.

 

 

 

 

We were blessed with beautiful weather last Saturday - good thing, the shower was outside.

 

 

 

 

See that bunting hanging in the trees. I thrift some old sheets and my mother and I spent an entire afternoon sewing 225 feet of it. She ironed every single triangle - crazy I know. We also placed her in charge of chairs. Rather than getting the metal folding ones her and my aunt managed to wrangle dinning room chairs and benches for all of our guests.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm in love with the details of drink station - with it's labled pitchers and mason jar cups. Let's not forget the paper straws! Mama lovers her Arnold Palmers, half iced tea half lemonade. So naturally we had both available. Oh and for us non-expecting ladies strawberry basil infused vodka.

 

 

 

 

A light lunch of chicken salad and cucumber sandwiches along with a few salads and fresh fruits and veggies was served.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Of course there was a plethora of deserts. There isn't a thing as too many desert options. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a beautiful afternoon to celebrate a beautiful lady and her soon to be bundle of joy. I feel blessed to have been a part of it.