Baby Amelia is a second cousin to my grandchildren. Her Grammy and my H are brother and sister. Her Mommy and my kids are cousins. So she is pretty special, the first granddaughter on that little branch, although she was not so little.
She weighed in at 10 lbs, 8 oz on the day she was born.
Kristal opened her home for the extended family shower. Twenty nine women came and if her place had been larger, I'm sure there would have been more.
With so many chatting and happy to catch up, there was no need for games. but there was one guessing game.
A beautiful pink punch was ready when the guests arrived. I took the photo before the sherbet was added.
Our hostess made these beautiful chocolate/peanut butter and lemon/cream cheese cupcakes . . .which she may or may not give me the recipe for yet. She also made the paper holders.
We had some savories . . . nachos with a killer guacamole, spinach dip,
cheesy breadsticks, Mexican Spirals . . .
veggies . . . fruit . . .
. . . brownies, lemon squares and this traditional almond puff that has been a favorite at our family showers for many years.
There were lots of gifts to bless the new mom with . . .
and lots of ooing and aahing about the cute, girlie things.
Amelia was passed around and hardly made a sound the whole time.
Here she is being held by a proud auntie.
Showers are such a great way to rejoice with those who rejoice!
10 comments:
Little Amelia is a cutie! Congratulations on your newest family member. I really like your new header. Tulips are one of my all-time favorite flowers.
She is a blessed little girl! Well, maybe not so little as newborns go, but blessed . . . and precious! Beautiful shower!
Hi Vicky ... thank you for the comment on the tulips. I put those up late last night because they matched the shower colors but today it's raining and the grey with signs of spring is more suited to what I'm beginning to see on my walk. All this to say, I'm holding off on the tulips, as pretty as they are.
Your daughter is gifted just like you in honouring those she loves with lovely parties to bless them. What a beautiful little gal.
Your new header and a darling new baby - all sure signs of the Spring to come! I love the way you tell a story!
What a happy time you all had. Thanks for sharing.
Ahh what a sweet bundle of joy! The food and everything looks great!
OH I love the shower photos. The decor and the food and the baby are all just "ah" worthy.
The shower looks amazing! I can just imagine how fantastic the food tasted and all the great visiting :) Thanks for posting these photos...I wish I could've been there!
Love, Bonnie
What a nice party, but the best of all is that precious baby! What a beautiful child!
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