Baby Shower!

Today some amazing friends of mine, Avril and Candace, hosted a baby shower for me! It was absolutely beautiful. And even more amazing was the fact that they somehow managed to put the whole thing together in less than 2 weeks! How they did it, I'll never know, because it was truly perfect. They didn't miss a detail!

It was a "full service tea" at a local inn. We were each served our own individual tray with a porcelain tea pot (there were dozens of flavors of tea to choose from), a plate with finger sandwiches, fresh cookies, biscuits, and bread, as well as cups with butter, marmalade, and sugar cubes.

Avril had decorated with teacups filled with pink carnations,

And made this adorable sign:(I don't know why these 2 pictures are so small...)

They also asked our family who was not able to attend to write a letter to Caitlin, which Avril put in a special scrapbook. Now Caitlin will always have this scrapbook to remind her of how much her family and friends love her!

This was my corsage:(complete with tiny ladybugs!)


In the gift bags for all the guests,were fortune cookies dipped in chocolate and sprinkles, with a little baby on them:And special seeds, personalized to remember the day:


Candace (the other hostess of the shower) made a gift for Caitlin that almost brought me to tears. She is making her a quilt, and each square relates to Caitlin's story. There were squares with Chinese characters, one with ladybugs, an "American" square, a square with pandas, etc. It is absolutely beautiful, and something that Caitlin will keep forever, and hopefully pass on to her daughter one day!

Group shots:

(My Marketing Bunco Group)

(The whole gang!)

I am still overwhelmed at the generosity of all of our family and friends. Caitlin's room is now full with toys, books, and all kinds of goodies.I hope that Caitlin always knows how much she is loved!