Without Further Ado...

...I present to you, Mimi's baby shower.

Please pardon the fact that the shower took place two weeks before Eli was born, and I am posting this when he is about to be one month old.  No matter how you work the math on that, I'm tardy.  But still, I hope you enjoy!

My gift to Mimi was the shower itself, but I couldn't resist decorating the wall with this cute (and super easy!) clothesline filled with adorable tiny baby clothes.  And the bonus, of course, is that Eli gets to wear the decor!  I've seem him sport the socks and orange pants already.  And I must say, they look even better than they did on the hanger wall.

The centerpieces did double duty, too - each one was made up of eight individual ranunculus plants ('potted' in cute target mugs) and grouped together in the center of the table.  At the end of the party, each guest took one home as a party favor.

 I made the flower arrangements myself - I've still got a lot of learning to do when it comes to arranging flowers, but I sure do enjoy the learning process.  I knew that I wanted to use glass bottles as vessels and I love the way they turned out.  And they're reusable, too!

 Lorna's friend Amy made the candles - a fun little addition to the decor, huh?

Eli is one lucky little boy!  Mimi & Jacob got some of the most incredible gifts - I couldn't resist sharing this great shot of them mid-opening.  Not only do I just love the superhero onesie, but I think you should also note that Jacob is wearing a stuffed elephant in the baby carrier that's strapped to his chest.  Adorbs!

The hostesses - Laura, Aunt Helaine, and me - with the guest of honor.  

Can you guess which one is Mimi?!

A warm welcome for the mommy-to-be.

All photos taken by my very talented husband, also known as Eli's Uncle Sammy.

My Little Munchkins

Welcome to the world, Eli Gonzales! I am so excited to meet you and already so proud to be your Aunt & Godmother. I can't wait to squeeze your adorable cheeks and shower you with lots of Auntie love.

Of course, this isn't my first time as a godparent. I have the great honor of being Max's fairy godmother, too -and I can't very well complete this post without showing you how cute he is and how big he's getting! He's growing into such a little man and I just relish every second we get to be together (which, sadly, is not often enough). Max, tell your parents to just put you on the plane to LA and Auntie Natalie will take you to meet Mickey!

Mimi's Baby Shower

My lovely sister-in-law is pregnant with her first baby and I couldn't be more excited for my new nephew to arrive! As far as I'm concerned, Baby E can't get here soon enough.

Mimi's due in March so we're throwing her a baby shower at the end of February. Thought you might enjoy a little peek at my inspiration for the party:

Also, I promised to show you the shower invite as soon as it had arrived in Mimi's mailbox - I didn't want to spoil the surprise! Here it is:

Sweet, huh? The orange in the invite was the beginning of the color palette, but then I wanted to add some blue so this shindig didn't get too sweet and girly - she is having a boy, afterall. But I wanted the party to feel bright and warm and definitely not too traditional or cutesy, and since aqua goes so well with orange, it was a natural fit.

I've got some creative ideas up my sleeve, but I don't want to share too much before the shower. Stay tuned to see how it all turns out...

*P.S. I'm working on getting all of the links for the images. But I just couldn't wait to post this, so I will update soon to give credit where credit is due. :)