Last night I hosted a baby shower for one of my best buddies, Paige, which turned out really well, thanks to several of my friends helping out. It was a sit-down dinner with the following menu:
La Nan and Lonna
RuthAnn and Conni
Lindsay and Shana
Callie and Sarah
Holly and Ashley
Megan and Jan (Paige's sister and mother)
Gifts...
More gifts...
Summer, Aren, and Shana
Skinny Holly after losing her baby weight.
Not-so-skinny Kelly, and Elizabeth
Shana, RuthAnn, Callie
Kelly helped me move the furniture out of the living room and brought the kitchen table in, plus a folding table to nudge up to the dining table to create one long banquet table for 22 guests.
Jan, Paige, and Megan are part of such an incredible family!
Sarah, Lindsay, and Shauna
Sue, Conni, and Summer
Ashley, Sierra, La Nan, and Callie
The table...
Entryway where I served the mini beverage cans which were cute and "showery" as Ashley put it.
Kitchen...(with my cocktail table that belongs in the living room normally).
Another view of the foyer
The pink balloons were really pretty, but you can't see them here.
- Cucumber Dill Canapes
- Baked Potstickers with Sweet Asian Dipping Sauce
- Spring Mix Salad with Stilton, Toasted Pecans, and Cranberries
- Potato Horseradish Gratin with Carmelized Onions
- Tarragon Carrots
- Honey Glazed Spiral Sliced Ham
- Homemade Clover Leaf Dinner Rolls
- Strawberry Ice Cream with Chocolate Sauce
I have posted the salad, the carrots, and the potato recipe on Heidi's recipe blog, and the potstickers is from a random person's blog whom I surfed the web for a PC recipe, if you're interested in trying them. The food was fantastic and everyone seemed to have a great time. Paige was so sweet to have brought a nice little gift to everyone who brought some of the food. She makes a beautiful pregnant woman. I just love her...she's such a sweetheart. I have known her a bit less than a year and she has attended my card camps each month faithfully. She has my daughter babysit occasionally, which I really appreciate--she's so sweet to my daughter. After being our Relief Society pianist briefly, she's now the chorister in Primary in our ward. She is the mother of Tyson and is expecting a little girl very soon. She's going to be a loving, wonderful mommy, the second time around. My thoughts and prayers are with you for the delivery, Paige. I can't wait to get the news and will post it here when it happens.
Here are some highlights from the big night, beginning with Pretty Paige Posing for Pictures. (Actually, she seemed to cringe that I was taking this. I wish I had taken more of just her, but this was the only one I took! I'm bummed because it's a bit blurry. Sorry, Paige.)
Sierra and Kim
Here are some highlights from the big night, beginning with Pretty Paige Posing for Pictures. (Actually, she seemed to cringe that I was taking this. I wish I had taken more of just her, but this was the only one I took! I'm bummed because it's a bit blurry. Sorry, Paige.)
Sierra and Kim
La Nan and Lonna
RuthAnn and Conni
Lindsay and Shana
Callie and Sarah
Holly and Ashley
Megan and Jan (Paige's sister and mother)
Gifts...
More gifts...
Summer, Aren, and Shana
Skinny Holly after losing her baby weight.
Not-so-skinny Kelly, and Elizabeth
Shana, RuthAnn, Callie
Kelly helped me move the furniture out of the living room and brought the kitchen table in, plus a folding table to nudge up to the dining table to create one long banquet table for 22 guests.
Jan, Paige, and Megan are part of such an incredible family!
Sarah, Lindsay, and Shauna
Sue, Conni, and Summer
Ashley, Sierra, La Nan, and Callie
The table...
Entryway where I served the mini beverage cans which were cute and "showery" as Ashley put it.
Kitchen...(with my cocktail table that belongs in the living room normally).
Another view of the foyer
The pink balloons were really pretty, but you can't see them here.
Comments
Paige
Paige, you really are special to me and I was delighted to have this event in my home for you.
Love,
Kelly
~Callie
Again another beautiful shower hosted by Kelly! You can always count on a great turn out and a beautiful event. It made me sad when I saw everyone and I couldn't be there. I do miss everyone. Give my congrats to Page.
~Mandi