It's a Girl

My sister in law, Juliet, is adopting another baby which is due in January so we thought it would be fun to throw her a surprise baby shower. The whole time we led her on letting her think it was a bridal shower that she was coming to. We decided to have it at my in laws home so that all her family could be there. It was pretty fun planning the food, games, decorating etc...(if I had the means-I think I would like to do party planning for a living:) I made it a dinner baby shower since it was at 5 p.m. We had chicken enchiladas, fruit salad, and a super yummy peach jello salad that my sister in law made (Thanks Lisa). Afterwards the guests were directed to the kitchen to make italian sodas and get a plate of treats before we headed to the living room for games. We played some fun games that I found on the internet. A purse game where the guests looked for items in their purse that started with the letters of the baby's name. Next we played a memory game where the item matched won the guesser a prize. For example, the word epidural got a package of lifesavers, daddy got a sugar daddy, breastfeeding got a milky way etc.. The last game was a guessing game with paper bags containing items used for a baby. Each paper bag had a letter (the bags spelled out baby shower) and so for the letter on the bag there was an item that the person could only feel. They would then pass the bag on and write down their guess. I had items such as a bib for the letter B, headband for the letter H, rattle for the letter R etc... I think everyone had a lot of fun. After the games came the fun part. Presents!! Kylee got a lot of cute outfits, picture frame with her name on it, blanket, diapers, burp cloths, and a bottle warmer. I even tried my hand at making a diaper cake. I think it turned out pretty good for my first one. I did two tiers off diapers, and then used onesies for my top tier with a cute pair of booties for the cake topper. We even had a few gifts for Andrea, the birthmom, who wasn't expecting anything. She was the brains behind the shower and wanted to do this for Juliet. I merely helped her carry it out;)
Dessert followed: Two different layered desserts-banana cream and cherry. Then for the party favor I made cinnamon buns that said, "Thanks for coming. Love, Kylee Jane (the BUN in the oven). I think everyone had a good time. It was good catching up with one of my friends that I hadn't seen since we moved from Puyallup. After it was said and done 2 batmen helped me clean up.
January will be here before we know it and so will little Kylee Jane. Can't wait to meet her!