A Baby Shower

My niece Samantha is being induced today- so I think it is HIGH TIME to get the baby shower pictures posted from, oh, two months ago!

I can't even tell you how weird it is to be old enough to have a niece old enough to have a baby.  I can't think about that...but then again- I was only a year older than her when I first became a mother.  I guess I must face the facts:  I am getting old.

This is her with her mom, my sister Elizabeth.


My sister hosted the shower at her place and I helped her out in any way I could.  We went with a BRIGHT JUNGLE type theme since the nursery is going to be decorated 'Jungle-y' and Samantha's favorite colors are turquoise and green.





Elizabeth made jungle print banners and adorable diaper flower pots, and made a sweet poem to go with some pictures of Samantha as a baby.    She also made an adorable elephant cake.





My children and I made a bunch of tissue paper flowers, and a banner that said LILIAN (It's a girl!) but, after looking at the pictures now, I see the banner was hung to look more like 'Lil  Ian  which is hilarious to me.  I made quite a few snacks (but the READY TO POP popcorn was my favorite!) and was in charge of a game.



The game I chose was relating pregnancy terms to different types of popular candy.  For example: Hospital Bills= 100 Grand. I scoured the internet and compiled a list from several different places and I was super excited about it.  One of the reasons I have taken so long sharing about the baby shower was because I fully intended to get a free printable of the shower game to share here.  BUT, since I know nothing about how to MAKE a free downloadable printable, I never did it.  This one is pretty darn close though, and where I got a lot of my inspiration-and it is free!  (The answers are there too.)

 

 I thought the answers were HILARIOUS but it proved harder than I thought it would be for a lot of the women there.  I guess if you SEE the answers it is an "OF COURSE!" moment, but without seeing them, it can be hard.

During present opening time:  the girl got some SERIOUS loot!









I thought it was super cute how all the little girl cousins were getting a front row seat to the present opening and chattering all the while.



In case you are wondering, my gift to her was a monkey hat and a certificate for a free newborn photo session.

(As modeled right before the party by POPEYE.)

Needless to say, you will be seeing LILIAN (as opposed to 'Lil Ian) very soon...