Afternoon Tea

Saturday I got the chance to throw a baby shower for my good friend Laura. This baby shower has been my project for a little while and I've really enjoyed gathering ideas for it.
I think that Laura and I have similar tastes - as far as style and decoration and crafty things - and so I was excited to put my creative energy into this. I knew she would love and appreciate it as much as I loved doing it.
I love having people over to my home, and I love entertaining. This afternoon was such a nice afternoon spent with lovely ladies and celebrating a brand new lovely lady on the way.
It started out as a bit of a mess. Eric spent an hour or more working on a wasp nest we found as we went outside to start setting up. He tackled them, and escaped with only one bite. My poor hero - luckily he didn't swell like his brother did only a couple weeks ago (his foot was twice the size). Just as we settled the wasps and were ready to set up, it started to rain. When Eric came in and told me the news, my heart sank. I was so looking forward to setting up outside and having it all come together the way I wanted. We started to set up inside and it was just not the same. I had planned on using my house as a hiding spot for the mess, and it also got really hot really fast with all those people. A little while later Eric came back and said the rain had passed and it was really nice outside, so with a few minutes of chaos and a couple wonderful helping hands, we were set up outside - just about exactly how I wanted it to be.  We spent some time playing games, eating food and visiting. Just a moment after Laura opened her last present the rain came back full force and everyone grabbed something and we got it all inside. It was a nice way to get a bunch of help cleaning up!

 

These two. These boys were born two days apart, two weeks before Cecelia. They just keep growing and growing getting cuter and cuter. Cecelia was a lucky gal to be surrounded by them. It was a baby parade yesterday - these two, Cecelia and two other little girls.

Thank you so much to everyone who helped - Sarah who came to help set up and brought decorations; Vanessa who brought the wonderful and delicious drinks; Lauren who brought chocolate covered strawberries, because no event is complete without them; and even Laura who brought a couple really great little food items as well. By the end of the afternoon - when all the mini disasters had passed - it was a really great time, and I think people enjoyed it. I know Laura did, and that's really the most important thing.