It’s not everyday I get to say a post was inspired by a new family member, but this one most certainly was! In a few short months, Felicia and I are going to be aunts to our brother Ricky and sister-in-law Emily’s first born and boy (or perhaps I should say “girl”) are we excited! I’ve always loved giving gifts and taking on projects, so converting the guest room into a nursery and helping with food and decor for the baby shower were two very welcomed tasks.

Project #1: Guest room turned nursery. Check!

Now there were so many things to do for the shower and so it’s a good thing we had Lauren (Emily’s good friend) to spearhead the operation. Although we usually just blog about food, Lauren did such a good job planning we thought it was worth sharing! We may have used these ideas for a baby shower, but they can really be adapted to fit any occasion.

Decorations

Strings of lanterns held afloat by a bundle of balloons (Up moment anyone?)

Zoomed out view: Felicia and I came up with this idea, having done something similar for Emily’s bridal shower

Clothes pin display: practical decorations that won’t go to waste!

Favors

Chocolates and candy bars are common favors. Shake things up with white chocolate popcorn!

Food

Chick-fil-a!!!! A lot of people don’t know they cater. Consider yourself in-the-know 😉

Salsa bar

Veggie platter

Fruit salad

Games

12 different jars for your tastebuds to identify (and even a tiebreaker!)

Guess who tied for 1st and then won the tiebreaker! (Proudly at the prize table)

Teams of three try to make the best diaper. Felicia wore (and won!) this one for the team 😛

Of course, no event would be complete without cake!Although there’s nothing new here with this classic vanilla chocolate cake, I just had to include an obligatory sliced cake pic. And because one cake wasn’t enough… Here’s to hoping for many more reasons to celebrate. ^_^