Summer Shower

One of my best friends is expecting a baby! I am so excited for her, it has been a very long wait. I am also excited for me because our boys will be less than a year apart in age. I threw a shower for her last month. I love to plan a party and think the details through from the time I send the invitation out. So here is what I did. She is an avid reader, and a budding author so I went with a book theme. I titled the invitations "The End...of a very long wait". Then I kept a book theme going through the whole shower. I was so busy that I did not get pictures, but I had her sister taking pictures, so hopefully I will get some to post soon. For the activity, I created a children's literature jeopardy. I divided the group in two and then Brooke was her own team. When was the last time you thought about Corduroy, Amelia Bedelia, the Berenstein Bears and Frog and Toad? After the game, I served "paper-thin" crepes that I stacked to look like 3 open books on the table. I then had all the toppings with names from books or like books ie: Nutcrackers Nutella, James' Giant peaches, Anna's Bananas, Little Miss Muffet's Lemon Curd etc...For the favor, I gave Cat in the Hat bookmark with a little quote that I like from Dr. Suess. Then of course it was so fun to watch her open all the thoughtful gifts that her friends gave. It was nice to get my creative juices going and use my event planning part of my brain.