Oh baby...

Nope - not pregnant.

BUT, one of my dear friends is just weeks away from having a baby boy and a few of us hosted a shower to celebrate! This is the same baby boy that Cindy and I organized a gender reveal party for so we have been throwing this kid parties for a while. Teach 'em young, I say! :)

Amber's good friends, Meredith and Christen, also served as hostesses with the mostesses and they did an over-the-top amazing job. Amber and Julian are decorating Alex's room in gray, yellow, and navy and are using elephants throughout, so we centered the shower around the same theme and it turned out lovely. 

Meredith made those great signs to be displayed in Alex's room which served as the perfect way to greet guests. We also used "The Saggy Baggy Elephant" book as the sign-in which I thought was adorable.

 Christen made all those cupcake toppers AND the cupcakes. Amazing. And as you can see, I'm still in-love with these giant streamers. Next time you have a party, please just make these. Great way to add some fun and color for a very little cost and effort! Amber got to take the "Welcome Alex" sign home to hang in her hospital room and when the little man makes his way home.

The shower was at 4:30 - so not quite dinner time. We stuck with fruit, cheese, crackers, dips and pinwheels for guests. Christen also made those adorable onesies to hang over the gift area. 

 We also kept with the photobooth theme from the gender reveal and used the same props for the guests at the shower. Please note that Jillian (center pic) is holding up a clown nose and top hat. Profo toddler picture taker. :)

We had to throw a few games in the mix for it to be an "official baby shower". And although I'm not the biggest fan of this particular game - I must say that you would be surprised at what you will smell when you become a parent! 

Then it was time for gifts! Amber and Julian were showered with everything from homemade lovies, "monthday" signs, and gift cards for those nights when Amber they don't feel like cooking to the "essentials" of mommyhood. I love that J insisted  on opening the gift on the bottom left. Amber's laughter was clearly not suppressed. 

While the big kids were having fun inside, the little kids were having a blast in our backyard. Ryan was on "kid duty" and did a fantastic job! 

We had a great time celebrating baby #2. I am so excited to watch Amber, Julian, and Jillian become a family of 4 and can not wait to squeeze their newest bundle of joy!