Bruschetta made with pureed peas, asparagus and ricotta cheese. Yum!
Spanakopita and pesto chicken skewers.
For dessert we had melting moments (2 butter cookies held together with butter cream frosting) and homemade pistachio gelato. I made the gelato, it was a lot of work but tasted really good!
It was a good spread.
We decorated in green and white using beautiful flowers. The favors also brought the green and white theme home with squatty canning jars filled with lemongrass salt scrub topped off with a green label and ribbon. These were easy and fun to make. You can find the recipe here.
As for an activity. I thought it would be low key to have cards for the guests to write down their best advice for the parents to be and a favorite children's book. I think it helped get people talking to each other since we had quite a mixed group of women.
I think it went well, and Kelly got some great gifts. It was a fun thing for me to do since I have never had the opportunity to give or even go to a baby shower for my sisters or sister-in-laws and Kelly to me is my sister in Seattle.
7 comments:
Holly did a great job planning, and organizing this party in a chic, modern, non-traditional way. I had fun making all the food.
Now this sounds like one totally awesome baby shower ... go Holly!
It was the best baby shower I have ever been to and I feel very lucky to have such good friends as Holly and Dan. Since most of the people there were work friends, I have had a constant stream of people coming in to tell me what a fantastic shower that was and how good the food was and the salt scrub is divine.
As far as the advice went, my favorite was from my old boss Theresa who said to get a spray bottle filled with water and tell your child it is magic juice to get rid of all the monsters and bad dreams.
Holly! Do you think I could fly you out here for my next baby shower? Whenever that will be. If that will ever happen. Anyway, you're so thoughtful--I just love how hard you worked to make it perfect.
who needs martha? we have holly. WOW!!!!
I don't think Kelly and I have ever been described as hip. Thanks!
Kelly really enjoyed the shower. Thank you so much for all the hard work that you two put into it. Everything was perfect. My favorite is the advice cards, it was neat to read through them.
Holy moly. You guys throw the best parties. I hate missing them.
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