On July 7th, 2013, my mom hosted my baby shower and the theme was "The Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle. Being a Grade One teacher, she was so excited to have every last detail reflect the writings and art of Eric Carle. Of course, Pinterest was a great inspiration for many of these cute ideas.
As you can see from the photos below, the sandwich and the dessert were made to look like a caterpillar and then every other thing to eat had some reflection of parts of the book.
The catering was done by Adelina's Cuisine here in Windsor, and she is HIGHLY recommended. The displays were outstanding. The thank you gift was a box of cookies; each cookie was a character from the story and the icing looked just like the watercolor paintings in the books. Big thanks to my mom's neighbour Lynn for her outstanding talent.
The shower was a "come and go" style, however, I spent so much time socializing in the beginning that I ended up opening my gifts in front of everyone. Now that was a bit overwhelming. It's like all of a sudden.... BAM... you figure out this baby is coming and your life is changing forever. Of course, I loved every single outfit, book, toy, bottle, etc., but it just becomes so surreal. I was deeply touched by the generosity of family and friends and I can't wait to share the baby with everyone.
My sister took many photos with her awesome camera and when she edits them, she'll send some to me so I can post them here. It was a beautiful day and everything turned out perfectly.
A big thanks goes out to my mom for planning and organizing the whole thing, just a week after she was done school. I know how much hard work went into planning this event. She also gave me a ton of gifts, with the most heartfelt one of all being the outfit that I wore home from the hospital. Not a dry eye in the backyard. Thanks, Mom. I love you so much.
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