Annapolis Baby Shower

On March 3rd our (still nameless) little boy was celebrated again!  This time Annapolis friends helped prepare Matt and me for our future roommate.  It was the biggest blessing to look around the room and see around 20 faces that have become my friends through many different ways.  One of the best elements of the party was when everyone introduced themselves and how we met in the order of when we met.  Of course Mom went first, then Hillary and Meghan (both friends from TX currently living in DC.)  Everyone else I met through various activities at church over the past couple years.  And because of just that... the fact that I have not known those people for longer than two and a half years maximum (6 months for some) and they wanted to love on me and celebrate our unborn child is amazing. 

I've been loving the gray and yellow color combination, so my friends ran with it.  The invitation and party favors (a wrapped chocolate chip cookie) were adorable.

All the party details were such great surprises.  I LOVED IT!  We had an excellent salad bar that included chicken, candied pecans, asparagus, peppers, tomatoes, carrots, cucumbers, apples, blueberries, strawberries, mushrooms, various cheeses, rolls and the best homemade salad dressings I have ever tasted!

Lovely lemons and yellow accents were beautifully tucked around the house.

 
We drank lemonade and water from Mason jars with fun yellow striped straws.

For dessert there were homemade cupcakes, lemon bars, delicate tasty vanilla things and our chocolate chip cookie party favors.

Party ain't over till the fat lady eats.  34 weeks preggo.  

Mom's "pre-baby visit" coordinated with the shower date.  So glad she was able to be there to visit with old friends and meet new ones.  There was another perfectly behaved three month old baby boy at this party too!  Beren was a trooper as he was passed around from lap to lap for snuggles.  

Towels, onesies, diapers OH MY!  This boy was given such a generous loot!  We are much more well equipped now than had we had to do it on our own.

This little "Matt look-alike" khaki pants outfit inspired the telling of this story, when friends dressed up as us for Halloween :)

Thanks to Jenn, Meredith, Julie, Allison and Lisa for a more-perfect-than-I-could-have-imagined baby shower!  Thank you forever to everyone who has and is continuing to help Matt and me gear up for parenthood!