Tia's Baby Shower

I had such a fun time planning and helping host a baby shower for my sweet sister-in-law. She and my brother are expecting their baby, Micah, in May. Alex and Angelina are into a pretty modern style-- no pastels and teddy bears for these hipsters-- and Angelina, also known as Tia in our family, is not a big fan of shower games (thank goodness, because neither am I!) so we went for a simple and modern plan. I think it turned out fabulous and fun!

I started with this...

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and thanks to some inspiration from a new favorite, a friend-of-a-friend blogger, I ended up with this:  a shower decoration that can double as a mobile for the baby's room...

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thanks to my best baker friend Joy, I made these delicious cupcakes {strawberry instead of raspberry}...

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We had simple activity station for the guests {2 guessing games (number of m&m's in the bottle and "how many onesies will she receive?" and some envelopes where guests could write their address for thank yous)}...

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And a great time was had by all, including the beautiful mama-to-be had!

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