Grace's Western Baby Shower

There is just about nothing more exciting than a new baby!! I was just thrilled when I found out MY SISTER was going to have a baby. And then I was going to have a baby. And that meant we were going to be pregnant together!!!!! We are due about 5 weeks apart. It has been so fun to share being pregnant together, and I'm so happy that our kids will be so close in age so they can play together!

The next thought that came into my mind was..... Baby Shower! I cannot tell you how much fun I had planning a baby shower for my sister Grace. When she found out she was having a boy, I could have guessed how she was going to decorate her nursery. Western!!! She's been a cowgirl all her life, and though I have tried, I still prefer pearls and fancy bags. (I still love living in a town with cowboys and tractors driving down the main roads, don't get me wrong!)

The planning began on Pinterest of course! You can find all my ideas on my Baby Shower board.

These are the invitations I decided to use, and they turned out really cute (this is the Pinterest example):

Source: etsy.com via Catie on Pinterest

 Here is the table where we had all the food. My mom and I decorated it with blue and red bandanas. We used sunflowers, daisies, baby's breath, and blue hydrangeas (my sister's favorite flowers). We put flower in Mason jars for the western theme. My mom made the amazing thumbprint cookies with red and blue icing. I didn't get a picture, but several of Grace's friends also helped us with food. We had chips and dip and pigs in a blanket. I was so busy at the shower I didn't even make it into the kitchen to get food! The table looked great!! 

For drinks, my mom and I came up with the idea to do a coffee bar! I thought people would enjoy having coffee since the shower was at 11. We had four different kinds of creamer and sprinkles and whipped cream to go on top. My mom also made coffee iced cubes for anyone wanting iced coffee. We offered regular and decaf since there were several of us pregnant girls there. My mom also made water with frozen watermelon for those who didn't want coffee. We had this all on a wet bar in the main room so people could get refills if they wanted.

 

As for decorations, I had so much fun putting them together! I made Grace a diaper cake. Her little boy's name will be starting with a "M." We had this on the coffee table on top of two bandanas.

On the mantle above where Grace opened her gifts, I had a clothes line with different cowboy/western outfits for her little boy. My mom got her several cowboy books.

Here is a picture of Grace and I before her shower started, and then of my mom and Grace. 

We had over 25 people at Grace's shower. She got tons of cute clothes and diapers and all things she would need for her little man. 

I think it was very special that my grandmother and all of my aunts and several of my cousins were able to be there!! We have such a great family, and we are all excited to meet Grace's little guy in just a few weeks!

We didn't play any games at her shower, but I did have everyone fill out these "Wishes for Baby" cards. I just printed them out on some cardstock. I think Grace will enjoy being able to keep those in her baby book.

Source: lilsugar.com via Catie on Pinterest

If you have any other questions about anything I did for her shower, just ask!

 And to end the day, can't go without a belly picture of the sisters, and a picture of our sweet husbands loading all my sister's goodies into the truck :)

After my sister's shower, I was surprised with a Sprinkle for Little Miss!! I will share about that later :)