A princess already

What a busy weekend we had. Friday night we went to my sisters to help her prep the nursery and for Tom to have a time out. He’s been working so hard at the rental property that it was the first night he took a break and relaxed a bit. So much so that he fell asleep in their new living room chair. Guess they picked comfy furniture. Saturday I co-hosted my sister’s baby shower with her mother-in-law, Terri. This time I opted to do it at a restaurant. Good thing with everything going on lately I wouldn’t have had any time to cook, clean and host a party at a house. Whew, I was thrilled we went to restaurant. No cleanup work for me.

Jae, my sister, is to my left. I'm in the middle and my best friend Jill is on my right. 

The two prego's and me.

Sunday, we finished putting all the cabinets, appliances and counter-top in the new kitchen at the rental property. Now all we have left are the minor details and to paint the place. Almost done there. New tenants move in on the 22^nd! Yay!!

Back to the shower. We hosted the event at Carl Anthony’s Trattoria. A place I think our mom might have picked. It was a brunch menu and everyone seemed to enjoy it. With the invitations we asked the guests to bring a book for the baby to build up her library. It was a huge success. Ali has such a big collection that Jae now needs to order a book shelf for them.

We had 32 guests attend and baby Ali made out like a bandit as you can see from the gift table. Hailey, Jae’s flower girl, our second cousin assisted in opening the gifts. It probably felt like Christmas morning for her. She was so excited to see what was in the pretty packages.

For the favors Terri and I made lollipops to match the invitations. We put pink gerber daisies on all the tables as the centerpieces. For dessert we served strawberry cupcakes made with fresh strawberries from Cherries Cupcakes in Newtown, CT. The ladies at Cherrie's Cupcakes went out of their way to open the shop up early for us to pick up the cupcakes. They even packaged them up with little baby socks and flowers to match the theme. The guests all raved about how good they were. I was so full from the food that I took mine home and had it the next day for dinner. I know, not the best dinner choice but a yummy one at that.

After the shower I took my sister home, we unpacked all the baby’s gifts and started to get everything organized. She got A LOT of stuff. All I know is my niece, Ali, is going to be one spoiled little girl! She is a princess already!!