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    Home » Baby

    Published: Jan 28, 2014 | Modified: Jan 29, 2014 | Posted Under: Baby

    Whale Baby Shower

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    Invite and Diaper Raffle card created by StockBerry

    Two weekends ago, we had our baby shower. A whale themed baby shower at that. For those who follow along on Pinterest–you might have figured out that we have a sea/whale theme for our nursery, and our colors are aqua, red, navy, and white. (Hopefully, I’ll be sharing our vision board with everyone next week). I helped my mom plan the shower–she’s not a party planner nor does she enjoy entertaining people. We are 100% completely opposite when it comes to that department!

    Stockberry Paper Goods for a Whale Themed Baby Shower

    The first thing I did when we started planning was look up whale invites. Luckily, I stumbled across Stockberry Studio just by doing a google image search for “whale baby shower invites”. Their whale invites were exactly what I had in mind. Colors and all!

    I worked with them to create all sorts of printable items for our shower (some were print on demand, others were custom). Sadly, I didn’t take photos of all the paper goods. They were amazing to work with and best of all very inexpensive (and can do custom work to make your party one-of-a-kind)! Aqua and Red decorations for baby shower

    My friends over at Martha Stewart Crafts sent a wide variety of red, light blue, and dark blue hanging decorations. I wanted these hung up earlier in the week, but that never happened.

    Instead, he was hanging them up right before everyone got to the party–well before a majority of our friends and family got to the party. We had a few friends show up a little early and I could not be more thankful for them–they all helped out and finished setting up the shower! My friend Robin from Simply Southern Baking snapped this shot… it looked like Jon was dancing!

    Chipotle Catering

    After he finished hanging the decorations he ran to go grab the catering. We decided to go with Chipotle Catering. One of my big cravings this pregnancy has been all things Mexican, so Chipotle was a natural fit since I eat it at least once a week at the very least! They recently started doing catering, and provide EVERYTHING in the price. Seriously–everything you see is what we got and more.

    Sadly, this was the only photo I took. We had chicken and fajita veggies (in hind site we should have done half order of veggies and more chicken or another meat since we had lots of veggies leftover and not a lot of chicken–like one piece). They also provided black beans and pinto beans, white rice, and brown rice, plus all the salsas, lettuce, cheese, and extra guacamole! You could make a bowl, a hard taco, or a soft taco. Most made a bowl since that’s easiest. It was so good, and easy clean up. Yes, they even provide the chaffing trays and sternos. When I say they provide everything they provide everything!

    Cheesecake cupcakesWhen we were planning the shower my mom asked me what kind of cake I wanted and I replied… I don’t want cake. I want a dessert bar. I somehow convinced my mom to make her famous cheesecake cupcakes (they are so good).

    Dessert Bar for Baby Shower

    She also made vanilla cupcakes (and I frosted them with vanilla buttercream). We had a big martini glass full of Hershey Kisses, hazelnut crisp sticks, and colored m&m’s. cookies

    And we can’t forget the Publix chocolate chip cookies. If you ever visit the south you have to go to our local grocery store and get their chocolate chip cookies. They are amazing… everyone loves them so I knew I needed them on our dessert bar! Cake Pops

    Oh and my sweet neighbor (who couldn’t make it) made chocolate cake pops! How darling are these? Advices and Wishes for Baby

    While everyone munched on food we asked everyone to fill out their wishes for the baby. I loved this idea the minute I saw it on Stockberry Studio. Way better than a traditional guest book, and we had a great time reading them after the shower! Great way to get lots of diapers for the baby--diaper raffle!

    We also asked our guest to bring a package of diapers if they would like to participate in the diaper raffle. We raffled off 2 $50 gift cards to World Market. We were so blessed and got 18 packages of diapers! I think we should be good for a few months… I mean weeks!??!

    Cricut Iron-On Onesie Vinyl Station

    We also created a Cricut Iron-On Vinyl Onesie bar. I pre-cut lots of Iron-On vinyl and dyed onesies and set up a station for everyone to create a oneise or two for the baby! It was a big hit–even the “non-creative” people loved making the onesies. More on this later in the week.

    Reading messages in books -- we asked our guest to bring a book instead of a card for the baby's library!

    Then it was time to open of the gifts. I wish I would have taken a photo of what our front room looked like… it looked like gifts threw up in the room.

    Beyond blessed.

    We asked all of our friends and family to give a book instead of a card to help build the baby’s library. Go Dog Go! seemed to be the popular book. In the photo above we are reading the one that my inlaws gave to us!

    crochet blanket

    Our family friend, Grandma Betty, made us this beautiful blanket in the nursery color (aqua).

    Steelers Onesie at Whale Baby Shower

    We got a wide variety of gifts and some cute clothes for our little guy. In case you didn’t realize, we are big Pittsburgh Steelers fans, and my parents made sure that their grandson had lots of Steelers clothes to wear during his first year! homemade knitted baby blanket

    My friend Christine, from Cook the Story, made this beautiful knot blanket. Nothing like a handmade gift! CFL Food Bloggers

    And of course I had to share a few photos of fellow bloggers who attended. Here I’m pictured with a few of my Central Florida Food Blogger friends; Robin, Wanda, and Christine.CFL DIY BloggersAnd here are a few of our Central Florida DIY Blogger group; Sarah, Rachel, Kelly, and Wendi!

    Kisses from the baby --thank you favors for a whale baby shower!Everyone left the shower with a bag of “kisses from the baby”!

    Sew Woodsy ready for baby woodsy

    Jon and I got a photo together at the very end. We were both so tired and over the moon. On a high from all of the love we received from our family and friends!

    Whale bandana made for the dog!

    After everyone left. Lola jumped on my lap as I put my feet up. I finally got to take a photo of the little bandana she was sporting for the shower. This is what the nursery fabric will be!

    Lola at end of party

    I rested on the couch for a while. I was beyond sore and just as tired if not more so than Lola who had such a sleepy face in this picture!

    Great ideas for a Whale Baby Shower #boy #babyshowerHere is a cool pinnable graphic in case you like what you see and want to pin this to a baby shower board for later use!

    A big thank you to my friend Ashley. She took all the photos of us opening gifts plus me with friends and family, and helped blow up balloons, set-up food, etc!

    I have tons of tutorials to share and even some details that weren’t included in this post. So stay tuned over the next few weeks as I roll them out! At the end of the day I could not be happier withe how the baby shower turned out!

    Disclaimer: Their are affiliate links in this post.

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    Comments

    1. Kelly of Simply Kelly Designs says

      January 28, 2014 at 4:50 pm

      It was a wonderful baby shower. I am happy that Kara and I could share in your joy! Hugs!

      Reply
      • Katie says

        January 29, 2014 at 9:19 am

        Kelly–I’m so glad you were able to join in on the festivities and share the love for Baby J!

        Reply
    2. Lauren @ The Thinking Closet says

      January 28, 2014 at 11:38 pm

      Wow! What a fantastic event, Katie! I love all the decor and fun activities and photos…although it does make me sad that I couldn’t be there, I’m mostly just thrilled you had such a memorable event celebrating your little one to come! (And the whale theme is perf. Definitely pinning for future reference!)

      Reply
      • Katie says

        January 29, 2014 at 9:23 am

        Awe thanks Lauren! Sad you weren’t able to join in on the festivities but glad you at least got to see it virtually! 🙂

        Reply
    3. Stacy Risenmay says

      January 29, 2014 at 11:51 am

      Oh my word! Darling! It brought back that feeling I had at my shower over 12 years ago. This is such a special time in your life 🙂

      Reply
    4. Therese @ Fresh Idea Studio says

      January 29, 2014 at 12:39 pm

      What a special day! Love, love, love seeing and hearing all the happiness surrounding your soon-to-be bundle of joy, Katie! Congratulations!

      Reply
    5. Pamela says

      January 29, 2014 at 12:54 pm

      okay….how cute!!! love all the perfect little details! I’m so excited for you guys

      Reply
    6. Leanne says

      January 30, 2014 at 1:41 am

      What an adorable shower. The whale was such a cute idea. I love all the creative decorations.

      Reply
      • Katie says

        January 30, 2014 at 4:15 pm

        Thanks Leanne! 🙂

        Reply
    7. Lindsey @ Redhead Baby Mama says

      January 30, 2014 at 8:12 am

      Those $5 Kohls books are always a sure buy. Everyone has them when the month is over!

      Reply
      • Katie says

        January 30, 2014 at 2:25 pm

        Agree Lindsey. Good thing our baby has multiple grandparents the extra Go Dog Go books will go to their homes! 😉

        Reply
    8. Angie | Big Bear's Wife says

      January 30, 2014 at 9:37 am

      What a cute shower! I just love that little theme! Everything looks darling!

      Reply
      • Katie says

        January 30, 2014 at 2:24 pm

        Thanks Angie. I feel like I’ve become obsessed with whales… its pretty bad. lol.

        Reply
    9. Kathy Penney @ Sparkles And A Stove says

      January 30, 2014 at 9:00 pm

      Ok that is just completely adorable! My daughter’s 2 year old class is the whale class and so I’ve kind of fallen in love with whales. And congratulations!

      Reply
      • Katie says

        January 31, 2014 at 10:44 am

        Awe how cute Kathy! Thanks–we are so excited!

        Reply
    10. Ashley @ Simply Designing says

      January 30, 2014 at 10:07 pm

      Oh my goodness this is the cutest baby shower ever!!!

      Reply
      • Katie says

        January 31, 2014 at 10:43 am

        Thanks Ashley!

        Reply
    11. Sarah says

      January 30, 2014 at 10:15 pm

      Everything was perfect! Really glad I got to be a part of it and I can’t wait to meet baby woodsy 😉

      Reply
      • Katie says

        January 31, 2014 at 10:43 am

        Thanks Sarah! Glad you were able to celebrate the day with us!

        Reply
    12. Claire @ A Little Claireification says

      February 15, 2014 at 1:05 pm

      Finally catching up on blog reading – the shower looks like it was a blast! I LOVE the iron on onesie station. Just too much cuteness all around – that whale fabric is so much fun. So excited for you. Boys rock!! xo

      Reply
      • Katie says

        February 17, 2014 at 11:19 pm

        Awe thanks Claire! I’ll have a post this week all about the iron-on onesie station! 🙂

        Reply

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