A very pirate baby shower.

(all photos in this post are thanks to my wonderful mother who photographed the event for me)

This last Saturday was the first of our two showers. It was thrown by my lovely sister-in-law Kristin who did an amazing job! She spent so much time making all the little details. She made it filled with all of the favorite things: cupcakes, crafts, cute babies, etc. I can't tell you how grateful I am to her for all the work and care she put into giving me an awesome baby shower that I will never forget!

This is Captain Calamari. He is captain of the diaper cake and he's super cute! 

A big thank you to Kristin, Holly and Jessica. We spent all night Friday baking cupcakes. Red velvet, Funfetti and Chocolate with Peanut Butter frosting. All of my favorites. The Funfetti frosting is a traitor and got all melty. I love them too much to make them walk the plank though.

Kristin and Jessica spent days making these paper flowers for centerpieces. They are so incredibly beautiful! I love them so much! I can't believe they made each of these by hand. Some seriously talented, and patient, ladies.

Kristin and I put these lollipops together that we found at Michael's. They just happened to be the perfect colors. We also had a onesie decorating table. That's the beautiful host, Kristin with hers that says "My Drunkle (our name for uncle) loves me" and on the back says, "But my Auntie loves me more". So cute! I loved looking at them all later.

There was also a table for writing notes to Baby Bear and creating pages for a little scrapbook for me to add pictures to. The scrapbook was the idea of my other sister-in-law Leah who had this at her shower. I seriously love scrapbooking. I'm cool like an 80 year old in that way. I can't wait to read all the notes people wrote later!

This little stud muffin is Connor (and his mommy Michelle). He was the real entertainment at the shower. He was flirting with all the ladies. He told his mommy I was pretty when I walked away. Such a charmer. Then he kept saying hi to me the whole time. We tried to teach him to wink. He sealed the day with a sweet kiss. Don't tell Dave =). Be still my heart with this ladies' man.

This is Gavin, Baby Bear's buddy-to-be. We seriously love this boy. He's the sweetest. He and his mommy and daddy are coming over tomorrow night for dinner. I can't wait to see that little man!

I feel like a broken record but we are so incredibly blessed! Everyone has given us the most sweet and generous gifts. But we of course are the most lucky because of the outpouring of love we have received. This little guy has no idea how lucky he is to have people who love him so much already! We couldn't be more thankful! 
A picture of my mom and I in the bathroom mirror. We're super classy like that.

Oh and remember that surprise I mentioned in the last post that made my shower EXTRA special?

Here she is! This is my sister-in-law Leah, who you might recognize from my previous New Hampshire posts. She is one of the greatest people on this planet! I'm not over-exaggerating. I would defy anyone to find someone who didn't like her. She flew out to surprise me for the my shower. I kept saying how she was the one thing missing from it so it definitely felt complete with  her here. I couldn't have been happier than to share that with her and to spend some time with her. I love that little lady!!

Sister-in-Law Love.

I have the most wonderful sisters-in-law. I mean seriously. I am such a lucky girl. All three of them are the sweetest, most crafty, artistic, talented and fun women. Not only am I lucky to have them but so is Baby Bear. All three of them have used their incredible talents to make him the most beautiful gifts!

Leah made him the above pirate sock friend. I absolutely adore sock animals and I just love him so much! He has a giant "S" because his last name begins with an S in case you were wondering. I can't wait to put this little guy in the nursery when we move. Baby Bear is just going to love him!

She also made him this beautiful embroidered hanging:

Isn't that just too cute for words? It says "Ahoy Baby". Oh my, he is going to have the cutest nursery.

She also made me this awesome sign for my studio:

"Lady Hole" is the loving name that my other sister-in-law Kristin came up with for my studio and I love it. I mean they call the garage their "Man Cave". I should get a equally silly, fun, albeit slightly inappropriate, name for my space. She embroidered all of those swirls by hand. Can you believe it? Love it!

Veronica made the most beautiful piece of art for his nursery as well (commissioned by my lovely mom). It's so incredibly beautiful!

Gorgeous right? She's so talented it's ridiculous.

She also made this breathtaking drawing for my father for his birthday (also commissioned by my mom).

That's me and my dad. My dad never takes pictures and somehow my mom talked him into taking this one with me at Veronica and Richie's wedding. It's such a special picture to me and to see it made into such stunning art is wonderful! It really does look exactly like the picture.

Kristin, my newest sister-in-law, has been so sweet to take on the big task of throwing me and Baby Bear a baby shower. She has already put so much work and such wonderful details into the day. I'm so incredibly thankful to have her! She made these awesome baby shower invitations:

Sorry, I had to blur out the details. No shower crashers please =)  They are handmade with different elements. The cutest invitations I've ever seen! I absolutely love them! This one is going in Baby Bear's baby book to treasure forever. I know I will.

I can't wait for the shower. I will have to share lots of photos after it happens at the end of the month. I already put my sweet mom on camera duty.

Have any of you had someone make you something very special recently? I'd love to hear about and link to pictures if you have any.