Lezlie & Will's "Little Man" Shower

Another season, another baby shower.  We are one busy group of friends!

A few weeks ago, Corrie called to ask me if I'd help her host a baby shower for our friends Will and Lezlie as they are expecting their first baby-- a sweet baby boy!  (What's that like?)  Since I had seen several Facebook posts by Will referring to their baby-to-be as "Little Man," I thought that would be the perfect little theme for the shower.  You know I love a good theme.  Bow ties and mustaches everywhere!

These softball boys tend to travel as a pack, so we thought it'd be best to do a coed shower, but to keep it a surprise from Lezlie.  They live in Raleigh and were visiting for the weekend.  It was so fun that she thought she was just showing up to our house for a softball get together, and it was in fact a gathering to celebrate their bundle of joy.

We hosted the shower at our house which can be stressful from the cleaning--and keeping clean-- perspective, but it makes it easy to decorate as I had time.  Make a banner one night, do some bow tie garland the next.  Harper even helped me whip a diaper cake in about twenty minutes.  I may have gone through an entire blade on my paper cutting machine, but I was able to do all the decorations for about $15.  It makes things a lot less stressful the day of for sure because the only thing I needed to do on Saturday was pick up balloons and whip up my food contributions of little "man"wiches  (chicken salad on croissants, pimento sandwich quarters, and poppyseed ham and cheese sliders).  Corrie and Rachel brought the rest!

Mama to Be Lezlie

Opening Gifts

It may go down as the longest baby shower of all time because all twenty adults and 9 kiddos stayed from the 5 p.m. start time until at least midnight, and we got to host Will & Lezlie and the Cromers overnight.  I think we all had a great time congratulating our dear friends and warning them about all the craziness celebrating all the fun ahead!  Can't wait to meet you, Sawyer Hughes!

Little Pumpkin Baby Shower

We had lots of fun welcoming baby Michaela with a Little Pumkin themed family-friendly baby shower. We ate chili and barbecue, painted pumpkins, and shared excitement with our sweet friends Chad and Maria and big brother Bryce as they prepare to welcome their little girl. 

Meeting Baby Alston

Welcome to the World, Alston Fields Cromer!  

This little (big) guy was born on October 9 at 8:58 p.m., and weighed in at 9 lbs 5.9 oz!  All four of us were at the hospital when he was delivered.  We ate at the Fork in the Alley to be close to the hospital, thinking he would arrive before we finished with dinner and we could go over and meet him.  But, after a longggggg labor, Corrie ended up having some complications and needed to have a c-section.  When we found that out, Sam wanted to go over to the hospital, just to make sure everything went ok and so that he could be there for Corrie.  He loves that girl, and has never outgrown his role as the guardian big brother.  I hope Alston grows to know how loved he is by so many!  Here are just a few pictures of the others anxiously awaiting his arrival at the hospital.

We brought over food & cupcakes from Bubblecake for the tired family

Since we went to mom's house and Sam worked all weekend, we didn't get a chance to actually meet Alston until Corrie and Jeremy were home with him.  He is just so precious.  Harper loved getting to hold him, and Willa Kate teetered from being jealous when mommy was holding him to crying that she wasn't allowed to hold him.  She was thinking, "I drag babies around my house all the time, so what's the big deal?!"  ;)

 

We are so privileged to get to be in this little fella's life, and to be beside Corrie and Jeremy as they navigate this new world of parenthood.  I'm so proud of them!  They are an adorable little family-- I'm so glad they're part of ours.