
an autumn | storybook baby shower {part one}

on saturday, october 17, my mother-in-law and sister-in-law threw me an adorable autumn | storybook themed baby shower here in charlotte. it was beautiful, memorable and so much fun. i was twenty-seven weeks along and loved being surrounded by family and friends to celebrate baby boy. i know that so much time/planning was put into the event – making it very special. they both started planning over the summer and spent a lot of time preparing several little details that meant so much– i am so appreciative. hours were spent at barnes and noble to find the perfect books {with food dishes to match} each pick was chosen with love and for a specific reason. i can not thank them and all of the people who came and generously showered our baby boy- it truly means so much.
snapshots from the shower:

the fruit was delicious and how cute is this presentation!?

two of my very favorite people.
i was able to enjoy the awesome food on the back porch with friends
lots of laughs and beautiful {perfect!} weather

so thankful for this friend- she makes me laugh every.single.day and is the best support system
she makes me a better person and is one of my favorite parts about life in charlotte

the jessicas ♥ love both of them!

cute chalkboard sign when you walked in {with a baseball, of course!}


my sister-in-law baked these!!! and they were so.good! and so pretty
the books, peanut butter and cupcake and if you give a dog a donut were next to these

mr. monaco’s 90 year old grandma, carmella – she was a hit! love her stories and spunky personality

my co-worker, michelle – she was SO good to baby boy!


the mantel was full of goodies for baby – loved these rain boots
my amazing co-worker and friend, krystil


cute bunny {jellycat} riding his bike was the main centerpiece ♥

this plate was mr. monaco’s plate when he was a little boy
our baby received a set that day– from gram
{how special!}

one pretty autumn day in north carolina

my niece after the shower playing – i mean how cute are her little boots?!

my mother-in-law has such sweet friends

my niece, taylor kate

such great friends

beautiful veggies next to the peter rabbit book
{more on this book soon- absolutely love it!}


baby nelle in the tub

i love you more
the teapots with autumn flowers were gorgeous
the teapots with autumn flowers were gorgeous



my best friend growing up {kindergartern-on} drove to be there for me – it meant so, so much.
she is always there for me during both the good and difficult times- love you, renee!

my nephew, cameron, is just the cutest baby boy and i adore my sister-in-law, tricia so much
they also drove far {from philadelphia} to celebrate

a very special thank you to these two- such incredible hostesses
love you both ♥



chicka chicka boom boom with some chicken pasta from pizza peel in charlotte

my mother-in-law had this cute ohio state sweater/booties set on the mantel- go bucks!


look for a few more photos and details tomorrow!
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it was truly a special day – absolutely loved every second of it
thank you again to all who came and to those who provided such a wonderful event
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linking up with: raising fairies and knights
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linking up with: raising fairies and knights

Comments (7)
Kaitlin {Little Goodies Blog}
November 10, 2015 at 2:50 pm
What a wonderful shower!!! Every detail looked so sweet and I love that you had a book theme! Many of my favs in there! 🙂
Unknown
November 10, 2015 at 3:12 pm
What a cute shower. Love the food and book tie in's. If you give a mouse a cookie is a fav in my house, love how that was a food tie in too!
Jessica
November 10, 2015 at 3:22 pm
Super cute!!! I love how thoughtful everything was and the book theme was a great idea.
Belugas in VA
November 10, 2015 at 9:46 pm
Book themes what a great idea. Lots for mom to read and it can go either way for boys or girls baby showers. I try to incorporate food from stories here.
Belugas in VA
November 10, 2015 at 9:48 pm
I love the book themes. Great ideas, extra books for your home library. Books are the gifts that keep giving for years. Your little one will be lucky to have a wide collection .
Lindsey Smallwood
November 10, 2015 at 9:59 pm
Such a cute idea – love the story book idea. My friend had a shower like this too!
Leslie
November 11, 2015 at 12:57 am
Everything looks great! My uncle and his wife did the story book idea too, I gave them "give a mouse a cookie"! It looks like a lot of fun & the cupcakes look yummy.
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