Baby Shower

We've made it to North Carolina! What an experience it was! (blog post to follow).

John and I drove across the country from Ft. Lewis, WA allllllllll the way to Ft. Bragg, NC. While our Army career has been short (we're going on four years), we have made some really wonderful friends. Before we left Washington, our friends helped us do last minute projects on the house and I even through a shower for my dear friend, Jamie! Here are some of the highlights!

Jamie isn't into "baby" things so when coming up with a theme for her shower, my friends and I decided, rustic/camping would be the best idea.

 food.

We wanted to keep things simple in order
to have the day focus on Jamie so we did
a very simple menu that allowed for everything
to be made ahead of time -- I mean, who doesn't LOVE that?

BLTA's with garlic aioli on sourdough
pasta salad
fruit & veggie tray

dessert.

Whenever I think of camping, immediately

I think of marshmallows... and chocolate...

and graham crackers.

s'mores in the house!

decor.

book ends.

The hubs cut these logs in half from our cedar tree. Ashley found the inspiration on pinterest, but we made it our own. The S for Greg & Jamie's last name & then a picture of the two of them. We started little Schlotski's library.

We have trees E-V-E-R-Y-W-H-E-R-E in our yard. Tall ones, small ones, fat ones. You name it, we have it. John cut down this lovely ceder tree when our friend Scotty came to visit. We made these candle holders (which later turned into s'more roasters). 

No real explanation is needed. Mason jars are the latest craze and they just scream
R-U-S-T-I-C.

 Onesie wall.

we created this onesie wall equipped with pictures of Jamie and Greg growing up. This took a little pre-planning just because I needed to contact their family for the pictures. Boy were they surprised!

guestbook.

at my own baby shower, my sister had people bring books instead of a card and then had people sign a book as the guestbook. This idea is probably the single most greatest idea anyone can ever do for two reasons.

1 you have a library for your child
2. you get to look back and read the well-wishes of those who love you and your baby.

presents.

because every little girl needs a hairbow (or two), I made this bow holder and then this hairbow (and others). But this one is particularly special because it came from one of Jamie's dresses.

Every baby needs a nickname,  & Baby Girl Swears has been dubbed "Schlotski"

sidenote: these are the gals I keep talking about. They're the greatest friends anyone could ever ask for. That cute dog there, is sweet Buttons.