Thursday night, Brittany, Bianca and I threw a baby shower for Katherine! We’ve been planning this party for a while, and I was so excited to see it all finally come together (and celebrate our sweet friend and her little baby BOY)!

Can you guess what my main responsibility was? CUPCAKES, of course! We went with an orange and aqua color scheme, so I made some pretty swirled icing on both homemade funfetti and classic chocolate cupcakes. Seriously… that funfetti recipe might be what I use for my birthday cake for the next 20 years. It was that good!
Kaya and I baked the day away (well, I baked, and she taste-tested, read books, and had her Kitty and Sheep nearby to keep her company)! I love having two little girls in the kitchen with me.We ended up making WAY too much food… I snapped this picture before the chips, dip, and veggies were even put out! We now know that we could probably feed a whole army… but this was too much food for just a dozen or so ladies. We came up with these adorable, super-easy finger sandwiches: cut a baguette in half lengthwise. Spread Caesar dressing over each half. Lay down slices of Swiss cheese, lettuce, turkey, and Roma tomatoes. Insert toothpicks and cut into sections. Ta-da!We played some games- and I even won the make-a-baby-name-from-the-parents’-names game… “Meerkat” had everybody laughing!

I’m so lucky to call these girls my friends! (photo credit to Katherine for this one!)
We can’t wait to meet baby Meerkat! 🙂