it was an absolutely perfect baby shower!

i was beyond excited for this shower at doc wine bar!  it was our last one and i was going to see a lot of peeps that are special to me.

it was definitely a group effort to pull this one off.  the main masters were carol, dana, and andrea.  carol absolutely outdid herself!  she coordinated all the decor and concocted the entire theme all the way from seattle!  she, unfortunately, could not make the shower due to an amazing trip to london, she had long planned, during the same time frame!

i loved where it was held.  i only had dinner there once {with pam and marina] and never once looked at the private event space.  i only went off of what pam said that night we were at dinner, that it was a lovely space and they were very accommodating and reasonable.

i walked up to the restaurant and walked straight inside to the private room {so easy to find!  it’s right by the front entrance}.  i was greeted by friendly faces {the delightful dana was right there to say hello!} and by the cutest welcome table!  so freakin’ adorbs.

how cute is this?!  the bunting was handmade by carol.  she also purchased the mad about madeline collection book by ludwig bemelmans, added additional pages in the back for guests to write a lovely note to the baby!  how thoughtful!  when little heintz grows up, she can see who attended her baby shower and read all their little notes!

the welcome table had a cute little saying, by carol herself.  i love the creature figurine and the adorable alphabet print {i come to find out carol stole it from my pinterest board, sneaky!}!

table centerpieces by crafty carol!  a deer terrarium, twine wrapped mason jars, and perty flowers handpicked by dana and andrea!  so perfect!

[love ann // jodi’s mom // she is the sweetest lady! and jodi – she’s not so bad herself!]

my lovely peeps // left to right clockwise // leslie, dawn, karen, ann, jodi, kristen, and colleen!  chit chatting and enjoying their cocktails…i wish i could swig a mimosa!

i loved this…animal cookie cutters as favors!  there were snails, moose, porcupines, squirrels, deers, etc.!  and not one favor left behind after the party!

family!  from left to right clockwise // lan, kim, thuy, mom, jane, grace, lynne, and barbara // we are just missing linh in this photo!  but she was there, just dodging all the photos!

hostesses with the mostess – dana and andrea!!!!!  somehow we all coordinated our outfits!  but it was a given that dana and i would…we always end up in color coordinated clothes.  we have a long history of showing up and looking like we planned our outfits together!

my favorite little figurine!

[famille]

from left to right clockwise // jaime, carol z, elva, laurie, marina, pam, and hc // he came later on, just in time for gifts!

[the goodies for baby h]

this was some of the yummy, yummy food!  a variety of flatbreads to devour, fresh sweet fruit, amazing applewood bacon potato cakes, a savory wrightwood salad, hearty roasted chicken paninis, and delicious desserts!!

the delicious cake!  topper made by carol…a perfect match to the decorative bunting within the room!

how adorable are these?  thank you to marina and pam for concocting these fabulous mushroom cupcakes for the shower!

the desserts were served and we were ready to open gifts!  notice the cute bunting in the background and the lovely fireplace!  it was so cozy!

as you can see, i’m having a great time opening all these lovely gifts.  we received our boons bathtub from lan, bookends from dawn, a beautiful hand crocheted blanket from kristin, and the lamb rocker from tanya!

colleen, as part of her gift, made us a cubs build a bear!  as you can see, hc loved it so!  we received, from jane, the baby’s first christmas ornament and an adorable purple knit cap with chicest feather fascinator!  everyone loved it!

grace made baby h a blankie, jane made baby h a pretty quilt {i know, bad photo…the only one i had!}, andrea gave us a fashionable onsie, and dana, as part of her gift, gave us a starbucks sippy cup!  she envisioned me holding the baby with the sippy cup and a real starbucks in my other hand.  how accurate and true. 🙂

dana knows me so well!  she also gave us le petit prince book!  i soooo wanted this book for baby h!  it’s a beautiful pop up book to further enhance the beautiful story.  i loved, loved the cute little outfits kim and thuy gave us…the cat themed outfits are so fun!  last but not least…love the jacket ann and jodi gave us {amongst other thoughtful, useful, and cute gifts inside their packed gift basket!}.

i wish i could show all the gifts everyone gave!  everyone was so thoughtful, generous, and kind with every item they gave to baby h!

apologies for the blurry photo but i had to get a one of jaime in!  i’m so glad she was able to make it.

[love these gals!  jaime, marina, and pam]

[the moms]

[waiting for our new addition]

thank you so much to carol for executing such a perfect shower!  i am so grateful for everything that you did to help pull this shower together for baby h and how perfectly ‘me’ it was!  i loved the theme…so cute!  a big thank you to dana and andrea for pulling all the strings from seattle to chicago to make this shower happen!  it was a beautiful celebration for our baby and we are so appreciative for the amazing friends and family that we have!

xoxo