irina’s baby shower

my friend irina is having a baby girl!

irina and i met through work years ago. she has a son, alex, and for years, i always bugged her about having another child. she constantly retorted with ‘only when you have a baby!’. well, we ran into each other last summer at dana’s birthday party and i was pregnant with olive. i then finally got to harass her about having her second child!

little did we know she got pregnant right after that with a baby girl! so, now we are going to have little baby girls together and some fun play dates in the near future!

i was quite excited to receive her french themed baby shower invite in the mail. i couldn’t wait to see the beautiful momma in her full glorious pregnant state.

dana picked me up and off we went to revel in the festivities of girly goodness. she had her baby shower held at eiffel bistro in barrington. the decor was precious…lots of tulle, pink, paris, and sweetness all around the private party room.

[milk chocolate eiffel tower favors // gifts galore!]

[melon baby creation by irina’s mom…how sweet!]

[pretty pom and paper decor // cake pops]

[selfie]

[the delicious french menu // the pretty centerpiece]

[the weird baby pin i found really cute]

[part of the baby games, wearing pearls…if you said the word baby or crossed your legs, you had to give up your pin or pearls]

[dana at her second baby shower ever…her first was mine!]

we ate delicious food, drank a lot of sparkly pink lemonade, and noshed on decadent morsels of desserts. it was a fabulous time; we had a lot of fun with all the games, getting to know her other friends, and spending some quality time with the lovely irina.