Baby Shower for Little Niece

I can't believe that my little baby brother is becoming a dad in a short 3 weeks!! I still see him as a little kid that I used to push around all the time, and now he's becoming a father?! What?! Mind. blown.

Well, in honor of the little niece coming into the world, I threw a small intimate baby shower for the new family. Catering Greek food and ordering the cake made preparing so much more fun and less stressful! Because this was my first time hosting a baby shower (and doing it all by myself might I add!), everything being a cinch was very important. None of this could have been possible without Pinterest!

A little something extra for the mother-to-be to feel special!

And then there's the beautiful cake!! C'est Si Bon Bakery in Cambrian Park did such an amaaaaazing job on the cake! Everybody was ooohing and aaahhhing at its perfection. Next to the momma to be, this cake is an absolute hit. Look at the cutesy feet, ruffled undies, and blankie! Nobody wanted to cut the cake because it was so pretty! Who can blame them?!

How gorgeous is this cake?!

I did minimal decorating outside. Even though I have all the time in the world as a teacher on summer break, I unfortunately don't have all the money in the world to decorate to my heart's content because well... I'm a teacher on summer break. The pom poms weren't much, but it held up it's end of the deal and completed the look of the pink theme I had going.

In the left hand corner, you'll see some lollipop looking things dancing around the vase of gerbera daisies. I knew I would need a little something for either table decor or centerpieces, so instead of just buying something generic at the party store, I opted to make a little something that would be both pretty to look at and functional for later use. Introducing Washcloth Lollies! They were super easy to make and I can't wait to share it with you all. I'll blog about that in a separate post.

There were no boys allowed for this baby shower, so they all decided to band together and have dinner while us girls did our thang! Boys being boys, they crashed our party. It was impeccable timing on their part because we were just about to open presents and have some cake afterwards! I'm glad they did because we got some really great family pics out of it. Good job boys!!

Waffles filling in for their little bundle of joy. But purely for picture sake.

I don't know about other cultures out there, but Asians need their fruit fix after dinner. That's why you'll always see oranges or watermelon being served at Asian restaurants after all the yum yums have been consumed. I could have served just regular sliced watermelons, but not this time! I decided to make a watermelon cake!

It looks hard, but it was surprisingly super easy to make! I wish I had taken pictures of each step to blog about it, but I was on get-'er-done mode and it completely slipped my mind! I'll have to find another reason to make a new one and I promise to take photos of it!

Overall, the baby shower was a huge success! The new parents-to-be received some more gifts out of it, the grandparents got to share this joyous occasion with their close friends, and me? I had the opportunity to throw the little niece her first party. I can't wait to meet the little princess and make me a real auntie!