A baby blessing....

My good friend Kelly is expecting her second child, a little girl... Winter. Greyson is already a good friend of Darrian's and I have enjoyed watching him grow. I can't wait to meet Winter and watch her grow as well. Kelly is a great Mom and I admire the bond she has with Greyson. I have said it before, but again I am very blessed to have met my Mom friends and to grow such great bonds with them. When Kelly found out she was expecting I let her know I wanted to throw her a baby sprinkle. Actually I think I told her BEFORE she was pregnant :). We have done several of them, where we gather and bring snacks and bless the mom-to-be with many blessing as they get ready to welcome a new baby into this world. It is always fun to get together and celebrate.

I had a lot of fun planning this, and went with a Vintage theme for the sprinkle. I have to say this was one of the hardest "theme's" I selected. I spent time looking in antique shops for things, and was lucky to have a couple of wonderful woman lend me lots of things that fit the theme. Darrian and Daddy spent hours playing at the park and it was nice to have the time with just the ladies.

ETA: http://www.marisacakes.com made the cupcakes for the party, and will be doing D's birthday cakes this year too.

The atrium..

Teri who is amazingly talented did henna on Kelly's baby bump.

We wrote well wishes for Kelly and the baby on pieces of fabric that will be made into a quilt.

We did a bead blessing lead by Teri where we all stood in a circle and held this string, we added beads to it. As we added the beads we each said something about the Mom to be. There were tears shed, but good ones. Kelly will wear the bracelet leading up to, and during labor as a reminder of all of us sending good thoughts her way.





The Mama-to-be.