Tuesday, September 22, 2009

bibs, diapers & more...that's what showers are for

as promised i wanted to share some details of the baby shower we threw this past sunday for our dear friend ang & her baby boy silas daniel. get ready to ew & ah at all the tiny cute baby things.

we made a clothesline to decorate. it was filled with tiny baby bibs, socks, onesies & pants. our theme colors were light blue, tan, brown & white. the room couldn't have been more perfect...it was the exact same colors! they even had dark brown leather couches with tan & light blue pillows. {what are the chances?}

we used twine attached to command hooks {one was faulty so that was kind of a fiasco}. i painted half of the clothespins baby blue & left the other half tan so we could have a mix. we added little ribbons in between for a little added "aw".
here they are...the guest(s) of honor:
our dear friend jenna w. made this precious diaper cake for ang & we also got to use it as a centerpiece. so sweet. holly brought the gorgeous sunflowers. i love them. this was a table we had set up so people could self-address some envelopes for thank you's. just trying to make things 1 step easier for the soon-to-be momma.
"let the games begin" says miss randi who conducted them. each person cut a piece of ribbon as that they thought would fit perfectly around angie & her bump. katie over-estimated by a little - she & ang & the bump could all fit inside her ribbon with more room to spare. her non-spiritual spiritual gift is winning shower games so i'm not sure how this went so wrong.
here's one of the girls! {we look like a rainbow}
this is ang opening her mountain of gifts. she got lots of goodies to start their little family. babies need lots of things & you don't just have them lying around. {this pic & the one above stolen from jenna g}
..us..
the spread {with some aluminum still included}. it was pretty much a pot-luck shower. so many friends offered to pitch in and bring yummy treats, it was such a blessing. i made one that is covered. it is my mom steph's recipe for little hot turkey & ham sandwiches {SO GOOD}. her's are better than the ones i made unfortunately, but mine were still tasty. the recipe is included below.
mine & jenna's gift to ang. a rocking moose. it's very poston-ish. i think silas will love this someday!
.holly.megan.jen.
hope you enjoyed the shower. babies to follow.
hot shower sandwiches {he he}
makes 48 mini sandwiches
sandwich ingredients:
**2 pkg of Rainbow rolls - you can find them at meijer in the bread isle {kroger didn't have them i checked}. they come in a little foil tray & are very small rolls, about 1" X 2".
**lunch meat - i did 1/2 lb. of oven roasted turkey & 1/2 lb. of honey ham {i think you could do any type of lunch meat that you love though}
**1 package of swiss cheese {any brand}. i don't normally like swiss chees either, just give it a chance on this one.
butter sauce ingredients:
**1 stick of margarine - melted
**1/2 tsp of worchestershire sauce
**1 1/2 tsp of ground mustard
**2 Tbl of minched onion flakes
instructions:
**take the rolls out of the foil in one piece. slice through the middle of the rolls so you have a big layer of tops and a big layer of the bottoms.
**i made one tin of turkey and one of ham. just layer the meat on to the bread {to your liking}and then layer the cheese
**put the top back on the rolls
**place that back in the foil tray it came in. you can even put it back in the plastic packaging as well if you are saving it to bake later {like i did} don't to the butter sauce steps now if you are serving later or your bread will get soggy.
**take your melted butter & the other sauce ingredients and mix them together.
**spoon the sauce over the rolls in the foil tin. make sure to get the ingredients that will sink to the bottom of your sauce as well. 1/2 of the sauce will go in one tin, 1/2 on the other.
**bake in the oven on 350 degrees for 10 or so minutes until the cheese is melted and the bread is golden brown.
**enjoy**

2 comments:

  1. Katie mentioned how we should talk about how the rocking moose only has three legs and that's a problem...

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  2. You did such a great job planning the shower! It was precious :)

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