Friends had been asking forever when they could plan a baby shower, but with this being #4 and us definitely not needing any new baby girl gear, I kept telling everyone absolutely not! Phi persisted and finally convinced me to consent to a casual family baby sprinkle at the park, which I agreed to with the caveat that no gifts were allowed! I instructed her to keep it as simple and casual as possible, so that we could all just show up at the park, hang out and eat some pizza and dessert, but of course she had to put way more effort into it than required! So many friends helped set up and everything was incredibly adorable and PINK!
Phi’s husband, Michael, is the rice krispie cake king, and since they know that’s one of my favorite treats, he made a two-tier version in honor of the occasion. THAT is what I call precision knife skills. Loved this so much!
Like I said, I told Phi to keep it simple, so of course she made way too many desserts. Such a beautifully decorated and tasty gluten-free bundt cake!
Super cute pink cupcakes with crowns and heart toppers. Meredith kept asking for more “muffins.” We think she was trying to trick us into thinking they were healthier by calling them this rather than “cupcakes.”
Along with the whole “keeping it simple” thing, Phi couldn’t resist making her own printable with her own original poetry. Can’t wait to show it to baby!
Thank you, Phi, Michael, and everyone who helped set up and brought food! I kept telling Phi to either assign everyone to bring a potluck-type dish or just order pizza because I didn’t want her spending any time/money on this! She just had to take things up a notch and ordered from a place that does both pizza and mediterranean (my fave!) She’s always my go-to person to ask for awesome catering places, and this did not disappoint. Everything from the pizza and desserts to the kabobs, greek salad and basmati was delicious.
Jodi with Baby Corbin, Allie and Maliyah.
It was a blast getting everyone together and the kids were all occupied running around with each other.
Amelia, Owen, Maple, Samantha, Parker and Meredith enjoy their picnic.
More, please!
These guys spent so much time and effort putting everything together, and it was truly a super fun and casual night, just like I wanted!
Sarah stopped by in between the three other birthday parties she had going on that day.
Bubbles!
Amy tries on Sheela’s new hat that we all covet!
Awesome dinner and dessert at the park with friends!
Leighton, Parker, Mia, Avery, Owen, Oliver, Amelia, Meredith, Samantha, Maple and Gavin.
Phi asked if we wouldn’t mind wearing flower crowns as she wanted to make the girls feel special as the little “princesses.” I found a crown for Jake in our dress-up box and the girls wore their Easter flower crowns. Phi bought me the prettiest one of all, and I immediately had to go search on Etsy for one the baby can wear! Love Maple photo bombing in the background.
It wasn’t that long ago that Phi and I were pregnant at the same time with Maple and Meredith and attending our joint sprinkle thrown by Sheela and friends.
So grateful Phi convinced me go along with the sprinkle! We had so much fun celebrating with everyone and these guys went way above and beyond for us! Best of all, the girls really felt special with all the attention and even more excited for the new baby (if that’s even possible!) It was honestly my ideal perfect sprinkle! Thanks, guys, you’re the best!
Lots of love,
