Baby Bentley

Jennifer the beautiful Mom-to-be!

A couple weekends ago I and with the help of some of the gals in our small group threw a baby shower for the Hendersons. Jennifer and Patrick are our close friends and are expecting a baby boy in November! :) We are very excited to be a part of their lives and baby Bentley's too. Now I had never thrown a baby (or wedding) shower before and I felt very laid back and nonchalant at first. However, the closer it got the more nervous I became. I kept reading different websites and blogs for neat ideas...I couldn't believe how over the top you could make a baby shower! The last thing I wanted to do was disappoint the mother-to-be! Of course she is the most grateful gal and said that she was happy someone even wanted to throw them a shower to begin with...so she was by all means far from a Mother-to-be-Zilla, thank goodness!!!

The shower had a jungle baby theme. No shower is complete with out streamers and homemade tissue pom-poms! It was a blast making everything. There were jungle (stuffed) animals throughout the room for extra ambiance too...

Lion cupcakes...super cute. All thanks to Tasha. She's a talented girl!

Once everyone was accounted for it was time to eat...and it was deee-licious.

Below is not a glam shot, it's to capture the little miniature close-pin clips for name tags...props to hallmark. I had some great finds for supplies at our employee double discount store.

Before gifts we had some games. Of course Jenn being the competitive type won! It was only fitting since it was her shower :) At one point everyone drew an animal for a letter of the alphabet and wrote a note. They'll go in an A-B-C book for Bentley...a great idea by Kendra!

Then it was time for gifts...and boy was she shower-ed with'em!

When it was all said and done her car was packed full of supplies and toys!

Tasha's on the left and Betsy on the right...cheese!

Watching in anticipation for what the next bags contained...

Her grandma from Arkansas was even able to make the trip along with her mother.

There was so much love and support for her in the room.

What baby wouldn't want a jumper?

Besty played it off like she was terrible with kids...she's a natural ;)

The shower was at Betsy's home. She and Zack have a gorgeous inviting home. It was perfect!

A reminder gadget for Patrick...he'll learn quick with Bentley and will be a great Daddy.

The diaper cake was AMAZING. Tasha, is a talented gal and has quite a knack. Side business perhaps?!

Group photo...

Thank goodness I had oodles of talented and helpful girls on my side. The shower turned out to be a lot of fun and a great blessing to Jenn. She is a hard worker and is so deserving! The day was something to be proud of...phew!

We are ready for baby Bentley to come and welcome him with open arms!