Showering Little Lemon

On Saturday I threw a shower for my brother, Brett, and sister-in-law, Crystal,

who are expecting a sweet little one in February.

The soon-to-be parents standing in front of the diaper wreath.

Crystal is just about the cutest pregnant person I have ever met. 

She is 5 feet {on a good day} and has the sweetest little basketball belly.

As a fellow petite, it is inspiring to see her carry this baby so well.

Brett and Crystal are keeping the baby's name a secret until his arrival

so the family has generously given him many nicknames.

One that has stuck is "little lemon"

therefore, the shower was lemon-themed.

Baby photos of Brett & Crystal

This would be a picture of Brett and me
dressed up as our father for Halloween!
Dad used to have a fro and killer glasses.

 Mom helped me with all the decorations. 

We bought yellow balloons, lemons, and bouquets of fresh flowers the day of the shower.

I made the diaper wreath ahead of time

and she brought the baby bottles filled with lemon candies.

 My dad helped with the food.

He used to own a restaurant called Jeff's Gastronomy in downtown Louisville.

I knew he was the only {and best} option for catering the shower.

Staying true to form, he brought the goods

and really outdid himself!

To represent Brett & Crystal, he focused on four themes:

Louisville 

(Brett's hometown)

-Fried Chicken

-Benedictine

Chicago 

(Crystal's hometown & their current residence)

-Mini hot dogs

-Mini deep dish pizzas

Jewish 

(Brett's heritage)

-Lox

-Reuben knishes

-Brisket sandwiches

Irish 

(Crystal's heritage)

-Bangers & Mash

After dinner, everyone enjoyed the lovely lemon desserts

made by the very generous Kenna.

Lemon Meringue Cupcakes

Gingersnap Cookies with Lemon Curd

Kenna and her husband, Michael, just welcomed their sweet daughter Adelaide.

I was filled to the brim with joy to meet this sweetums.

Aunt Katey feeding sweet Adelaide lemon treats.

Precious girl.

The whole evening was really quite lovely

filled with lots of love for sweet little lemon.

I am so happy for Brett & Crystal

and I can not wait to meet my nephew in a few months!!