A Baby Shower Sprinkled in Pink

August 8, 2014

Another Lotti girl is due to arrive in the next few months. Velvety soft blankets have been sewn, blushing flowers adorn little shoes and head bands, and pink is sprinkled everywhere. Unique baby names are shared to keep Linda smiling the last weeks of her pregnancy like Shalisha, Shimmer, Amaziah, and Grass.

Two overly wonderful sisters-in-law and I threw a baby shower for Linda. Heather was in charge of decorations, and as you can see she has a talent for it.

Megan has games and the fruit and veggie platters. (Not the smell and taste what’s in the diaper sort of games, but fun games. Who came up with that anyways?)

We had to guess the price of the item and total them all up the closest to the accurate price won a prize. (I did not win.)

I had cupcake duty. I had to try out 3 batches ahead of time, but learned that sour cream makes cupcakes very moist, and never forget good vanilla. (My favorite is La Vencedora Mexican Vanilla, a Mexican vanilla I have to buy on Ebay)

Linda’s only job was to look pretty (nailed it) and stay cool in our 100 degree summer here in Tucson. (note the fan in her hand?)

Julie-Linda’s best friend growing up.

It was so much fun to shop for miniature outfits I wish I could wear in colors I would never dare, and celebrate a sister whom we all adore.

Recipes

Raspberry Lemon Cheesecake Cupcakes (see recipe above)

Blackberry Cupcakes with Blackberry Buttercream (see recipe above)

from

Your Cup of Cake Cookbook, but also check out Lizzy Early cupcake blog.

Truffle Brownies

1 Box of family sized brownie mix. (Betty Crocker is my favorite brand)

Follow instructions on the box, but then put the completed mix in mini muffin liners inside mini muffin tins. Fill until 4/5 of the way up since brownie don’t rise very much. Keep an eye on them since every oven is different. Cook for 8-14 minutes at 350 degrees. Let cool frost a little spoonful of warm ganache (2/3 cup melted sweetened chocolate with 1/3 cup cream)and top the mini brownie with a little chocolate. (mini peanut butter cup, Lindor truffle, etc.)

Cheese and Tomato Tarts

On the white platter Heather made some spicy cheese and tomato tarts. She subbed the cheeses for a pepper jack cheese and they were yummy!

Mini Cheese and tomato tarts

We are so excited for Linda’s baby girl, and so grateful we are the ones who are NOT pregnant in the 106 degree weather.

And here she is, the little bundle of joy herself, my brand new niece Ashley Willow born July 30th!

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I'm Shara, a wife, mother, bargain shopper, and I love to critique everything from food to mascara. I'm a sister of Colleen who lives in the desert of Arizona. My favorite time of day is when I pretend my kids are asleep upstairs, and I can catch up on my favorite shows with my handsome husband. Once Upon a Time, Dr. Who, Mythbusters (husband's choice), Big Bang Theory, Sherlock, and Castle. I turned 40 but feel around 30ish, and wonder where the time has gone. I love new clothes, new make-up, new food, and anything new to try out and critique. It's not mean, I promise, I just really like to figure out how to make things better :-)

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