Projects & Parties

I love a party. I also love a project. When projects and parties collide, I am truly happy. Yesterday, I was lucky enough to host a baby shower for my oldest friend Larissa. Larissa and I met in grade 7 when we played on the same regional team together (team salmon, I believe?). Our fathers played basketball together in University and since we lived in the same approximate area, we ended up on the same team. Larissa and I were a match from the start. A few years after we met, I followed her, among others, to River East Collegiate where we truly became the best of friends. Almost 17 years later, Larissa and I are still the best of friends...now embarking on this next stage of life, parenthood. Larissa and her wonderful and equally best of friend husband Barrett welcomed their son, Keaton almost one month ago. It is safe to say that we have many a plan for Colin & Keaton!

For Keaton's shower gift, I wanted to make something for his room. When I saw this blog, I knew I had found my craft & got right to work. I promptly ordered my buttons from here and purchased a navy frame from Superstore. When my buttons arrived, I was thrilled with the mix of colours and the vast array of different sizes and shapes.


After some planning, tracing and gluing...here is the end result. A perfect K for our perfect Keaton.



Now that I had my gift ready, it was on to the party planning! It was great to have such amazing women here to celebrate Keaton and catch up on what has been going on in everyone lives. I only wish we had more opportunities to spend time together as it is always such a great day.

Earlier in the week, we hosted another party for another great friend who moved to Florida a few years ago. She too gave birth to a son about 4 months ago and therefore Colin and he will also be best friends. It was so great to see her and her little man & awesome to be able to spend some time together. In July, we will be heading down her way and are so excited to see her world in Flordia! Here are the two boys getting to know each other. I think Colin owes his new friend a couple apologies for continually swating him in the face during this photo shoot. Sorry, buddy!


Another party is near as next Sunday we will be dedicating our little boy at church, followed by lunch & cake with our family & friends. So far, April is treating us well over here. Not sure if these two were lost, or just strong flyers but they arrived in our back yard/lake a few days ago and reminded me just how close we are to summer.