I wasn’t really going to do any baby showering, but my sister asked last week if I wanted to have a little get-together, mostly for an excuse to eat some goodies.
I told her I’d do anything if she just made me some lemon coconut slice.
Sure I could make it myself, but that’s not the point.
I brought the Iced VoVos and Custard Creams. That’s enough, right?
Ok fair enough I also made the brie and cranberry rolls. Almost all of which I ate single-handedly.
Oh and don’t be that guy who will hassle me about eating brie. Just don’t.
Ok so I also made the punch. Two cans of Golden Circle Sunshine Punch, some ginger ale, strawberries and passionfruit.
My friend Karlee made the scones and I practically shouted through my first mouthful that they were incredible. And they were. I am SUPER fussy with scones, and I absolutely hate her now that she can make such good ones and I can’t.
My friend Madi brough Turkish delight cupcakes. They even had sprinkles inside! Madi has a super-awesome kiddo-clothes-and-things store and makes the best stuff ever.
Down the hatch!
My lovely sister made little Mexican bites, with avocado, salsa and sour cream on organic tortilla chips. They were the hit of the day!
We also had the obligatory cheese and biscuits and dip, some fruit and the aforementioned lemon slice.
I didn’t notice until later that somebody had boxed up the leftovers AND TAKEN THEM HOME.
My lemon slice. My one and only. My sad.
What wasn’t sad though, was the tea party part! I had a lovely stash courtesy of Madame Flavour that I had been putting off sharing for a long time. They were the first to go! I’m not surprised, their tea is divine. (PSST… I have a giveaway coming up so stay tuned!)
I had a Rooibos and Vanilla from the even bigger stash I had courtesy of Nerada (remember this post?) and spent half the time sniffing my cup. That stuff is seriously so good.
I’m ashamed to say it, but I was scared to get my good teacups out. I need some good-but-I-won’t-cry-if-they-break teacups for situations such as this.
And what was even cuter was Abby making friends and playing like a big kid.
And it was seriously cool to meet Amy for the first time in the flesh! She was up for her brother’s wedding and we snatched an hour or so to hang out. She blogs at Mrs Smyth Gets a Life (and makes cute stuff too! and we became friends via twitter when our first babies were merely weeks away.
It was hilarious to find that we were actually (and surprisingly) both pregnant at the same time together again.
I appear to not grow babies properly because in that picture I am 38 weeks and Amy is 32, and she has a proper cute bump and I have a pasta lunch bloat. This is not fair.
Anyway, that’s how you do a last-minute baby shower masquerading as an excuse for tea party food.
Any questions? 😉
Jess @ myheartisyourhome says
September 24, 2012 at 10:10 pmYou are a total babe!
Awesome tea party!
Kat Sultanie says
September 24, 2012 at 10:48 pmI love a good tea party! We had that same punch at my baby shower. So delicious!!! I suck at making scones too but I tried the lemonade scones a few weeks ago and they came out perfect. You should give them a go! I posted a recipe on my blog if you want it.
Mother Down Under says
September 25, 2012 at 2:48 amI love party punch! And I love your punch bowl!
Glad you got the baby shower in before the baby came!
And PS most soft cheeses in Australia are fine to eat when you are preggers because they are made with pasteurised milk.
Caitlin Jeffrey says
September 25, 2012 at 6:13 amHow lovely! The Mexican bites are a great idea- will be using that one for sure. So much nicer than just chip and dips- not that I don't also love chip and dip!
Sass says
September 25, 2012 at 10:02 amMaaaan, I heart you.
Also, I make the best scones in the world ever. Like, ever.
I could win awards and shit.
I'll trade. My dericious scones for one of your babes? Okay?
Deal!
xx
p.s
USE YOUR GOOD CUPS! Life is too short not to! xx
Bree @ Twinkle in the Eye says
September 25, 2012 at 10:05 amHow beautiful
Monkeys in The Kitchen says
September 25, 2012 at 10:11 amOur kids! They melt my heart!!!!
Kelvis says
September 25, 2012 at 10:38 amHappy to make you scones in trade of baby squeezing time <3
sarahbraaksma says
September 25, 2012 at 10:48 amlooks lovely! glad you got the have a nice afternoon tea before beautiful bub came along 😉
catebolt says
September 25, 2012 at 10:52 amHow can you be that pregnant and so hot?
Allison Miller says
September 25, 2012 at 12:00 pmTea party baby shower great idea!……..pub lunch baby shower not so good idea!…..all my guests got slightly hammered, I was designated driver (obviously). Knew I should of popped a tea bag in my purse.
Allison
Maxabella says
September 25, 2012 at 12:29 pmLove it! And I concur with Ms Bolt… How??? x
Veggie Runners UK says
September 26, 2012 at 5:24 pmNow that we know how big Pepper turned out, it's a wonder she fit in there! This looks like such a lovely day.
B says
October 14, 2012 at 6:39 amGah… I came for a recipe and got stuck reading other posts! Love it!
Loved the sneaky pic of one of my fav bloggers in there – hullo Nikki!
Lovely baby shower… really… And I agree with Sass – use your nice things. As much as you can.
Veggie Mama says
October 14, 2012 at 6:55 amOh don't worry – I do! I just don't trust other people with them, haha!
Glad you stuck around 😉