. this calls for a celebration .

. it's no secret if you know chris and em that they have long waited for God to bless them with a child . and He has done so . so there is nothing i'd rather do than to help them celebrate as they welcome 'little man leet' or 'butch' (whatever you like the call the little fella) into this world . so last weekend we celebrated . we celebrated before but that wasn't enough . i'm telling you this was a big answer to prayer . holly and i had so much fun planning the whole thing and getting together with megan and natalie to bring it all together was so enjoyable . we chose to celebrate at the lovely blair house . so beautiful on the outside (if i was the decorator i'd change the wallpaper inside though :) .

. the shower ended up taking on the theme 'little man leet' because of a cute statement emily made shortly after finding out she was having a boy . being overwhelmed with not only raising a little boy, but a little 'man' .

. holly made the adorable diaper cake .

. another shout out to holly for her awesomeness at taking on fondant frosting for the cupcakes .

. guests sign in .

. so i'm not much of a game person and i seriously dislike shower games that are contests about who can come up with the most baby related words out of the phrase 'she's having a baby'...or whatever . i tend to lean more towards relational, personal, non competition related games . although what fun is a game if it's no competition is what others seem to think . so of course we had competitions and prizes and all that . but prizes for stuff like 'who can write the best story out of the words i give you, half of the words baby related and half not baby related' . as it turns out there were some very creative people there . especially that new mommy . em's story was adorable and i am hoping she posts it on her blog at some point because i want to read it again .

. em writing her story about becoming a new mommy .

. holly sharing words of wisdom .

. we also did a fun little thing i had seen before on a blog . instead of everyone attaching a card with their gift they were to attach a book to build up a library for little man leet . i loved seeing all the cute little books she got . this one is mother goose .

. i wanted to post this photo even though it doesn't do the cute little outfit justice . it's a onesie with a little tie sewn on it, with matching spit rags . i found it on etsy.com, specifically mac and me . if you are looking for something unique, high quality and absolutely adorable check her out . and i have to mention her customer service was fabulous . not a commercial, just a pleased customer . i hope little man leet likes his shirt and tie .

. enjoying one another's company .

. and the party planners . although not a great picture, it's the only one of us . and we all couldn't be more thrilled for chris and em . we felt honored to plan this celebration .

. and a special thanks to megan for taking photos when i was unable to .