I have been helping around my old stomping grounds at Alaska Dance Theatre this past year. Two of the people I worked with before Amelia was born are now the Artistic and Executive Director... and one was having a baby.
I jumped at the chance to help new Executive Director, Chelsea, and Amelia's dance teacher and long time ADT instructor, Heather, plan for an official ADT shower!
Niki began as a dancer with the company and has sprouted to be the artistic decision maker. She will be fantastic. And I am sure a fantastic mom to her daughter Sophia as well.
Since it was an open invite, we opted for a pot luck.
Everyone signed her very appropriate guest book.
I received Chasing Degas for my baby shower at ADT and it has been one of Amelia's favorites.
We planned a few games of "Guess the Number of Q-tips" and "How Big is Sophia" (yarn around the belly):
We had a "Wishes for Sophia and Advice for Niki" board too:
Heather brought some fantastic prizes wrapped up in tulle and pink!
We opted to buy a cake....
and had lots of fun. With Nik and Amelia is assistant to the AD and ED, Jenny ... whom Amelia idolizes and who was only a student at ADT when I left.
Amelia and Chelsea's daughter Penny (you will recognize her in all of Amelia's Birthday party posts) handed Niki the presents.
Amelia and I assembled a basket for Sophia including a handmade rag quilt that we made.
I was inspired by a blanket that my sister in law, LeeAnn, made Amelia when she was born:
I found some perfect flannel at Joann Fabrics and went to work on making one.
Not too hard and only took me 2 hours to complete!
I love how it turned out.
Amelia loved it so much ... she wanted one too...the second, even less time to make :)
Congrats to Niki, James and baby Sophia Rose who has a planned arrival in August.
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