OH Boy!

Yesterday it was my little pumpkin´s Baby Shower and a perfect excuse to gather the ladies before his arrival, due in 6 weeks. It was the very first baby shower I´ve organized or have ever been too, so I was bit clueless on what to do. But with the help of great friends and amazing tips from Pinterest, the special occasion turned out to be perfect! The idea was not to have tons of food but to create a beautiful, sweet and bluish table to celebrate Lucas arrival.

The stars of this literally sweet occasion were the delicious cupcakes and cookies prepared by a good friend. So beautiful to the eyes and so delicious in the mouth... I wish I could have tried them, but due the gestational diabetes I haven´t :( Better safe than sorry.

Not edible but a "must have" at a baby shower - the diapers cake. It was a present from another good friend that I´ll put to a good use as soon as Lucas is here.

Me myself have prepared some of the usual and delicious dishes that an event organized by this Portuguese here can´t go without, such as "croquetes" (I followed a new recipe that will have to share!), meat bread or rice pudding. Also tried to make a new chocolate dessert (that actually started out to be something else that didn´t work out) and marshmallows dipped in chocolate sauce. Other friends were kind enough to bring over chocolate brownies and more savoury treats - I´m afraid I didn´t take pictures of those!

It was a very special gathering and I was so happy to have so many friends over. Thank you all for the help, pampering and nice conversation!