Hadley's Birth Annoucement

So I'm way behind on posting a few things...like Christmas, Hadley's room tour, and this--her birth announcement!

Big thank you to TinyPrints who printed these beautiful announcements for us. I really wanted a sleeping baby picture but girlfriend had a mind of her own from the beginning. She refused to sleep during her newborn session for no more than about 10 minutes, which we took a picture as a family. This picture really sums up our girl. Always pondering and soaking up everything around her. I also love the colors in this picture and her sweet headband. We are so thankful to have had the opportunity to share her birth announcement with family and friends!

Choosing Birth Announcements

Part of getting ready for baby is having an idea of what birth announcement we want to use. So when it comes time to pick out birth announcements for Hadley there's no doubt which company we will be ordering from. I love using Tiny Prints for invitations, holiday cards, games, stickers, stationary, and photo books, to name a few. But I'm beyond excited to use Tiny Prints for our upcoming birth announcements!

I've been on Tiny Prints a lot lately looking at all of their amazing birth announcements. I have no idea which design we will choose in the end because they're all so adorable! Birth announcements are such a great way to share Hadley's first pictures and birth information with our family and friends and Tiny Prints makes it so easy to do. They have a variety of announcements to choose from for both boys and girls.

Here are a few of my favorites! {click on picture to go to website page}

Seriously adorable and so many great choices! Plus who doesn't love those sweet faces! In just a few short weeks we will finally get our turn to pick out Tiny Prints birth announcements and I'm excited to share them with you!

Don't forget you can check out how we used Tiny Prints for Hadley's baby shower here and my inspiration board here.


*This post is one in a series scheduled with tinyprints.com This is not a sponsored post.

Hadley's Baby Shower!

We are so thankful to have such wonderful family members and friends that helped celebrate our baby girl! A little over a week ago I had two baby showers...yes, in the same weekend! I had one that was hosted by J's sister and aunt on Saturday. Then on Sunday I had one hosted by my aunt, sister, and cousin. They were both beautiful showers! I really could not have asked for anything more and are so thankful for both.

Last month I posted this inspiration board based on my baby shower invitations (for Sunday's shower) and today I want to share some of the great photos with you.

{I will be posting about Saturday's shower as soon as I get the pictures!}

Photo source: Invitation; lemonade; nail polish; cookies; shower game; R initial; flowers
or you can find them on my pinterest baby shower page

Sunday's shower was held at the beautiful Heritage Golf Club. We had our wedding reception here so it was so special to have our baby shower here as well!

To start off, my mom ordered these beautiful invitations from Tiny Prints. They were simple and elegant. She also ordered these stickers. I was kind of confused how it would tie in together but they did! The stickers were used as "thank yous" on the favors. Every guest left with a bottle of Bath and Body Works Hand Sanitizer. Such a great idea. You can see them wrapped on the table in the images below.

Invitation and Welcome sign.

Thank you sticker on favor

The shower revolved around the Tiny Prints invitation and stickers. Pink, yellow, and orange colors along with damask were used throughout the room which was pulled from the invitation. The buggy and colors on the sticker were tied into the cake.

When you walked into the room you could see pops of pink and yellow

Yellow flowers with yellow damask around the vase

Pink flower with pink damask around the face

The yummy dessert table with petit fours, Cheryl's flower cookies (in apothecary jars), and cake.

Delicious cake from Crumbz Cakery. Love the buggy on top which was perfect with the stickers.

We also sipped on delicious pink lemonade

And had a wonderful lunch of veggies, salad, mini chicken salad & egg salad sandwiches, and homemade potato chips. The food was outstanding.

I didn't know that my favorite part of the shower would happen after the shower was over. Tiny Prints has new games especially made for baby showers. They are amazing! You can find my original post on the games here. I chose the Hopes game and we called it "Hopes for Hadley". These cards are my favorite because they are such a keepsake and something so close to my heart. I came home after the shower and read each one with lots of tears! I cannot wait for Hadley to read them one day. These Tiny Print shower games are a must for all new moms!

This was from my sister! She cracks me up and is so excited to be an aunt.

Not only am I thankful for this beautiful shower and everyone who came but I'm thankful for Tiny Prints and how they inspired this shower. Everything came together so beautifully and it was perfect for our sweet girl.

Shower Resources:

Invitation: Tiny Prints

Stickers: Tiny Prints

Game "Hopes for Hadley": Tiny Prints

Food & Location: Heritage Golf Club

Cake: Crumbz Cakery

*This post is one in a series scheduled with tinyprints.com This is not a sponsored post

Baby Shower Games

I'm not big into shower games--bridal shower or baby shower. I already have a hard enough time with everyone watching me. Call me a party pooper if you must but I can't handle a lot of them.

Even though I'm not a fan of games, I understand the importance of them. We all go to showers to celebrate the bride-to-be or mother-to-be. Games get us talking to people we may not know. Sometimes they even share embarrassing stories--okay those are always fun!

Recently I was told about this new baby shower games from Tiny Prints. Hands down I love them. Want to know why? They're not your typical game. They don't have a winner. There is no touching the baby belly. They give words of wisdom and hopes for your sweet baby. They still allow you to chat with others around you but also give you time to give a truly heartfelt message.

I recently ordered this game from TinyPrints.com to use for my shower. Another wonderful part of Tiny Prints is that you can personalize everything! That might be one of my favorite parts. :) I wanted these cards to be a keepsake that I can put into Hadley's baby book.

Baby Shower Games

These games are become much more than a win-or-loose game. They're becoming a wonderful memory.


Tiny Prints has thought of it all when it comes to their new games. They have made is so easy for you to pick out your favorite invitations and then find matching games. LOVE!! These are two of the many matching options for you to choose from.

invitation link/game link

invitation link/game link

Don't forget the thank you notes, gift tags and return address labels!

I'm so excited to read all of the Hopes for Hadley our family and friends are going to write to her at my upcoming shower. They will be so wonderful to share with her as she grows!

Don't forget to check out Tiny Prints new baby shower games and matching invitations! Miss my Tiny Prints post all about baby shower inspirations? Check it out here!

*This post is one in a series scheduled with tinyprints.com This is not a sponsored post.

Tiny Prints Baby Shower Inspirations!

June is quickly coming to an end meaning July is right around the corner. As a teacher, July means the middle of the summer and this summer it means closer to Hadley's arrival (eeeek!). But it also means baby showers! My wonderful coworkers at school threw me a baby shower in May. I'm so excited so have two upcoming baby showers in July. I have one in J's hometown and one in my hometown.

I don't know a lot about either shower but I do know they are going to be adorable. Recently I received an invitation to my hometown shower from Tiny Prints. I loved how soft and pretty the invitation looked. The two shades of pink make it easy to match to many colors and the damask print is simple yet elegant. There are so many different ways you can work with these invitations!

Photo source: Invitation; lemonade; nail polish; cookies; shower game; R initial; flowers
or you can find them on my pinterest baby shower page

Now, I don't know what my aunt and sister have up their sleeves for my shower, but how pretty are these pictures? I love adding little pops of color here and there, like the green in the flowers. The burlap makes a nice contrast and gives your tablescape or wall hangings some texture. And the nail polish? What an adorable take home gift!

Not only do I love my Damask Hint: Chenille invitation but I also found these other fun baby shower invites on tinyprints.com.

And we can't forget the boys!

J would love these!

Tinyprints also has baby sprinkle invites! Perfect for baby #2!

Or if you want to relax and have a co-ed BBQ shower

I seriously can't wait for July to see all of our family and friends and share this special little girl with them. Tiny Prints made it so easy to order my invitations online and the quality is outstanding. I can't wait to share more pictures with you after my showers are over!

*This post is one in a series scheduled with tinyprints.com This is not a sponsored post.