Mighty Summer List Number Twelve.

Throw a shower for my sweet cousin on the seventeenth of July.

We're going through the list pretty quickly! So fun. I was so thrilled to do this shower for Ashlee. She is my husband's cousin and I love her. She and her husband are expecting their first baby, Eli, in the fall, and I am giddy with joy for them. She will be a great Mom.

The power of delegation is what helped this shower roll smoothly. When we planned it back in April, I knew I would have a one month old baby on my hands, so we divvied up the responsibilities. I did the invitations and the decorations and delegated the food and lots of help to family members and friends. My wonderful mother-in-law let us use her home. It was so fun.

The Little Mouse made an appearance, too. I'm so glad I pumped a bottle. I was busy and there were plenty of family members ready to pounce and take care of her for me!

Rather than order a cake, we chose to order cupcakes. The cupcakes came from a local cupcake boutique called Kupcakz and were amazing. We had four varieties: Red Velvet, Coconut, Chocolate, and Dirty Blonde, my personal favorite! YUM.

I went with a modern mom theme and found super cute decorations here!

And, true to form, Ashlee gave each of the hostesses thank-you gifts. Mine was a beach bag stuffed with adorable stationary, folders, and notebooks. Love it!

The picture that I have of Ashlee and myself is blurry, so I have to pass. Sorry! I took one with my phone and we'll see if I can upload that one. All in all, the shower was a big success and was a lot of fun. Congrats, Ashlee!

(Here is the blurry uploaded pic :))!

Have a lovely day!