Mexican Baby Shower

Over the weekend, a couple friends and I threw a baby shower for a friend.  She is part Mexican so my friends had the idea of throwing her a Mexican shower.  Everything went well, and all had a good time!

We used plenty of color to spruce up the event!

 

 

My friend put chili pepper “trees” on the tables for centerpieces, and cellophane-wrapped salsa jars that she also used for prizes for the games.

 

 

 

 

 

We served a nacho bar:

1. Taco Meat
2. Homemade! Refried Beans (made by another friend)
3. Nacho Cheese Sauce
4. Shredded Cheese
5. Lettuce (some plain and some with lime juice and salt)
6. Tomatoes
7. Tomato Salsa
8. Mango Salsa
9. Sour Cream
10. Guacamole

Oh, and homemade cornbread, too!!

My friend, Yolanda, who is from Guatemala, made Tres Leches cakes for dessert.  I do not know which specific recipe she used, but this one is very similar to what she made.  http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/tres-leches-milk-cake/Detail.aspx

My friend, Katie, planned the games.

The guests played a diaper game where you have to guess which chocolate candy product is melted inside.  That brought a lot of noisy, joyful chatter. 

A good follow-up was the game where a model was chosen from each group to display a pregnancy outfit that was made from an inflated balloon (which was the belly), an oversized T-shirt, fabric remnants, flowers, feathers, and ribbon.  Laughter filled the place, as the models came out in their creative garb!  It was quite a sight!

We were happy to have such an event come together so well and most of all, were happy to celebrate with our friend, Candice!

Best wishes and blessings for her and her baby!