A baby shower for Dana to celebrate Elle Julianne!

Today was Dana's baby shower. It's a marathon post with lots of photos... but I couldn't leave any out. What an amazing day full of excitement for Dana and Nick to become parents to Elle Julianne. Elle will be the first granddaughter on the Hughie side and the first grandchild for The Everetts (Nick's family).

Elle is all set with everything she could ever need and lots of fun treats too!

Many of Dana's friends from Sisters High School were able to attend. Sidney, Chelsea and Lucy and Dana have known each other for over ten years.

My friends Tirza, Lindsey and Olivia were here to celebrate with us. Tirza has a new baby boy, Weston Lee.

West was quite the popular dude today. Everybody wanted to hold him. He was all smiles and is such a mellow and happy little guy!

Janice and I had a fun time with the decorations. We made photo frames and candles with baby pictures of Dana, Nick, and their parents. I also found a very interesting piece of history ~ a baby care book from 1942... my how times have changed!

Dana's Mother-in-Law, Julie (who will soon be a Grammie and is Elle's middle names namesake) made an awesome candy bar.

There were even personalized M&M's! Too cute!

A delicious strawberry and champagne cake

And yummy catering from Tate and Tate in Central Oregon.

We had some fun shower games, including trivia from Legally Blonde. Dana fell in love with the name Elle after watching Elle Woods in Legally Blonde.

Janice is such a great hostess and party planner extraordinaire

Mama and her girls

With Elle's mama, aunts and grandmothers

The Sisters crew

Elle now has a great library of books to choose from. Dana and I were read to a lot growing up and I know that this tradition will carry on for Sweet Elle.

Presents galore!

Her first tutu and baby legs leg warmers!!!! (Aunt LALA can't wait)

.... and a Petunia Pickle Bottom.

My Aunt Susan (mom's sister) came all the way from Arkansas!

Sorority Sisters from Oregon State

Dee's hands along with Grammie and Nana Oregon's

I'm so excited to have a niece!

Due next month!

Elle will have a new cousin this October. It's Baby Central for the Hughies and we can't wait!!!

I Love Little Blue Boxes

My first stop in Portland was to Tiffany & Co. in Portland. I've been eyeing a porcelain box for quite some time now. It was one of those I really want it wish list items... and I decided to just splurge and buy it for myself. AND... no tax and no shipping? What a bargain! :O)

NYC is one of my favorite cities. Now my favorite jewelry has a special home on my bathroom counter. And I can stop telling my sister Janice how much I really want to buy it. She made me do it.

Alicia Keys in Concert!

My favorite older sister, Janice scored tickets for The Alicia Keys Concert and invited Brittnee and I to tag along with her and my nephew Andrew!

Brittnee knows just about every single Alicia Keys song by heart AND is the biggest LAKERS fan. So going to see Alicia Keys in the STAPLES CENTER was just about the highlight of her fourteen years on earth. If only you could have seen the way she grinned from ear to ear for the entire evening!

With Andrew and Brittnee

I just realized that she's sticking her tongue out. Not sure what that's about.

We ate dinner at Wolfgang Puck's restaurant. It was super fancy. Thankfully French Fries and a burger was on the menu to cater to Brittnee and Andrew's simple palate.

When we were walking to the concert we saw this sign... a benefit for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! Is it odd, or is it God!??? How cool is that!

We got to see the paparazzis in action. Way fun!

Not by MY influence, but Brittnee is a HUGE Kobe B. fan.

Standing next to the Grammy Awards poster. Notice the shoes? And, yes, she walked all funky to avoid the "creases." I lost it a time or two and threatened to throw them away and make her walk barefoot! Am I a mean Godmother or what???

I told you she was happy!

My too cool for school Justin Bieber look a like nephew actually posed for a photo. That NEVER happens! (He did make me promise to email me the photos so that he can upload them to his Facebook page. And do you think that I get to be his "facebook friend?" Um NEGATIVE!)

Andrew goes to take his drivers license test tomorrow. GOOD LUCK, ANDREW!

Poser

My amazing and generous sister, Janice. Thanks to her we had such an amazing and unforgettable night!

Alicia's concert was INCREDIBLE. She is a very intelligent, classy, talented and beautiful entertainer.

What a fun, fun, fun night!

Thank you Janice for dinner and the tickets and thank you Alicia for an unbelievable show!