Keke Palmer’s career may have started on Nickelodeon, but Disney is clearly near and dear to her heart. Not only does she star in “Lightyear” and “The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder,” she just celebrated the upcoming arrival of her and boyfriend Darius Jackson‘s baby boy with a Disney prince–themed baby shower. Palmer chronicled the magical evening in her Instagram Stories where she showed off her shower’s “Lion King” and “Bambi” rooms, shared some of the party favors guests took home, and clearly had a blast dancing the night away with her family and friends.
In addition to sharing special moments from the party on her Instagram Stories, she also posted a video on Instagram full of sweet details from her shower, which was dubbed “Once Upon a Baby.” The video shows off her “Bambi’s Winter Wonderland” decor, a table full of Simba and Thumper plush toys, and a “Toy Story”–inspired sign that read, “To Our Future and Beyond.” Palmer and Jackson’s little one is already the star of his own fairy tale, as well.
From the video, it appears the couple had a Disney-style storybook created, complete with artwork. “A long time ago, in a land not so far away, the King and Queen got together to play. The play turned to love as many sunsets passed by, now there’s a prince who’s soon to arrive!” the pages read. (Palmer also made the rhyme the caption for a post featuring her maternity photos taken at the shower.)
Palmer used the caption on her post to thank everyone who made her shower possible and to share how excited she is for her son’s arrival. “I’m really just so so happy for my family and my baby shower for me and @dvulton more than anything was about celebrating the people we love that have carried us this far!!! We know they will be so good to our baby boy,” she wrote.
The “Nope” actor first announced she and Jackson are expecting when she hosted the Dec. 3 episode of “Saturday Night Live.” “There’s some rumors going around, people have been in my comments saying, ‘Keke’s having a baby, Keke’s pregnant,’ and I wanna set the record straight – I am!” she said during her monologue.
Check out the gallery ahead to see photos from Palmer’s fairy-tale baby shower.