Baby Shower

Two weekends ago was the baby shower.  It was so much fun!  The weather was perfect that day, so we were able to have it in the beautiful backyard of my friend Lynn.  My friend Shari took great pictures to document the occasion (THANK YOU SHARI!).  Here's just a few of them.

This is Shari and I.  We're finally expecting babies at the same time.  Her little boy is due at the end of March.  It'll be fun to have boys the same age.

These cute sheperd hooks lined the walkway up to the front door.

Pretty table.

Beautiful backyard for a party!

It was fun to decorate in spring colors and tiny ducks.

My mom, me, and Keith's mom.

All the girls from the family.

Covering Keith's eyes as we show him the
really fun present that Stephanie got us.

Keith checking out his favorite present.

Great find Stephanie!  It's perfect for our future golfer!  Keith thinks it's the best thing ever!

31 weeks and almost done!

I can't believe how fast time has gone by with this pregnancy! All of the holidays have definitely helped speed things along. I pretty much have everything done in the baby's room. Just a few finishing touches and I'll be finished. I couldn't find any baby bedding that I liked for a boy (and I looked all over!) so I made it. I realized that there's a lot about sewing that I still don't know. Luckily my Mom is a great seamstress and she was able to help me when I needed it. So I made the bumper pads and the dust ruffle. I was prepared to make sheets if I needed to, but I was able to find some that match (hooray!). Of course today, as I was looking online for a glider, I found some super cute boy bedding that I would have totally bought if I hadn't made this. Where was it a couple weeks ago? Oh well, I like that I was able to make something special for my boy that he'll enjoy every day.

The Dog House

Check out this great video that Keith showed me when he got home from work today. It is so funny and clever. Be prepared to laugh. One of the funny things is that I would actually love to get a new vacuum as a gift from Keith.

Thanksgiving Day

My sister, Amber, and her husband, Michael came here from Laramie, WY for Thanksgiving. Here she is before the 10K Turkey Trot that Michael ran in on Thanksgiving morning.

Michael and a guy from NAU.

Michael won the race! Hooray! Here he is with the 2nd place guy from NAU (who doesn't look as happy as Michael).

Meanwhile, Keith's sister, Jenny, came across the finish line. Way to go Jenny! Let's not forget to mention that she was in a triathlon a few weeks earlier. You're amazing!

Michael with his 1st place turkey! Okay, let's go eat!

Here's the turkey that I sculpted on top of my apple pie.

Fun with Family

Keith's sister, Wendy, and her family came down from Utah last week. It was great to see them and to find out that they are expecting baby #5 in March. They sure are good secret keepers. That's just a month after I'm due and they're expecting a boy too. It'll be fun for our boys to have a cousin the same age. And Jill is expecting in June! So here's a picture of the pregnant sisters. (And now I know that when I'm in my tall shoes, I really am a giant!)
This is all of Keith's family. It's amazing to think that next year there will be 3 more kids!

Thanks Wendy for the pictures. We just found our camera last night.

Props to the Photographer!

This is one of my favorites! Keith looks hot! My best friend Shari's dad is a pro photographer and so she's been around it her whole life and has been taking classes from him, so she knows what she's doing.

If you want family pictures for Christmas (or anytime) I totally recommend her, and she's affordable. Here's her blog. She has more pictures of us on her blog too (not that you need to see more of us), but the cutest pictures on there are of her two girls having a tea party!