One Special Weekend

This weekend was one incredibly special and fun weekend! My mom and grandmother made it in town this past week and helped me pull together final pieces for the nursery and get organized. We also got to take a peek at Kate - I scheduled a 4D ultrasound and invited all the fam to come see her as well. It was tons of fun! Some of my dearest friends in the world hosted a baby shower for me on Saturday morning and I got to hang out with so many people who mean so much to me and celebrate Kate on the way! The shower was just adorable and Gretchen, Delana and Kami did an amazing job with everything. The florals by New Leaf were amazing and we had great food and a yummy cake from Amy Cakes. I got to see so many people that I had not seen in forever - including my freshman college roommate, Andi Sue! I think it's been about five or six years since we've seen each other - maybe longer! And, I got to spend some much needed catch up time with Gretchen who came in town from D.C. for the shower! It's been at least two years since we've seen each other and it was so great to be with her! So many people came to celebrate this exciting time and I feel so grateful to have the support and love of such wonderful friends and family. We can't wait to introduce our Kate to all of those that mean so much to us! Kyle's grandmother, Aunt Janet and Aunt Sandy also came in town from Kansas for the shower as well and we got to spend lots of time with them as well! These are only a few snapshots I have from the weekend and the shower. My camera was slowly dying during the shower, so I'll be posting others that were taken a little later. Stay tuned!

Our First Shower!

This weekend was our very first baby shower! It was so much fun and we will always remember it. Kyle's firm threw this one for us and Gary (Kyle's boss) and his wife, along with Richard and Becky Books, hosted it for us! The theme was all "Bs"..."balloons, boas, beer, barbecue and of course lots of baby stuff!" Pink balloons and frilly boas dressed the tables and everyone enjoyed yummy BBQ before indulging in this spectacular cake. Isn't it cute!

It was so great to celebrate our joy with so many of our friends. Here's a few pics of us unwrapping gifts -- we got so much good stuff, including a cute diaper bag, bottles galore, cute outfits and hats, blankets, toys, lots of diapers and the list goes on. Kyle also got a bottle of Knob Creek, cigars and a sippy cup ; ) This clever gift came from Frank and was a refreshing gift for Kyle to unwrap after seeing so much girly stuff! Oh yeah, and the 8x10 framed picture we unwrapped was hysterical! This was intended to be a joke and everyone got a kick out of us showing this beauty off -- it's a picture of Richard Books from several years ago! In the midst of unwrapping it, I kept thinking..."Should I know this person???" Kyle knew exactly who it was and everyone got lots of laughs admiring it!

It was a fun night and we feel so grateful to have the support of such wonderful people in our lives! We can't wait to introduce Kate to all of them! By the way, the precious little girl I'm kissing is Miss Lauren, daughter of Kami and Eric. She's so beautiful with her big blue eyes! She's growing up so fast and is turning one this week! She and Kate are sure to be great friends!

Kate's Bedding

I mentioned in a previous post the we ordered our crib bedding for Kate through a company I found online - Mod Pea Pod (www.modpeapod.com). It's a great site if you know anyone looking for custom bedding at an extremely affordable price! Our bedding came in about a week ago and here it is!!! So excited to show it off! I was so anxious to post these pics tonight but realized that the battery on my new camera needed to be charged...so, these photos are from my iPhone : (

I love the monogram on the bumper -- crazy to actually see her initials. Funny story behind the little pink dog. For those of you that know, we have a precious Westie named Cooper and he's been the center of our attention now for 5+ years. We're used to buying toys similar to this for him quite frequently but on our latest outing, Kyle spotted this pink puppy and insisted that it was something Kate should have. Only problem is...it looks so similar to a toy we would bring home for Cooper and, even worse, it barks! It makes these barking noises and I know Cooper is going to go crazy when he sees or hears it. Heavens!!!

I've also posted a random tutu pic! This is Kate's first tutu and I fell in love with it when I saw it several months ago and had to have it. Isn't it just adorable?!

More nursery photos to come...my mom and grandmother will be coming in town in less than 2 weeks and they are going to be such a big help to me in putting the final finishing touches on everything. More to come...

Big Easter Weekend

[Alli (Kyle's sister), Kyle and Kay (Kyle's mom)]


[Kevin (Kyle's dad), Kay, Me (with what looks like a basketball size belly - gees!) and Kyle]


[Kyle, me, Alli and Brian (Alli's husband)]


We had such a beautiful Easter in Oklahoma City! The temperature was close to 85, sunny and blue skies! The wind was a different story...so windy here...as you can probably tell from some of these photos. And, these photos might be the first that I've posted where you can definitely see the belly I've got going. Yikes!

We went to church with Kyle's family. Kinda neat seeing all sorts of little girls in their Easter dresses (so, so cute!)...and hard to believe we'll have Kate with us this time next year. After church, we had lunch and Kyle took off to play golf with his dad. I think this is the first time he's played golf this year, so he was super excited!

Home projects are moving along for us...the goal is to have them all completed in the next two weeks. That's a pretty big goal! It was a busy weekend. Kyle and I also spent our Saturday in birthing classes. We weren't sure if we were going to even attend the classes but thought, well, we might as well get all the information we can! It was an interesting experience - probably learned about some things I'd rather have gone into labor without knowing -- but oh, well! Guess I'm completely informed now!

We also got all of our crib bedding in this weekend that we were having made and the nursery is even further along. I know I've been promising pictures of how the nursery is developing and I promise to show soon!