Kentucky Derby

These pictures pretty much sum Ava up to a "T".

I can't tell you how excited she was to be able to dress up in these pieces! It was pretty funny because her friend came out first in a sweet little ivory dress with an ivory boquet of flowers, then Ava comes running out like this, in every piece she could put on...

That's my girl!

Gabriel's Baby Shower!

So, I had an amazing baby shower on Feb 7th! My friends Michelle and Shelley both threw it for me, and let me tell ya-- this was no run-of-the-mill "let's just get everything green and yellow" baby shower! It was a classic, well thought out shower that was obvious there was a lot of hard work and effort put into it (and love!). --And I'm really not exxagerating!
The food was absolutely wonderful, but having all those friends there was even better! My grandma even drove 5 hours to come!

Alright, here's some pictures from the party-

Cerissa, me, my grandma and my mom

All the preggie ladies- Jessica 5/28, Rhiannon 3/31, Cerissa 3/15, Me 3/04

Sometimes games get a little cheesy, but this one was great. Everyone goes around and gives me a piece of advice (since this is my 2nd, it was advice for having a boy, having a 2nd child, etc..) as they put one block on the other. The last person to go without it toppling over wins!

I loved each and every gift I recieved, and so many were handmade! I'm not even going to try to attempt to say what my favorites were, since there are too too many (sorry, Lori!)! Thank you to everyone that was able to attend, and even not, I appreciate all that my friends and family have done in supporting me with love and prayers!

So now, I have begun the what is seeming like never-ending process of getting ready for Baby Gabe. --But I think it seems never-ending 'cause it really is...