baby arnold

my oldest and dearest friend is expecting her first baby, a daughter. I know that she has been waiting for this season of life and I'm thrilled to be here to help her celebrate becoming a momma.

it only seemed fitting to throw her a baby shower when she flew into town for the holidays.

there are an abundance of not so flattering pictures that have been snapped of us four girls over the past thirty-some years.  those preteen years were not kind...yowzers.  but not one picture comes close to capturing this special once-in-a-lifetime season of our lives when all four of us are pregnant at the same time. 

laurie and I have been friends for our entire lives. (remember this post?) we both admit that there was a short time when we were forced to be friends (hello middle school), but we quickly learned that sometimes God gives you a sister and sometimes God gives you a best friend who becomes a sister.  I am blessed to have both.

sweet baby arnold will make her debut sometime in mid-march and we are all anxiously awaiting her arrival.

showering baby owl

I am a sucker for newborns. I caught myself staring for hours at my own newborn sons when they were tiny. so to say we are excited for the birth of "baby owl" would be a slight understatement! just in case you've not heard the story about baby owl, here's a little background: miles had been very into his Winnie the Pooh book and, about four months ago, I was explaining to him that jen (my sister-in-law) had a baby in her belly. the conversation went something like this:

me: do you think marc and jen will have a boy baby or a girl baby?

miles: ummmmm a boy baby

me: what do you think they'll name the boy baby?

miles: OWL!

so from then on, baby owl was born.

we are anxious to find out if we will have another precious baby boy in the family or if we will be spoiled with a baby girl. either way, we will be blessed; babies are such a miracle. and we couldn't let this new arrival come without a proper shower.

we had a wonderful time creating an alphabet book for the new baby. each guest chose a letter of the alphabet and made a cute page for the book out of the criminal amount of scrapbooking materials that beth and I own.

as far as I'm concerned, showers are one of the yummiest parties to go to. who doesn't enjoy snacking on delicious sweets and treats in the middle of the afternoon?

the baby and mom were spoiled up right and we had just enough time to play a couple of fun games. including "guess what daddy said?!" marc is the king of randomness and indecisiveness, so his answers were entertaining and allowed many players to score a few extra points. we had a great time and are so looking forward to meeting baby owl. he/she is already loved and adored by many!

adorable belly shot with the lovely moms-to-be (jen and cousin tressa)

and just for fun...here is a picture of henry with one of his many little girlfriends, aubrey. isn't she a beauty? those cheeks...love.

henry's shower

my wonderful sister & sister-in-laws threw a shower for henry yesterday. it was a special day to celebrate this new little addition to our family. beth, jen, and blair made sure that there was an endless supply of sugar. we dipped everything from marshmallows to fruit in a fountain of chocolate. YUMMY!! there was time to chat with the guests and to introduce henry to those who had not met him. we received lots of gifts and are humbled by the generosity of our family and friends. thank you to everyone for coming and a special thanks to beth, jen, and blair for throwing such a great party!

time to get primped for the big day!

"ah, mommy...can't breathe..."

"...much better!"

beth & blair made this adorable diaper cake

the lovely hostesses

check out the concentration during game time!

we caught miles and madi in the other room...SMOOCH!!

BIG HUGS!

all of the beautiful gifts

we had to call the guys back to eat up some leftovers...
a tough job, but someone's got to do it!

too bad kitchen clean-up doesn't always involve chocolate covered hands!

baby shower weekend...take two

sorry this took me a bit to get downloaded and posted. we've been busy getting everything ready for baby k's impending arrival! however I had to post about the great shower thrown by my sister-in-law, jen, and my two cousins, tressa & brie. they are all so creative and crafty...they came up with some fun and unique ways to remember the day. each person wrote a special message for the baby for a scrapbook and then drew/wrote on a white square of fabric that brie is going to sew into a quilt! we enjoyed lots of yummy sweet treats as well :) I was so glad to have the chance to sit and chat with my great family and friends. they definitely showered us with too many beautiful gifts...we are so blessed! I just wanted to post some pictures to show the wonderful time we had. thanks ladies!!

baby shower weekend...take one

my wonderful sister, beth, threw a baby shower for me & baby k on saturday march 29th. it was so fun to see everyone and we are grateful for all of the beautiful gifts people brought. we are definitely blessed with amazing friends. I just thought I'd post a few pictures from the shower...enjoy!