Baby Shower

My wonderful mother-in-law, Kathy, and sister-in-law, Sarah, threw a baby shower for me and the little princess. It was a wonderful time with good (and I mean good) food and great friends and family. I did miss those that couldn't make it though. We definitely got spoiled and had a fun time. Our friend, LeeAnn has her own business making candies and made some delicious white chocolate covered mini pretzels and homemade peanut butter cups (white chocolate and dark chocolate). She made them special with pastel covered m&m's on the pretzels and pastel colored crystal sprinkles on the peanut butter cups. My sister-in-law, Christy made my favorite, cream cheese mints, as well! We had cheesecake bites for the "cake" instead of your traditional baby shower cake. We recieved many wonderful gifts to help get ready for this precious baby girl!!

Our "Blizzard"

Apparently our seasons have gotten confused here in CO. Just a few light days of snow in the winter, and then come spring, and here you go! "Blizzard". This was the first, but supposedly not the last, of our wonderful, snowy weather. It didn't stick for too long on the roads, so I was quite thankful for that.
Out our front door.

The back patio.

And here is my little man the day after said blizzard. He would not let me put mittens on him before we went outside, so I decided to let him see just how cold the snow could be and then maybe he would let me put them on him. Wrong. This picture was taken right after he fell into the snow, hands first. The tears started shortly thereafter. He still would not let me put the mittens on, would not stop crying, but wanted to stay outside. What's a mother to do? Well, we went inside, crying all the way, went down for a nap, and what do you know? He crashed out right away.

Bunny Peeps And "Chillin'" Outside

1st Peep, and was thoroughly enjoyed. My favorite Easter treat, 2nd to the Brach's eggs. :)

My little outdoorsman.

"No Touch Mommy's Makeup"

This was on daddy's clock. I was taking a shower. I can be thankful he didn't poke an eye out or something. Poor child gets scolded (since he knows mommy's makeup is a "no touch"), but then is asked to look at the camera so mommy can get a picture.
Of course he gets the $24 Lancome mascara...Little turd. Luckily, he tried to be very careful in putting it away, and that he's so cute. Just a little bit of mascara smudged on the outside, and the brush was bent upwards a little bit, but was easily fixed. :)

Happy Happy Birthday!

Today was my nephew, Dawson's, 1st birthday! Can't believe how fast that year went! We enjoyed the day with mostly family and our dear friend, Joy. Played outside a bit and of course, enjoyed some delicious cake!

Holding my nephew Dawson (with my big ol' belly).

Some of the adults standing around chattin'.

Matt playing with the kiddos. The playhouse behind them is something my brother-in-law, Dave, is building.

My little boy.

The birthday boy with his mommy.
Our friend, Joy, was a wiz with the balloon animals/flowers/fruit...just about anything you wanted! The kids loved it.....
...and so did Dave by the looks of it. Joy's "fruit bowl" creation.

What would a first birthday be without a picture of the special boy digging into his cake! Happy birthday buddy! We love you!!

32 Week Baby Belly Shots!

As promised, here are the 32 week belly shots. I just don't feel right calling it a "bump" anymore. As you can see, it really is more of a "bulge"...



Look at that big ol' white belly!! :)

Littleton Historical Museum

My sis-in-law, Sarah and I took the kids the Littleton Historical Museum. It's a fun, free place to go with the kids on a nice day. They had fun looking at the different animals and just being able to explore and run around. We almost had some accidents with the big piles of goose poop, but luckily, we were able to avoid them. Powell liked the animals, especially the barn cat that was roaming around the grounds. He is quite the animal lover, even though we've never had any pets with him. It was a little windy, but overall, it was a good day. :)

32 Weeks

Well, I had my 32 week appointment today. No ultrasound this time, but things are still looking good. To date, I've only gained 17 lbs! Hooray! Hopefully I don't gain 30 lbs in this last month and a half. I am, however, measuring 2 weeks ahead (34 weeks). Yep. She's a big 'un. :) Not too surprising though. I'll try to update baby bump pictures soon so we all can see just how big I am.

Can I just say how happy I am that my favorite seasonal candy is being carried? Easter is a great time of year for more than one reason, but if you all have not at least tried Brach's Fiesta Malted Milk Eggs, you really should.

They do carry them in a pastel egg form, but have a bit of a weird taste to them. I do purchase them though if they do not have the white ones in stock. Actually just purchased my first stash of them today! Yippee! :)