Baby Shower

Weekend before last, my sisters Ashleigh and Alyssa threw me the most beautiful jungle themed baby shower. I was totally blown away by their attention to all the details. The best part...being surrounded by family and close friends. It was a very happy day!

The welcome sign!

Ashleigh painted these canvases for Colin's nursery. They are so cute!

And Alyssa made these letters from his bedding fabric. I love that his nursery contains so many personal hand-made touches.

The gorgeous tables.

Family friends and my mom (in the blue dress).

My great friend, Emily, who is also pregnant and due a week after me.

My Grandma Gaebel! I am so happy she came!

My beautiful sister-in-law, Colleen, and niece, Molly.

Kevin's cousins, Katie & Kelly

The ultimate party planners, Ashleigh & Alyssa

The cutest and most yummy cake.

Kevin's favorite gift...Griffin the golfer toy

It was a perfect day! I felt very loved and Colin received so many generous gifts. We are both very blessed!

Nap Time

My sweet hubby has worked very hard putting Colin's room together.

He has painted the room.

Put the crib together.

Brought in the very heavy rocking chair.

And put up the ceiling fan.

I think he deserves a nap.

(And yes, I really did find him napping in Colin's new rocking chair!)

The Nursery

Like most new moms, I was very excited to start shopping around for baby bedding and decorations for Colin's nursery. The problem was that I never found anything I absolutely loved. I began looking on etsy for custom-made stuff and still nothing jumped out at me except for a quilt I found. So I ordered the quilt and then chose several fabrics from the quilt to make a bumper and a dust ruffle. With the help of a talented family friend, we made this adorable bed set for Colin. I love how it turned out, I love that it's one of a kind, and I love that I was able to help make it!

Proof that I really did have a hand in the project.

Nancy, the brains behind the project!

The final product! So cute!

The cute little ties the hold the bumper in place. We also found this cute sheet that matches the colors of the bed set perfectly!

More pictures to come...

New Baby = New Car?!?!

The lease on our Accord was almost up, so Kevin and I began shopping around for new cars. After much research and hemming and hawing, we decided to go with the Honda Pilot. We love the Honda name, and we love how much space it has. We plan on keeping this car for a long time, so we wanted to get something we wouldn't outgrow. For the first time ever, I can honestly say, I LOVE MY CAR! :) I know it's so cliche...Just because we're having a new baby doesn't mean we need a big gas guzzling and environmentally unfriendly family SUV, but so be it. Don't rain on my parade! I'm in love!

She's so pretty!!!

It has an optional third row and lots of storage space for all of Colin's things.

She's perfect!