Baby Shower #2 - My "Other" Fam

My second baby shower of the day was with my 2nd family, was from 7pm - 9pm but it lasted until 11pm ;) It was at my best friend Lynzie's house and it too was B-E-A-UTIFUL! She just got her backyard patio done and it was all setup and SO nice! Again the weather was cooperating and it wasn't really hot. Lynzie & my friend Sara did an AMAZING job and gave me the greatest shower :) The food was delicious, fancy and so pretty. We had chips & salsa, crackers with Brie cheese (my fave), veggies, bread with pesto and garlic, grapes and wine which I couldn't have :(. My friend and co-worker, Christy, also brought my favorite peanut butter bars that she makes, and Sara had her "cupcake lady" make these delicious and fancy cupcakes. I was happy that my "2nd" family came and it was SO fun to see them. For those of you that don't know, my 2nd family consists of Lynzie's family, her husband Marq's family, and our C&W family (where Lynzie, Sara & I used to work). Because Lynzie and I are so close, I became close to her family, and then when she met Marq, I got to know and became close to his family as well. They are all such great people and I had A LOT of fun. I have such AMAZING friends and family that support me and I couldn't be happier. Thank you Lynzie and Sara for giving me such a FANTASTIC shower!! You guys are the best! I LOVED IT!!

Baby Shower #1 - The Fam

Saturday I had 2 baby showers!! The first was my big family shower in Springville from 11am - 2pm but I think it lasted until about 4pm ;) It was in my mom, Pam's, backyard and was FABULOUS! Gia did the decorating (of course) and it was SO cute! The colors were blue and yellow with duckies :) I was happy that so many people showed up to support me and I had TONS of fun! I just wish I had more time or more of me to sit and visit with each person a lot more. The food was so goo. We had chicken salad sandwiches, pasta salad, chips, a delicous peach pie, and the most AMAZING fruit bowl ever! The fruit was in a hollowed out watermelon that was shaped into a baby buggy! It was AWESOME! The weather was nice too. It didn't get REALLY hot until we started wrapping up. I got lots of good stuff and can't wait to use it all!! I have such an AWESOME family and they did such a great job. Thank you to both of my mom's and my 3 sister's (Leigh, Re' & Gia) for putting it together, and for all their hard work in making my first baby shower so AMAZING. I LOVED IT!!

Desiree' hanging decorations from the treeI wish I would've gotten a picture of it before all the fruit was goneBaby's quilt & bumpers that I made :)

Just a few of the presents

Monster Trucks

Yesterday John and I went to the Monster Truck show at Rio Tinto Stadium. We didn't go to the finals in Vegas last May like we usually do, so this kind of made up for it! LOL. It was pretty loud, but the noise didn't seem to bother the baby as he was still the whole time....or it freaked him out so much that he didn't dare move. It was fun to just hang out with each other and go out just the two of us. It won't be like that for long, soon it will be the THREE of us :)

Gravedigger!!One of the trucks caught fireTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtle

Hurley's 1st bday!

August 11th my little nephew Hurley turned 1 year old!! I can't believe how fast the time has gone by. It seems only a few months ago he was born. Saturday we celebrated his birthday and let him go to town with his cake. He is such a cutie bug and we love him to death! Happy Birthday Hurley!

7 months and 2 to go!

I can't believe I'm 7 months pregnant and only have 2 months to go! Time has gone by SO fast and before you know it I'll be bringing the little man home :) John is getting anxious and wants him to come out now so he can play with him. He's felt a little left out as he can't feel the baby move around all the time like I can. Doctor says everything is good and progressing normally. The baby has turned and is now head down and will slowly start dropping as he makes his way to the birth canal! I've gained about 11 pounds so far, although it feels like 30. I feel ginormous and can't imagine getting any bigger. I shouldn't complain as I've had a pretty easy going pregnancy and have enjoyed it so far. We're slowly getting the nursery put together and I can't wait until it's all done. I still can't believe this is all happening and that I'm going to be a mom. Although I'm excited, I am a little nervous and just hope I'm prepared enough for this BIG momentous step in my life.