My Baby Shower

Last weekend was my baby shower. It turned out great! My sisters and mom did a great job picking out everything. The theme was "Ready to Pop" All the food there was associated with POP. There was a POPcorn bar, cakePOPs, cornPOPs, POPtarts, lolliPOPs, and sodaPOP to anchor the balloon bouquets. The party favors were otterPOPs which also went awesome with the theme. Josh's Aunt Jamie designed the invitation for them and all the tags for the food and party favors. It was held at the church Josh's parents go to. There was lots of family and lots of friends there. All of her Aunts (minus Aunt Tauni), Grandmas, Great Grandmas, and Great Great Grandmas were there. I am so lucky to have all of these great women in my life and know that the ones that weren't there with us were looking down on us. :) I made sure to get pictures taken at the shower with them all! A little fun fact for you...Paisley is the first of a new generation on both sides of the family. I am very excited for her and our families!!! Paisley got a bunch of great gift and way too many clothes. Poor girl is going to be wearing a new outfit every time she gets a diaper change. Is she really a poor girl?!? Any girl would love to have that many clothes right? We played a POP trivia quiz and a bingo game. I think everyone like the POP trivia game the best! It was fun and Kalah did a good job of picking questions from a variety of eras. It was a great day and a very memorable day too! I can't wait to put all these fun things to use.

 

 

Aunt Tarin, Auntie Gracie, and Aunt Kalah

Grandma Kandi and Grandma Jen

Great Grandma Sharol and Great Grandma Becky

Great Great Grandma Dee

 

Randomness

*San Genaro Feast: Josh and I went with Ryan and Sabrina a few weeks ago. We mainly went just for the food. I of course couldn't and wouldn't have rode any of the ride but they were all too full to ride anyway. The boys played a couple of the carnival games. Neither won anything.
*Baby Paisley: She is growing like a weed. Making her mommy really uncomfortable is her first priority I am pretty sure. She will hopefully be making her debut as scheduled which is only 11 weeks away now. I can't believe that I may actually make it through this haha.
*Five Guys: We tried Five Guys last week. I was a fan and I am pretty sure Josh was too. I want to try the Cajun fries the next time I go. I also will know how to just order a single patty and not a double!!
*Birthing Class: On June 4th, Josh and I will be attending our birthing class to prepare for this exciting labor everyone talks about. I am glad just to kind of get a heads up of what to expect. Josh on the other hand I think would rather go in blind instead of having to know what will actually be happening to me haha.
*Baby Moon: Josh and I had talked about taking a baby moon (a last vacation as a couple before our little girl arrives) and about the time we wanted to go but no official plans were made. Josh did surprise me a couple days ago by putting the events in my calendar. I just happened to be going through it and realized I have a massage, a pedicure, a round of golf, and a whole trip to Phoenix planned. I cannot wait!! I love vacations with just him and I . We turn our phones off and just go with the flow!!
*Bridesmaids: We went to see Bridesmaids with Jeff and Amber. It had been forever since Josh and I saw a movie together. We met them at Town Square for ice cream before the movie. Us girls chatted baby talk while the guys chatted about who knows what haha. The movie was good. It wasn't the best movie I have seen but I didn't feel like I wasted my money.
*Baby Shower: My baby shower is coming up and I am excited to see all Paisleys cute little things she will get. I just hope I have enough room for everything :)
*Mason's Birthday: We celebrated Mason's birthday by having a pool party at Josh's parents house. Mason had asked us for a specific toy that all the boys are into now. I had no idea what the heck it was but Josh had heard of it. We go to pick up that exact on but couldn't find it so we ended up getting him a couple that we hoped he didn't have already. This kid must have got 20 blades for his birthday. It was just nuts!! Come to find out the one he wanted us to buy him was only available in Japan. Who would have thought?!?!

Emily's Communion

Our family friend, Emily had her first communion last weekend. I did a trial run on her hair and took her pictures a few weeks before. It was so much easier to do her hair for the actual communion because I knew exactly how I wanted it. I was excited that it turned out just perfect and lasted her the whole day. She looked beautiful and enjoyed every minute of her big day. It is crazy to think that my mom used to watch Miss Emily when she was just born. Time goes by so fast.

Tarin's Makeover

My little sister Tarin has been asking for about a year now for me to dye her hair. I have been very strong in telling her no but last week I caved. She wanted to be brown so that is what she got...

before

 after

Ice Cream Fesitval

Last weekend, my Aunt LeAnn and I took her twins to the Ice Cream Festival out at the Springs Preserve. We got out there when it first opened. Good thing because it got hotter as the day went on and the lines for ice cream got longer plus we actually got to park at the Springs Preserve versus the Meadows Mall across the street. It was all you could eat ice cream. We all made our own sundaes. The kids had popsicles and LeAnn had a root beer float. They had carnival games that were free for the kids to play. There was a band playing, food stands, and a few vendors. It was put together really well. That was my first visit to the Springs Preserve and it was huge. A lot of places to walk and lots of things to see. It makes me want to go for their holiday events they put on there. All in all the kids had a great time and LeAnn and I were worn out by the end. It was fun!!

Mother's Day

We had a great Mother's Day this year. We were able to spend it with both of our Moms. This year meant a little bit more to me considering I am a mother to be this year. It is weird how it somethings just make it seem that much more of a reality (not like the belly isn't enough haha). Mother's Day was one of those moments. I woke up thinking about how I actually felt like a Mommy for the first time. Paisley may not be here yet but I still am taking care of her daily and how I sacrificed things for her from the get go and didn't think twice about it. I got a couple presents that I just loved including a Willow figurine of a pregnant woman. I couldn't help but to keep thinking how next year she will be right here with us!!

Here are some pictures we took at my Moms house. We were only missing Aunt Tami.

This is the Willow figurine I got.

Easter 2011

On Friday, I had my sisters, Austynn, and the Cooks over to dye eggs. All the girls had fun doing their half and half eggs. The Cooks brought some stickers for their eggs and Austynn used a paint brush for the details on her eggs. We finished with no major accidents and before it got too hot out!! It was a good time.

This Easter we made it to both families. We started off at my parents. The Cooks, The Lennons, and Aunt Laurie were there too! We ate hambugers and hotdogs. The kids did an egg hunt and then blew the bubbles Aunt Laurie bought for them. It was fun to get to watch them be so excited when they found an egg. Kaden wouldn't pick the dollar eggs because the eggs with coins in them had more. Miss Hayden would only pick up the pink and purple ones since those were the girl eggs. Then the Cook girls were just out to find the most eggs. :) I can't wait for Paisley to get to be a part of it next year.

Didn't get to stay to long before we were off to our second go around at Josh's parents house. Grandma and Grandpa were there along with Jodie and her family and the Purvis family. It was fun to visit with all of them. We had steak and hotdogs there to eat. After lounging and visiting for a little bit, the adults filled the eggs for the kids to find. All the kids stayed inside while they hid them. The countdown started and the kids were off. We had a few upsets after because one didn't get a money egg, jake was taking candy from the baskets, candy necklaces were breaking, but after a few minutes the kids forgot about all of that. Josh and I were getting ready to leave just as they were about to dye eggs. I am sure they turned out great!

I enjoy getting to be with our families on every holiday. It doesn't have to be a holiday for us to get together either but I enjoy every minute. I am excited that Mother's Day is only a couple weeks away. More get togethers!!