Coffee Couples Shower

My little brother is getting married in a few weeks and we traveled home to host a shower for him. The lighting made pictures a little difficult and I crossed through most of the invitation, but this will still be good for my memories. :)

I timed the trip home with Jack's nap time. Ty had to drive separately, because he had to come back early on Sunday to fly out for an interview. 

Both of our parents held Easter celebrations a week later to include us. Jack, Mason, and Blakley decorated bunny and egg shaped sugar cookies. (Jack wore this bike helmet almost all Saturday morning.) 

My brother, Derek, recently took up carpentry. He offered to make a small side table for Paxton's room. I can't wait to get the finished product put in the perfect spot in the nursery. 

Holding Blakley and Mason's new puppy, Charlie!

 Golf cart ride at Ty's parents' house

Between two egg hunts, Jack came home with quite the stash of candy! It was an extremely busy weekend and I ended up keeping Jack home from daycare on Monday. The boy slept a lot and definitely needed a day of rest!

weekend at home

Saturday morning, Ty, his brother-in-law and nephew went fishing. Ty has been wanting to do this for a long, long time. Unfortunately, he doesn't have a lot of time or energy to do it where we live and we are normally too busy when we visit our hometown. It worked out this weekend and they had a good time!

You can barely see Lucas in this picture behind Ty's shoulder.

I designed Mason's invite for his party. 

 My mom told me there was a jungle gym for the kids to play on at Nations of Fun, the place my sister rented for the party. I was expecting something small. It was anything but small! I made the mistake of wearing a dress and couldn't play on it with Jack. The thing was huge and the kids had a blast!

I loved these dinosaurs with tiny party hats on their heads!

Sprinkle Shower

My sister is due in early March with her second child--a little girl. I wanted to throw a small shower for her to celebrate. Last weekend we packed up and headed home to do just that.

Not that anyone is paying real close attention, but the shower was actually at 10 am, not 2 pm. I just realized I did not upload the final version of the invitation. oops.

LeAnn is using these colors in the nursery and will have a few owl themed decorative items as well.

I'm so disappointed with the pictures I took. My battery was dying and I didn't have time to mess with the settings.

We also had a breakfast casserole, but it was being kept warm in the oven until the last possible second.

My mom, sister, and me.

bad iPhone picture, but I can't resist that smile!

LeAnn got a lot of adorable things and there was lots of PINK! It was so fun!

cupcake toppers bought on etsy via Fondant Fantasy

Straws & cupcake liners bought on etsy via PartyDelights

Owl graphic designed by Katie from It's in the Details

Framed art, banner, cup stickers, invite designed by me

the people

I had so many people travel to be at the shower, and my sister-in-law, Heather, even came in from Houston! It meant a lot that people took time out of their day or their weekend to be here to celebrate my growing family. I missed getting pictures of a few people, and like I already wrote in my last post I wish it could have lasted all day. (I added the links for the punch recipes to my last post.)

top: Me and Megan; My sisters-in-law, Amy, Heather and Sarah and mother-in-law, Beverly. 

So happy they all made the trip!

Middle: Sorority sisters--Lisa, Lacey and Lauren; Me and Megan

Bottom: more sorority sisters--Kelsey and Chesley; Me and Joy

My sister, Mom, and Mason. Someone wasn't too excited about taking a picture.

1. Me and Chesley 2. Me and Emily 3. Me and Ashley

My best friend from high school, Chelsey. We are 7 weeks apart in our pregnancies and both having boys.

The amazing hostesses!

 

top row, left to right: Whitney, Chesley, me, Megan, Jessica, Sarah

bottom row, left to right: Megan, Katie, LeAnn, Jane

Chelsey was also a hostess, but somehow got left out of the picture. At least, we got our bump picture. :)

I cannot thank these girls enough! They made me feel so loved and I'm very thankful for their friendship!

memories

At my Grandma's house a few weeks ago, we went through a couple of old photo albums. I took a few pictures to scan. I wish we would have had more time to go through them all, although I think that could take all day.

My mom (on the left) and aunt

Me, 1986, 1.5 years old


February 1987. Some things never change. haha.


June 24, 1987. My sister was born on this day and I must have been staying with my grandparents. They always let me sleep with them and spoiled me rotten.


July 4, 1987 with my golden, Dutchess. She was my first dog and had a long, happy life.


Fall 1987, Check out my fab sweatsuit. :)


1987, almost 3 years old


Easter 1989, My grandma always made that bunny cake for Easter. I told my Mom she needs to start making it. I love our little sailor dresses.


March 1989


October 1989
Tara, Lacey and Me
We are all a few months apart.

sidenote: Did you notice my hand popped on my hip? I was sassy.

That mask brings back great memories from my childhood.
My grandpa would always scare us with it.
Wasn't he handsome?


Sorry for the picture overload! I couldn't not post one of them. :)