Shower for Baby Connor and Parents

Recently a few ladies and I hosted a couple's baby shower for our very dear friends, Jenn and Adam. They are expecting their first baby. I am a little behind on this post since Connor arrived 2 days ago. He is just adorable. Granted it was only a picture, but I can't wait to meet him!

The shower was at our house and we had tons of food, fun and games. And of course there were lots of great gifts and necessities given to the parents-to-be. The theme for the day was sports. I think most Aggies are pretty big sports fans and since a little boy was on the way and his new room was a sports theme, we had to carry that over to the shower.

We hung little sports themed onsies all over the house for part of our decorations.

So much yummy food...there was more than this too!

Cake, diaper cake, favors, games and more onsies.

Toss the wet diaper game...quite entertaining to watch!

The wonderful Parents-To-Be, Jenn & Adam

I am so thankful for such a wonderful set of friends. I know they will be awesome parents! Congratulations guys!

Until next time...Gig'em!

Showers...

Originally posted August 7, 2009

Last weekend we had our first baby shower. It was amazing! Kyle and I are blessed to have such wonderful friends. We left with so much stuff for Taryne and her room plus lots of yummy sweets to enjoy later. Several of my friends from work along with some of our other friends hosted the shower for us. Cindy made the owl and tree cake to match the invitations. Lauren made the wonderful owl and toadstool cookies that also matched the invitations. Michelle made the awesome diaper cake and the wonderful brownies.

The Hostesses:

The cookies:

The owl cake:

I will admit, I am not a game person, but the games at the shower last week were either fun to watch and the one I participated in was not bad. The guys had a sippy cup contest. They had to see who could finish their sippy cup of drink the fastest. That was one of the funniest things I have seen. They were all so competitive and I think some of them could have used a bib! The ladies game was "guess the baby food". I have to admit, they all tasted pretty good except the corn casserole. That was absolutely disgusting!

Taryne's room is coming together slowly but surely. We recieved the glider at the shower and it looks amazing in her room. Also, my mom finished the dresser and I found handles this past week. I can't believe it is the same piece of furniture! I am glad to be able to pass this furniture down to my little girl like my dad passed it down to me. We also received the swing and that is now put together and in the room. The room looks a little cluttered at the moment because I am in the process of writing thank-you's from the shower and everything is still in the gift bags.

The glider:

The dresser before the handles (Cassie just loves Taryne's room...):

Last weekend was great! We were able to spend time with both of our families.

So, I have been working on this post for several days......

Here is the room with some of the items put together.

Dresser with handles:

The swing/rocker from Aunt Jordana and Uncle Josh:

The bouncer matches the swing/rocker and I have the stroller assembled, but I don't have a picture yet. I have to say I chose the color on the stroller sort of blind because it was only available online. When I opened the box, I was pleasantly surprised. The pattern is absolutely gorgeous!!

Well...there are still things to be done in Taryne's room, but after this coming weekend, we will be home until she gets here (and after that as well!) so it will all be done soon.....until next time...Gig'em!

Showers...part 2...and other things...

Originally posted August 24, 2009

A week ago we had our second shower in Llano. Several members of our family hosted the shower for us and it was wonderful!

We received so many wonderful (and useful) items for Taryne! We also received some beautiful hand made items as well. It was great to see our family that weekend, especially those that we only see on random occassions. Kyle and I are very thankful for the great family we have!

Pictures from the shower:

Yummy elephant cookies....

Petit fours...Kyle's aunt Jenee' made these, they were excellent....

Beautiful tablescape with food and flowers....

Family....Aunt Claire and Nicole

Beautiful quilt made by Kyle's aunt Ann....

The Martin's....Me, Charlotte, Christal, Mom and Tanya

Tanya, Nicole, Cathy, Sherree, Brenda, Bernice

Alice and Katherine....

Part of the wonderful hostess gift...the diaper bag....just love the pattern...

The hostesses had a small gift for the grandmothers....a beautiful brag book....

This past weekend was a bit crazy and we plan to have relaxing weekend from now on...or at least until Taryne arrives. We had our childbirth class on Saturday and it included a tour of the hospital. It was very helpful and it was nice to know where everything is located at St. Joe's in Bryan. On Sunday, I spent the day with one of my good friends and we shopped the Round Rock Ikea...so much fun! On Friday, I FINALLY got the monogram on the wall in Taryne's room. It looks great! I am so glad I decided to paint it and save $89 versus buying the stick on wall decal for $90!

We also shopped with some of our gift cards this weekend to get a few things we still needed. The next big thing I need to get ordered is her bedding. My goal is to get that ordered sometime this week.

The monogram:

Monogram with the crib: (ok, so that wasn't the best picture...it is a little blurry)

Taryne will be a well dressed little girl! I bought hangers this weekend and put all of her clothes on hangers so I can start getting her closet organized....

Well, not only are we counting down the days until Taryne arrives, we are counting down the days until college football starts. September 3rd cannot get here fast enough! The first weekend of college football is always awesome....games start on Thursday and go through Labor Day. How can anything beat 5 straight days of college football? The negative side of all of this is the fact that the students are coming back to Aggieland and it is crazy here! I am glad the summer is almost over, but I do enjoy going to Kroger or Target at any time and not being bombarded...but that is life in a college town. I will gladly take the students if it means college football is here and the temperatures start dropping...hopefully the super hot dog days of summer are truly almost over....until next time....Gig'em!