Two weekends ago my wonderful friends Robin & Sandra threw a great Baby Shower for me. I was glad to see my friends and a few people came from pretty far away, including Joe’s mom Vivian and her friend Margaret. It was a beautiful day by the beach, and there were some really fun games:

• Guess the Baby Item – Robin placed baby items into a bag and I had to guess what they were. I got most of them right, but the hand sanitizer was a tricky one.
  
• Price is Right – This was a lot of fun. Robin gave really funny descriptions of baby products and all of the guests had to guess if the price mentioned was higher or lower. What was even funnier was that the people who won don’t have children.
  
• Gift Bingo – People had to fill in the squares with gifts that they thought people would give and if they got a Bingo, they would get a prize. A great way to keep people’s interest during presents.
  

In addition to the games there was also yummy food. All kinds of fruits and pastries, as well as blocks of cheese and Robin’s Aunt Theo’s Potatoes. They know my food tastes well.

Margaret, Joe’s mom’s friend made a really beautiful diaper cake. I’m going to have a hard time disassembling it.

Robin gave a really wonderful devotional that made me laugh and be encouraged at the same time. All of the Bible verses she quoted were very meaningful for raising children and really spoke to me – see them here. At the end of the shower Sandra prayed for me and for Samuel, and all of the candles on the table that were favors said “Pray for Samuel”.

My friends are so wonderful and it was great to feel so loved! Thank you to everyone who came!

P.S. You can see all of the photos in our gallery in the album Baby Shower South. Thanks to Sandra for uploading all of the photos!

I finally got around to posting photos from our annual Avila Barn Trip that we had at the beginning of the month. Time with the girls getting good food and a chance to be outside is so fun!

Last Saturday was my Bridal Shower up north. It was hosted by all of my aunts (Joan, Lori, Darlene, and Suzie) and was very nice. There was wonderful food, and everything was color coordinated with the wedding colors (blue and silver).

Everyone there was either family or family friends, and it was so nice to see everyone, especially the people I haven’t seen for a long time. They gave us so many wonderful gifts, most of them were for the kitchen which is so great because I’ve missed getting to cook. Thanks so much for everyone that came, it was really special that you came.

~Kristen

P.S. I’ve posted some photos from the day in the photos section.