Shower of the Century!!!

This past Saturday was my baby shower and let me tell you I LOVED every second of it!!!! It was so stinkin fun and I felt like a spoiled kid on Christmas morning. I was telling my mom this morning that a baby or bridal shower is the one time in your life that you get to have all your friends together and it just seems like a big ole' reunion. I'm so grateful for the friends I have made throughout my life but even more importantly that we keep in touch. I can say without a doubt that I've been very blessed with great friends all through my life. Above is a picture of Sarah and I before the party began--I love it when she comes for the weekend---it makes me feel like I'm in college again. Below is a picture of Jayna, Nikki (old roommate) and Jeanette---all friends from when I lived in SLC.
































Above you can see that I was seriously showered in gifts! Who knew you could use so much stuff for a baby! When Jed got home he was sure that Babies R Us had thrown up in our living room! The first thing he said is "so what of this stuff is going back?" and I'm all "NONE!!!!" I mean, I got some really important things for the baby.....like some sunglasses and swimtrunks for Seven Peaks this summer!!! Below is my Aunt Pat, Delsi (old mission companion) and Cousin Carrie---who is due a week after me and so help me if she has her baby boy before me I will be so ticked!



































Just a few more great gifts---above is a basket full of books that Sarah gave me---between she and Missy I have a full library now--I love it! Below is the baby's first outfit to wear to the farm with his dad. It's just one of the many things I got in a HUGE gift basket from Aunt Pat and Carrie---including some critical items for me.....dr.pepper and peanut m&m's!!




































Here's a few pictures of the best party planners ever! Thanks again to my "girls" who planned the party---you rock! And thank to everyone who came and seriously spoiled me. It was so fun to see everyone and I expect you all to come back for a visit when this little guy gets here!

Handy Man Jed!!

Let me begin by saying that I'm so excited to finally have something blogworthy to post! So I've had this vision for the baby's room ever since we moved into our house and this past week Jed has been off work so he decided to make my "vision" a reality! He was pretty nervous at first because he had no clue what he was doing but I'm seriously impressed that he was able to do it just how I wanted------don't think there weren't a few "discussions" between us before it was all done but the end result is FABULOUS!!!! I think he's even impressed with his skills! So he's finished this project and has the rest of the week off so I am willing to hire him out to anyone else out there who needs some handywork done!































You can see that Jed put up all new moldings, the wainscoting and trim around the windows. You might also notice the picture already hanigng in the room to go along with our "cowboy/western" nursery theme. Jed came home the other day all excited about his great find for the babies room. He was all "hurry come see what I got!" So I walked into the nursery not really knowing what to expect and I see this John Wayne picture that he's bought. Not totally knowing if he was serious or not I looked at him and it only took about 2 seonds of looking at the grin on his face to realize---he was serious! I said "uhm, do you really want this in here?" and he said "YES!!! Our boy needs a hero and John Wayne is perfect!" So needless to say---we have the first item that will be going on the wall when we start decorating.

Happy New Year!!!!

So this year since we weren't in Hawaii like we were suppose to be for New Years we decided at the last minute to throw a RAGER of a New Years party! We called a few friends and before you knew it about 25 people showed up! I think everyone had a great time because it was thrown together at the last minute so let's be honest....I'm sure the expectations were pretty low. Jed and I were laughing with Chris and Jen at the end of the evening how much our lives have changed over the past couple years. We've added lots of spouses and kids and babies to the group which makes it even better. As you can see from the picture above Rylee and Mitch are enjoying a mean game of Zingo! (the kids version of bingo). Below is a shot of Brian (grey shirt) dropping his coat and heading straight to the kitchen for some of Jed's famous dip!

















Below is some nice shots of the gang ringing in the new year after all the guys (and some girls) had played "Rock Band" for a good couple hours. Most of the kids and babies were fast asleep by midnight but there were a few who hung on strong! Of course we had to have some nice mormon wine (sparkling cider) to ring in the new year! I like how in the picture below it looks like I totally busted out Justin picking his nose!

































Above is Jack who was one of the few kids to hold on strong and ring in the New Year---he was loving that horn---if only he could figure out how to make it work! Below is proof that I even stayed up til midnight which was a major task for me! I even took a nap that afternoon to prepare for the late night. What can I say----I'm such a grandma---9:30pm and I'm ready for bed!