Look "Whooo's" Having a Baby

 

 

Today we celebrated with both our extended family and Jeff's family the upcoming arrival of little Emma Ann with a baby shower for Megan.  The shower centered on the same theme as Megan chose for the nursery - owls with a gray/pink chevron pattern.  It took place at the Earlville Community Center.  

The menu consisted of BBQ pork sandwiches, party potatoes, an assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables, Oreo fluff, cherry chip cupcakes, and punch.

After lunch, all the guests filled out advice cards for the mother-to-be.  We concluded the day with the gift opening.  Emma's nursery will be fully stocked and ready for her arrival in September!  

 A tiered diaper cake and motorcycle diaper display 

created by two of Megan's friends

 

A quilt created by Jamie's mother-in-law featuring owls in pink and gray with the chevron pattern and even stitching throughout the quilt in the shape of an owl design

College Friends

I still keep in touch with two of my close college friends, Beth and Randi.  We try to get together twice a year around Christmas and in the summer.  We met again today for lunch and then went to Randi's new house afterwards to catch up and let the kids play together.  Once Aliyah arrives, we will have 7 kids between the 3 of us.  

 

Holly, Eli, Lilli, Karli, Lauren, and Carter

All three of us were elementary education majors while at Clarke.  This year will be 10 years since we graduated from college together.  Beth and I were roommates the entire time during our college experience while Randi lived a few doors down from us in the dorm.  The four years spent while at college were very memorable.  I had a great experience, and I think it has a lot to do with being paired up with such a great roommate!  While Beth and I were at opposite ends of the spectrum as far as personalities go (as she was much more outgoing), we still formed a lasting friendship and got along really well. 

It is always fun to get together and catch up on our biannual visits and to see how much all the kids have changed in that amount of time.   

Liam's Fifth Birthday

Last night, we celebrated Liam's fifth birthday with a fun Lego/ninja-themed party.  There was lots of activity with the kids playing both inside and outside nonstop throughout the night.  We also enjoyed a good summertime cookout.  Towards the end of the night, both the kids and even some of the adults participated in a baseball/tee-ball game.  Summer birthdays are always fun!  

Happy Fifth Birthday, Liam!