Happy Birthday!

Today is my niece Annelise's first birthday. We celebrated last weekend with a party since her birthday is always going to be right around Thanksgiving. (She was a "Turkey Baby" last year). Maybe I'm just biased, but she is just the sweetest and cutest baby out there! Here's to a wonderful first year and to many many more to come! :)

Book Worm

Yes, I have turned into one. I finished book #2 of my list of Mitch Albom's books to read. Although I disagree on the theology basis of the book, it was still amazing and I highly recommend it. It makes you stop and think about how you interact with the people around you and makes you wonder who's lives you may have touched without ever knowing it.

"Holding anger is a poison. It eats you from the inside. We think that hating is a weapon that attacks the person who harmed us. But hatred is a curved blade. And the harm we do, we do to ourselves."

"Life has to end, love doesn't."

"Sometimes when you sacrifice something precious, you're not really losing it. You're just passing it on to someone else."

YES!!!!

...It's about time! We have a date for the LOST premiere! February 2, 2010 will kick off the 6th and final season. It will be a bitter sweet day!

http://www.docarzt.com/lost/we-have-a-premiere-date/

Happy Birthday...

... A little late! To Daniel, Hannah's boyfriend! His birthday was on the 20th, but since I am notoriously late at these things... here I am. He's a big soccer fan so we got him a Houston Dynamo's jersey.

Actually, I just noticed that it is his golden birthday this year... He is 20 on the 20th! :P

Shower #4

This shower was given by my sister Emily and a dear family friend Rita Elrod. It was a "Bath Time" theme. They are some awesome shower planners! They had 2 games (which I lost misearably at), lots of bath toys as decorations, and Emily made a very cute diaper cake. Oh! and there were rubber duckies floating in the punch!

There were about 25 people that were able to make it. All of them are long time friends that I have not seen in a very long time, so it was great to get to see them. Another friend of mine, Ryane, (whom I grew up with and lived with in college for a year) just found out that she is pregnant, too! I think this makes #7, of friends who are due after me! Whoa! Anyways, here are a few pictures:

Emily and Rita

The pretty table

The Cake

Lauren made the cookies! Sooo cute and yummy :)

Diaper Cake

So True!

Dose of Laughter

Baby Shower #2

Baby Shower #2 was in Nederland for the Gribnau side of the family. Aunt Julie and Aunt RuthAnne always throw such beautiful showers. Thank you again for opening your house for us and all of the beautiful gifts!

Aunt Julie and RuthAnne


The Spread! Yum!!


Auntie Em and Aunt Hannah


Nana and Meemy

Baby Daddy Shower

Jeff's guy friends are some of the best men I have ever met. They are wonderful friends and co-workers for him. Tim decided that he needed to have a "Baby Daddy Shower" for all of the men to celebrate Jeff becoming a dad. What do you do at a man baby shower?? Well, I have to say that I was impressed with how well it turned out. I couldn't be there to witness, but I know there was lots of beer, football, horseshoes, and poker. They also, in good fun, made Jeff sit in front of all of them to open presents! The fact that they brought presents, organized food, etc, was very impressive! It sounds like they had a lot of fun. Thanks Tim and Allyson for opening your house for all those boys! :)

Baby Shower #1

I have been so blessed with some wonderful friends here in Louisiana. Moving to a new place can be scary, but God puts people in your life that make you realise that He has a plan for everyone. Thank you Tisha, Allyson, Stori, Elysha, and Emily for throwing me this shower in Hammond. I got some wonderful gifts! I can not wait for December 11 to get my 4D ultrasound done that Allyson got us. Laura knitted a beautiful pink blanket, Kelley is going to take Avery's newborn pictures for free (!!!), and everyone pitched in to pay for my maternity pictures I got done next week. This list goes on and on, but this is for sure: Avery is truly blessed!