Baby Shower Time!

I am feeling so overwhelmed with gratitude for the generosity of my family & friends. I already had a wonderful baby shower in AZ, and then this last weekend my friends from church threw me a shower here in LA. So nice! Then, if you can even believe it my bff and sister threw me a virtual shower for all of my far, far away friends and family. Seriously, I cannot tell you how special I felt seeing this outpouring of love for my little boy. Thank you to everyone who planned, baked, coordinated, emailed,   gifted, and participated in any way! Love to you all!!

Here is a quick recap of my wonderful shower thrown by my friends from church. The theme was "Little Man" so it was full of adorable bowties and mustaches.

It was such a fun night! Going with the theme of the evening, we even played 'Match the stash" which was hilarious trying to figure out which celebrity each famous mustache belonged to.

 Everyone was so unbelievable generous, out little man it totally set!

 Delicious cupcakes and the cutest party favors, little chocolate mustaches : )

My friends really are the best!

I have to admit, I had never heard of a virtual shower before, so I really didn't know how it would all play out, but it was so much fun! For the couple weeks leading up I got tons of packages and it really got me excited seeing all the mail from my far away friends.

Then on the day of, I set up the decorations my family sent me, and we did a google hangout so they could see me open the gifts.

I know its gonna sound cheesy, but sometimes I really love the internet.  Sometimes, just seeing someone's face while talking to them makes such a difference in feeling connected.

And if a million wonderful gifts weren't enough, they also sent a bucket of all my favorite treats and ordered cupcakes from this local shop that are literally the best cupcakes I have ever eaten!

A Weekend In AZ

A weekend trip to AZ is always jam packed with family and friends and this trip was no exception. The  original reason for the trip was for a C10 get together in Phoenix with Mason's car buddies and the Good Guys car show. But of course my amazing in laws took the opportunity to throw me a baby shower. (Which I took absolutely no pictures of, grr)

It was so sweet of them and it was so much fun. We had Mi Amigo's catering, which means I go to chow down on the best chips & salsa, bean mini chimis and of course green corn tamales!

The rest of the trip was spent relaxing, hanging out with family and of course shopping. I had awesome luck at Last Chance and scored a ton of cute shoes.

And I got to pick up our fancy, schmancy art work done by a talented young lady who lives in Mesa. They turned out so darling and I am thinking I want to hang them in the nursery.

Ketchup & Catch-up

So many fun things happening around these parts, and not nearly enough pictures. So here goes...

Dodger Game. I love baseball games mostly for the food (Dodger Dogs!), atmosphere and of course the 7th inning stretch. But after this particular game, they let you go down on the field after the game and they do a fireworks show. So much fun.

Baby Shower. This girl is one of my faves. We had a blast at her circus themed shower with carnival food & everything. I cannot wait to meet this little munchkin next month!

AZ Trip. We took a last minute quick trip to AZ. Gus Gus is such a good road tripper! And yes, my dog is wearing a seat belt.

We had a blast hanging out with Mason's family and I also got to fulfill some serious pregnancy cravings for green corn tamales & messy fish sandwiches!

We also had a chance to go to the antiques market in Gilbert and made out like gangbusters! We got a darling dresser (that we will use as a changing table in the nursery), a little baby armoire and an awesome buffet/cabinet thing made of reclaimed wood. So excited to bring these all home next month!

 PS. We are in love Mason's mom's dog. Isn't she is the cutest?

 Mase inherited these awesome boots from his Grandpa Jay. Purchased in 1985 and still in amazing condition and worn in to perfection.

Pregnancy Update. Could this post get any longer? I know, I'll be quick. So far so good. Now that the morning sickness phase has passed I feel pretty normal most days (except of course for the feeling of a little fish swimming around in my belly : ). I am now at the point where I need to switch to maternity pants and having mixed feelings about it. Excited to have the beginnings of a baby belly, but having issues feeling even remotely cute when I get dressed. Whatevs. I'll figure it out, eventually right?!

How cute is this pup snuggling me and my preggo self?  Dogs really do know when you get knocked up, its pretty crazy.

Back to Back Babies!

Is it just me or is pregnancy contagious? It always seems like when one of your girlfriends gets pregnant it starts a trend. So a few weeks ago I helped throw a shower for Sharie (who had her baby boy this week, Yay!) and this time it was my sweet friend Emily's turn. Lucky for me she is having a girl so I got to help throw two totally different showers.

As you can tell, I went a little over board with the whole pink theme, but I figured, hey when else will I have the chance to be this girlie?! Pink lemonade, strawberry butter and hot pink cupcakes= super fun night.

One of my favorite shower activities is decorating onesies. It is really easy and allows people to be as creative as they want and the mom to be gets to take home some one of a kind keepsakes. It is always a hit!

A Shower for Sharie

Last week I had the pleasure of co-hosting a baby shower for the lovely Sharie. She is expecting a baby boy next month and we had a fun night celebrating with the mom to be!

Good food and friends, in my opinion the recipe for a great night!

Emily's cupcakes & homemade kettle corn were delicious and I had fun learning to make our little party party favors, marshmallows dipped in chocolate! My favorite were the milk chocolate ones with graham cracker crumbs, but I also did white chocolate with coconut and milk & white with sprinkles. Yum.