More prego pics.....

Mom & Dad are so excited to be grandparents! They insisted on a "photo shoot" after church on Sunday.

These will probably be the last pictures they take of Darin and I for quite some time---I have a feeling the camera will be pointed only at the baby when he arrives!

Puppy Love

Andrew got a yellow lab puppy a couple of weeks before our visit. He was out of town so we got to puppy-sit. It took Jake awhile to warm up to Tank, but they were buddies by the end of the weekend! (And we were ready to take Tank home:-)

Iowa Baby Shower

Darin and I made the trek back to Iowa one last time before we become parents. We had a fun weekend and were spoiled with a trunkload of generous baby gifts. Here I am, pregnant, sassy and ready for the shower:-)

Sarah & friend Erin catch up before the festivities begin.

No shower would be complete without games. This one entailed smashed candy bars in diapers--Yum! Way to go Amanda!!

Thankfully the candybar game came BEFORE the yummy food. Aunt Nancy outdid herself--the homemade caramels were "icing on the cake".

Ever wonder what boys do while the girls are at a shower? Here's Uncle Donnie and Grandpa hiding out upstairs. Thank goodness for basketball!

Our 1st Baby Shower

My GM co-workers gave us a great baby shower today! We lunched at Papa Vino's and they overwhelmed us with generous gifts. The theme of the party, "Dirty, Stinky Boys" evoked many laughs. (I accidently referred to our bundle of joy as a dirty stinky boy--now they won't let me forget it!:-).

Views of Pregnancy

Many friends & family that aren't in Michigan keep asking to see a "belly picture". Here you go! 27 weeks down, 13 to go....

Nursery News

We're getting really close on having the nursery complete! We decided to do a little ski theme (cross your fingers I win my vintage child ski poles off of ebay:-). Here's how the room looks at the moment.


Here's the picture waiting to be hung over the crib....along with some vintage ski poles (that's why winning the ebay auction is so critical!!!)

We were so excited to receive the mobile off or our registry from dear friend Katy (all the way from Japan:-). It looks great, and will hopefully lull our little boy right to sleep!

Darin's Birthday

Darin's turning the big 3-5 on Tuesday! We celebrated with his parents and Grandma on Saturday. Terry was disappointed my belly didn't "show" more in the pictures (I think he's excited to be a Grandpa:-)