Friday, May 25, 2012

A couples shower for baby Jackson!

We have such wonderful family and friends!! We celebrated baby Jackson with a couples shower hosted by Jason and Dana, Chad and Clair, Matt and Tara, and Matt and Amanda. It was truly a great night of celebration complete with Jason's ribs and bbq, banana pudding, entertaining games, and good company. We felt blessed to be surrounded by so many people who already love our son as much as we do. I cannot wait for him to meet all of you! Thank you for a great night of loving on us!
PS: thanks Auntie Deedee for taking pictures! 


Cake pops made by Bob and Susan Hope
 







Table all set for the feast!


Adorable diaper cake made by Dana
 


Mom, Joel, and Susan enjoying the party...


Love this idea...everyone wrote comments or jokes or words of wisdom on a diaper to give us some encouragement when doing the dirty work.




So many beautiful gifts...




Chef Jason...the ribs were amazing, as always!
 

The Henes working on their trivia game.
 

Seth was concentrating hard :)
 

Joel was way better at this than me.
 

More fun games in the back yard!
 

Future Mom and Dad ;)
 

Aunt Clair and Uncle Chad
 

Cousins Garrett and Hampton
 

Jason and Dana winning at diaper the baby game. You could each only use one hand to put the diaper on. We competed to see which couple could do it the fastest...


It is way harder than it looks...
 

Years of experience gave J & D an advantage over us...we will try this again in 2 years :)
 

Everyone had a great time playing along.
Experienced parents (Clair and Chad)...
 

And those expecting (Chelsie and Will)...
 

Some cheated... 
(this picture was taken just after John threw Matt and Tara's doll across the yard...love this picture!)

But most played by the rules.
(Ma Sue played with Hamp and PawPaw played with Garrett)
 

But everyone had a great time...
(Kaal and Stephanie competing against Jennifer and Chaise)
 

Even those who never changed a diaper until they had grandkids (Bob Hope).
 

Me and Gigi
 

The Wallace Girls
 

Great times with vet school peeps :)
 

Joel and I with Kaal and Mom
 

Joel is especially excited about the baby bjourn
 

A special Bulldawg book for Jackson...
 

Signed by Vince Dooley!!
Thanks Bob and Susan!
 

An outfit picked out by Uncle Chad.
 

Bulldawg basket from Matt and Amanda.
Jackson is ready for football season!
 

One of my favorite gifts of the night...
 

A very special gift from Jackson's cousin Hampton...he handed down this picture that hung in his room when he was little. It says "Bulldawg in training."
 

Joel and I with Kathy and John


Chad and Mom winding down at the end of the party.
 

Our amazing hosts! Thank you so much for an awesome shower! We love yall!
 

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Easter Celebrations

We are so lucky to live so close to family! Easter was a great celebration. We saw most of my family Saturday night for a cookout complete with a fire pit at Heather and Connie's house. It was great to catch up and enjoy the beautiful night. Sunday we enjoyed Easter service at Creekside then headed to Jason and Dana's house for a yummy lunch, nap for me, and watching the Master's. Love spending time with these special people.

 CJ is all smiles in his cute easter outfit

Bunny on the booty...

 I think he likes being the center of attention.

 Silly girl

 And her silly sister!
 

 Love my Emmi Kate...it's getting harder to get her to sit still with me.

 Auntie DeDe entertaining the kids.

 And her side kick David.

 CJ being entertained by Uncle Joel

 Time to dye Easter eggs. Notice NG's tongue sticking out in concentration...love it!

Emmi's concentration face.

Our beautiful Easter lunch table at Jason and Dana's house:

Complete with goodies to take home :)

In our Easter best at 24 weeks

 Brothers and best friends

 Let the egg hunt begin!

 Precious Hampton and Garrett

 Love these two!

 Family photo with Grandma-mama

 Watching the masters...

 Bubba wins! Go Dawgs!