Showered With Love

I capped off a busy week with some much needed time with my college girlfriends. Because they live in Austin, Nashville, Cincinnati, and Cleveland--we don't get together as often as we'd like. My friends are the closest thing I have to sisters, so I cherish our relationships very much.
Mary, Meredith, Jen, Katie and Cara threw me and John Thomas a baby shower on Saturday. Although it was a relatively small shower, I had nearly all of the most important women in my life in one room. Beyond the fabulous ladies already mentioned, my mom, mother-in-law, Gay (2nd mom), Sarah (famed photographer and sidekick), and Angelina (great friend from church) were there too. I am seriously overwhelmed and blessed to have such a wonderful group of ladies to call my friends and family.

Jason's mom, Molly, and my mom are ecstatic about meeting their new grandson. He will surely be traveling in style in his shiny and cozy new stroller. We also received a "pack n' play," swing, Boppy and handmade slipcover and some accessories for a mommy pump.

This little cutie, Ellie, was the star of the weekend. She is such a sweet-tempered little girl. I think she was actually posing in this shot. It's definitely an advantage to have friends with children who can pass along some sage advice, and at this point--I'm all ears!

The only thing missing from my wonderful weekend was some quality time with my two favorite guys. I'm pretty sure they managed in my absence, but they definitely acted like two guys running the house.--sleeping in, chilling out, eating wings, and so on.

Chester was feeling a bit more feisty this week. I guess he's getting excited about warmer, sunnier weather too.