to answer your questions

what fun event did i attend yesterday?

A baby shower luncheon at the Columbia Gorge Hotel in my honor. A few of my friends planned a little luncheon yesterday for the baby and me. We ate a wonderful meal, visited, shared stories, and opened presents. Some of the gifts I received are above. The bib and burp cloth are from maddywear.com and the pink sleep sack and baby legs are from mamarunswithscissors.com.

Oh, and in case you are wondering what I'm wearing on my foot- that's a walking boot cast. On Friday afternoon I was cutting watermelon, dropped the knife, cut my toe and tendon, got stitches in the ER, and am required to wear the boot until next Monday.

Aside from that, everything is great! Thanks ladies for a wonderful afternoon!

how was the rest of our babymoon?

Fantastic.

After our first night, we spent the next couple of days relaxing and devising our birth plan. We also swam and enjoyed the views of the Columbia. After we checked out, we met with the Gorge Birth Doula Service and met one of our possible doulas. The other doula we already know- she's our yoga instructor. We are excited that we will have their support during labor, delivery, and post partum. Only 14 days left!

what did we do on the first night of our babymoon?

Had a picnic dinner on the lawn outside our room, took a walk, visited the hot tub (I only dipped my feet), read our books outside on the blanket, and had chocolate dipped cones for dessert ... now it's time to devise our "birth plan".

what did I finish up this past week?

My part time job.

For the past year and a half I have been processing cameras that go into turrets that are used in unmanned aircraft (drones). On Wednesday, I officially retired from that job. I have been able to take walks with Foster again and continue nesting. The baby's room is almost done. The house is almost ready for her arrival... which is good because she WILL be here in less than three weeks. I can't quite wrap my head around it. I have decided to save my panic for later. This week Ben and I will take our "babymoon". I'll keep you posted along the way. I am super excited to relax and spend uninterrupted time with Ben... it may be the last time for about the next twenty years!

what was my baby shower like?

Read below to find out.

A few weeks ago I went to visit my family in California. My sisters threw me a baby shower with the theme "Pink Princess". Even through I come from a family of 8 girls and 1 boy, of the 13 grandchildren, only 3 have been girls. I think my sisters were a littIe excited to welcome another girl into the family. Right after the shower I posted some photos on Facebook, but thought I'd share the story here.

My oldest sister, Melissa, came up with the theme, the invitations, the registration cards, the goodie bags, the decorations and most everything else that you'll see below. As you can see, she is very creative. Everything was just perfect!

When the guests arrived, they were welcomed with a guess-timate game, but aside from guessing the amount of safety pins in the jar, the shower consisted of a delicious lunch, visiting and celebrating with one another, opening presents, and filling goodie bags with Princess Pretties.

In keeping with the Pink Princess theme, even some of the drinks were pink!

Melissa found every possible pink dessert invented and displayed each beautifully, including adorable signage.

Glass jars were full of pink goodies to eat and take home.

Of course she included goodie bags to fill with tiaras, nail polish, lotion, lipstick, and other princess pretties.

I received the best gifts including an assortment of handmade- such as the hooter hider above, and store bought outfits and accesories such as the ones below.

Everyone had a fantastic time and we even created a new tradition- making a flower bouquet using the tissue paper from the gifts. Thank you to Melissa, my mom, and all my sisters who helped in making this an incredible baby shower!