Showered with love

November was a crazy month for us. We finally got the nursery all painted, crib and dressers put together, and accessorized. We have a few more things to add, then I'll post some pictures. Currently, the room is over flowing with all of the amazing gifts we've been showered with this month. 5 showers in a 2 week period made for lots of driving and wonderful food, friends, and family! Here's a recap of each, starting with the last and ending with the first. Why not?

Ward Shower - 11.23.10 - During the "Blizzard of 2010" these sweet sisters braved the snow and were so great to come enjoy some kid-free time, yummy treats, and to share with me their favorite books. It was so fun to start building up baby girl's little library. I'm so excited to read to her!

Storey Family Shower - 11.20.10 - My aunts did such a great job with the food. Mmm. Bread bowls and soup, chocolate covered raspberries, and Shirley Temples! Jess was nice enough to let my mom borrow the decorations from her shower earlier in the week so everything looked so cute and girly.

PLS Shower - 11.19.10 - Jon's employees put on a luncheon for us. It was so great to have Jon there for at least one shower and get to open some presents. We were impressed with the craftiness of his employees and the handmade gifts we received.

Friends/Law family shower - 11.18.10 - This cake by Amber was the real star here. Jess had her house decorated so cute and the Laws did an awesome job with the food! I was so excited to get my stroller/car seat system. Helped reduce my anxiety and I started to feel a little more prepared to welcome this baby home!

Gibbs Family Shower - 11.13.10 - Yummy breads, muffins, and fruit started this all out right. I was so excited when my grandma gave me my blanket - I wasn't sure if she would have it done in time with some of her health scares lately. Lots of cute clothes, bath time gifts, and a fun surprise from my sisters to help me with recovery.

I also had a shower in October with my wonderful friends from high school. I'm still waiting on pictures from Erin, and will share them when I get the. I had so much fun catching up with the girls, getting their motherly advice, and hearing the name creations they came up with!

I really don't know how to express how grateful Jon and I are for all of the love and generosity that we've been shown this month, especially toward our little girl. We are so excited to welcome her into our home and can't wait to share her with you all! I'm hoping she chooses to make her appearance this week - next week at the latest! (Please pray that I don't go over. I'm so ready to have her here and out of me!)

Win It

Even though I never win these things...

This Mama Rocks is hosting a Holiday Giveaway. One of the items is a free pair of Sanuk shoes. I was introduced to these little bits of Heaven while working at Buckle. They are by far the most comfortable shoes I own and I would love another pair! Check them out...

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Month in Rewind

This post is all jumbled and out of date, but it's basically a recap/rewind of October.

Jon and the boys participated in the Telos Turkey Tri this past weekend. It was the first triathlon that Shane, Brady, and Trent had ever done and they all rocked it! I think they all had a good time and it was fun to be there to support them.

Cute little Bryn is obsessed with Buzz Light Year. Her birthday party was awesome! Jon is such a good sport and agreed to dress up as Buzz to deliver her cake to the party. She cried at first, but then eventually warmed up and wouldn't leave his side! That same night Shane flew in from Europe so we headed to the airport to give him the best welcome home party he'd ever had! Who wouldn't want Buzz, Woody, and the German Yoddler as a welcoming party?!?!

Jon received the Patriot Award from the Utah National Guard for employing a member of the armed services. His employee, Joey (left) nominated him and Jon was honored to receive the reward. Not only great for him, but also great recognition for PLS.

We finally painted our bedroom. I love how the colors turned out and now need to get all the accessories and decor up!
We hosted a fun costume party for halloween this year. We decorated our garage and had a fire pit for roasting s'mores and our BBQ going with hot dogs on the grill. Jon had a great time scaring the trick or treaters, especially the older teens. I was a treasure troll this year. Jon had no idea what a treasure troll was, so when I asked him if I looked okay, he told me I should paint my face and make it look more dirty like a real troll! ha ha.

We headed to Vegas in the middle of Oct for Jon to run the Ragnar Vegas relay. The team did an awesome job and it was fun to get down to the warmth as it rained up here! Before coming home on Sunday, we stopped at the Shark Reef at Mandalay Bay and Jon made me climb up on this railing to take a picture with this statue. It's hard to tell, but our bellies are about the same size!

October was a fun but crazy busy month, and November is shaping up to be the same!

Happy Thanksgiving month!