Great Friends

We have such a supportive group of friends at our church that surprised us with a sweet, HUGE shower for the little guy on the way. We thought a few girls were getting together, but they invited all of V's friends at church as well and it was a bigger deal than we knew. The planning and time that went into it really made us so thankful to have friends like these who just wanted to do something nice for us. We had a blast getting to chat, our girls had fun playing with the other kids there, and we are very grateful for all the wonderful gifts that we can definitely use. Here are some pics - thanks again to all who contributed!!!

I also have three other groups of women that took me out to dinner or lunch on separate occasions to celebrate with me. I really loved doing it this way because I got to spend time in an intimate setting with a few good friends at a time and talk and catch up. This has been a really fun couple of weeks!

One other fun thing - my parent's celebrated their 40th anniversary recently (congratulations mom and dad!) and my dad bought my mom and me a day at the spa together. Of course, this was to celebrate *their* anniversary, but to have a massage and pedicure after all the other fun things, was just another little indulgence for me. My mom and I went to shopping, went to lunch and hit the spa in the afternoon while V watched the kids. After all of this pampering, I think I'm about ready for a newborn... I think.