So Proud

I was a very proud Auntie on Thursday when we went to my nephew Evan's spring concert at his school. Evan performed a solo for the 80's night themed concert where he sang the opening to "Don't Stop Believing" by Journey. Wow did he impress the audience and he had to feel like a little bit of a rockstar with all the girls screaming at the end! Next week he'll be performing as Daddy Warbucks in the school production of "Annie." If I'm not having a baby I'll be there to cheer him on for that too! I'm so very proud of this guy.... and it certainly doesn't seem possible that these are his last few weeks of elementary school and he'll be off to middle school next year! Time flies for sure!

Showered

Over the weekend my friends Kalie and Brianne hosted a fun baby shower for myself and Baby Lee. As always it was fantastic to get a group of my dear girlfriends as well as my mom and sister together for lots of conversation and fun. We even had a surprise visit from my good friend Nicole (aka Beeman) which made it even more enjoyable! Of course I received so many wonderful baby girl items that I can't wait to try on her! Thanks Ladies for a wonderful shower!

Brianne, Kathryn, Jessica, Mary, Darcy, myself, Kalie & Clare, Nicole, Julie

The sweet hostesses

With my sis & mom

40 weeks is an awfully long time....

I'll be 37 weeks along tomorrow and I must admit these last few weeks are starting to feel like an eternity. On Monday, I had planned to sub but woke up with frequent and regular contractions so I called and cancelled, waited a few more hours and then went to see the Doc. He told me I was starting to dialate (only to 1.5) and my cervix was thinning but didn't seem too concerned that I was in "real" labor so I was told to call if the contractions changed (got stronger, closer together, etc) or if I had any other changes. Well, of course I woke up Tuesday morning and had very few contractions all day-- so needless to say it wasn't the real deal. I'm just crossing my fingers that there will be some change by my next doctor's appointment. I'm ready to have this baby!! Mostly because I feel like I can barely walk due to constant pressure, I can't get comfortable to sleep, and most of all I just want to meet her!

In the meantime, I'm trying to keep busy, planting my potted plants, cleaning house and getting baby stuff organized, and most of all, spending precious time with my little love bug while he's still an only child. Yesterday we made sugar cookies together.....and now with his new fondness for rhyming we've renamed them "booger cookies." Sounds appealing huh? Trust me though they are good- I've certainly taste tested my share!

Licking the beater of course! The best part of making cookies!

Summer Tease Weekend

An enjoyable weekend complete with sunshine, a way overdue visit with old friends, a parade, fireworks, s'mores and lots of golf (for Kevin and Ryan anyway). Makes me sooooo excited for summer!

Dylan and Aly ready for the Selah parade.

Lani and Baby Olivia

Working his "moves" on Aly.

Best buddies- doing what they do best.
I love Kev's new "Spokangeles"shirt we got him for his birthday.

Dylan and his new friend Alex ready for fireworks.

So fun to see frat guys become great dads....

One Fine Day

I was treated to the perfect Mother's Day this year. Starting out with gifts and a homemade card (by Dylan) brought to me in bed. Followed by a sunny drive to the Couer d' Alene Resort for a delicious and oh so fattening buffet brunch-- thank goodness I'm already fat and ridiculously pregnant. I felt no guilt going back for a 2nd huckleberry crepe (among other things). AMAZING!

Can you believe that belly?? I cannot imagine it getting bigger but I have 4 1/2 weeks left so it's probably inevitable. The yummy food probably didn't help the cause either.

Me and the little man by the lake- luckily we took these pictures before we ate (see picture below)

Dylan was impressed by the large chocolate fountain. I helped him dip a marshmallow and graham cracker in it. When we got to the table I had barely sat down and he had managed to stuff the entire marshmallow in his mouth. Needless to say chocolate was dripping from his face, onto his clothes, the table....pretty much everywhere. But boy was he happy!

We continued the day by heading down to Colfax to spend the afternoon and evening with Grandma & Grandpa Lee and the rest of the family for a Mother's Day BBQ. We even let Great-Grandma's turtles out in the grass for some turtle races! I'm loving the sun and hoping it sticks around a while!