Celebrating All Things Baby!!!

On August 10th, my friend Lindsey and I hosted a baby shower for one of our friends, Meghan Sutherlin.  Her little baby boy is due October 1st and we couldn't be more excited to be adding another baby into our little group of friends (where Jason and I are currently the only ones with a kid).

The rustic owl theme was a lot of fun to plan and watch how it came together!!  We are excited for the next month to fly by so we can finally meet baby Brian!!

Wishing Tree and Calendar for guessing baby's due date

Owl cupcakes

Me and my favorite little toddler

Onesie decorating

The momma-to-be and her close friends

All Partied Out!

I am finding that as I meet more and more mom friends and their kiddos we are invited to more and more birthday parties!  I have no problem with this at all because I love to socialize, get Jason out there to meet more of my friends, and just watch the kids have fun.

This weekend was no exception, as we were invited to THREE birthday parties ALL ON THE SAME DAY!!!  I wished we could have made it to all three (as they surprisingly happened to be all at different times), but we needed to get a nap in for Cammy at some point.

By the end of our Saturday we (aka: the parents) were feeling wiped out and Cammy was probably feeling the biggest sugar high of her life as she enjoyed cake/cupcakes at each and lots of sugary juice!!  I think she is really starting to like these birthday parties because during her bath that night she kept singing "Happy Birthday (Coda, Keela, mommy, daddy, etc)" and saying "Party."

Riding the teeter totter with daddy at the park party

Cruising around in a firetruck at the park

Juice!!!!

Ball pit!!

Just ready to eat that cupcake and quit taking pictures!

Hanging out in the wagon waiting for a ride

We have created an official Party Animal!

A Celebration of Marriage

On Thursday, July 25th we flew to CA for a weekend of fun with the Lumsden family to celebrate the marriage of Jason's cousin Dave.  Dave and his wife Jess got married earlier this year out of the country and planned to do a family and friends reception in Lake Tahoe a few months later.

We drove up to Tahoe on Friday morning and thought it was only appropriate to make our first stop be the lake.  We stopped at a beautiful little beach spot in Zephyr Cove and actually were able to convince Cammy to get her feet wet right before we left.

Family photo at the lake

Took some convincing, but she finally decided the water was ok to go in with mommy

That evening we had a little "rehearsal style dinner" minus the rehearsal at Jess' parents' rental house in South Shore.  Sadly I didn't take any pictures as I was too preoccupied watching out for Cammy in a non-childproof house.

Saturday was the reception at a private beach in Incline Village.  It was the perfect place for us because there was a playground, swings, a swimming area and lots of room to run around!  Jason and I took advantage of his parents' kayaks and took a quick little, very choppy, ride out on the water.  Good to know I still have the strength to not only kayak, but kayak on some serious waves!  Needless to say...I did not need to be rescued!

She was happy in the kayak until we picked it up to bring it towards the water

Ready to hit the water

Swings with mommy and daddy

And oddly enough I didn't get a single picture of the newlyweds, Dave and Jess, and we didn't even manage to get a photo with all of the family!  Boy does a toddler distract you from just about everything!

Sunday was going home day, but we let the fun continue when we met up with one of my best college friends, Alli and her husband and son once we got back home.  We always enjoy getting together and taking a picture with our kiddos to see how much they have grown between visits!  Apparently my child is quickly becoming a giant :)

Alli and I with our kiddos, Rylan (26 months) and Cammy (23 months)

Riding the rocking horse that was made for Jason 30 years ago!

Rylan and Cammy riding together...aren't they just too cute?!

A trip to CA is never long enough these days, but we are glad that we are able to make these short trips to be a part of such eventful happenings in the family!