21 Weeks

This week we pulled the walker out of the attic and put the swing away. Your feet barely touch the floor, but you are able to get enough leverage to move a few inches!

Suessical Baby Shower

My best friend, Brandi, is having a baby boy in September, and we recently threw her a Dr. Seuss baby shower that turned out completely adorable!! So adorable, I might add, that I have decided Deacon's first birthday will be the same theme! (So don't be surprised when you see a repeat of decorations next February...)

I, with two of Brandi's other friends were in charge of the shower, and we were slightly stressed because of what a big party planner she is, and we wanted it to be perfect! Luckily, we did a great job of delegating duties to our strengths...Amy: provided the venue & the food (her house is absolutely gorgeous and cooking skills fantastic); Jill: diaper cake, games, and prizes (she is super crafty and the games were hilarious); Me: decorations, cake (I am slightly OCD in both areas).

Because Brandi lives out of state now, this was the first time I saw her with a true baby bump! And she was glowing and beautiful!

She was also very happy with how everything turned out, so it was definitely a success!

Decorations:

Some of the decorations also doubled as gifts

Jill's diaper cake

The CAKE:

(The decorator is a girl I went to school with who always makes fabulous cakes that taste and look great)

Tasty treats with adorable names:

Baby Cayden got SO much stuff!

View of the living room during present opening

Nana, Debbie, Brandi, and Aunt Ann

Brandi with the two proud grandmothers

Brandi with the party planners: me, Jill, and Amy

Soccer Season

It feels great to finally have some free time this summer to catch up on my blogging!

Carson's soccer season turned out to be a success, and I have a feeling he will be playing again. He was very excited to receive his trophy at his award ceremony last month:

It is now proudly displayed on his dresser, until we can build a shelf for it to sit on.

One of the players parents gave us a great gift too, a disc with pictures of Carson:

They have a much better camera than us, so the photos they took make Carson look like David Beckham!

Playing goalie:

Running/Dribbling:

...and SCORING:

This one was my favorite!

20 Weeks of Deacon

I thought twenty weeks would be a good milestone to look back on how much you have grown...and I am amazed!

This week you learned how to roll from back to front, and are now beginning to roll around like a pro!