Crim Baby Shower

Kelli and some of the Crim's friends from Church were really kind to host a baby shower for Brandon and me!! It was beautiful lunch on June 27th.
*Marie(Brandon's Gma), Donna(Brandon's Mom), Crisann(My Mom), Ilene(My Gma),
Me, and Kelli (Brandon's sister)

My Mom and Grandma Dunnington

Dainty and Delightful meal-- chicken salad croissant, pasta salad, cheese straws, veggies, fruit parfait with a whipped topping, and Italian wedding cake for dessert.

Fine Dining, Triathlons, and Midtown

Robbie & Elizabeth hosted a tasty cookout on June 26th-- the meal included pork tenderloin, sweet potatoes, Asian coleslaw, green bean casserole, and rolls. Yum! Elizabeth went all out and had such a pretty table set with fresh flowers, china, and crystal!!! What a Treat!!!

Robbie & Elizabeth's little girl "Harper Sophia" showing us around her room

Kriya and Wade (Wade not so sure he feels like getting his picture taken at the moment!!!)

Go Kriya, Go Kriya!!!!! Kriya did a Triathlon at Lake Lanier on June 28th-- She did awesome! I got to cheer her on with Beau and Wade!! Kriya even ran over to the side in the middle of the run to give Wade a kiss!!! Way to go!!!

Happy 30th Birthday Jill!!!!

Jill is a 4th of July baby-- so we celebrate on Thursday (the 2nd) a couple days early. Her husband Jonathan surprised her with a limo and it took all the girls down to "Shout" in midtown for a night of drinks and fun tapas on the rooftop. FUN!!! http://www.heretoserverestaurants.com/

Shower at Children's Medical Group

My sweet co-worker friends threw us a Baby Shower at lunch time on June 23rd!!!! It was so nice!! Tanya (who works in the business department) is famous around CMG for her cake making skills-- she made this DELICIOUS cake and decorated it herself !!!!! It was AWESOME!

They even made the waiting room of our office look so cute!!
5 of us have been pregnant at work together this summer!! Pattie just had little Anna in June--she passed the torch to me for July-- then, Breana will have a little girl "Addyson Marie" in August--then pass the torch to Sara to have "Sullivan Henry" in September. (Tiffany--not in picture will also have a baby boy in September)
(Sara, Megan, Breana)

Shower For Lana and BABY BOY Peppers

Lana & Ben are having a BABY BOY (name still undecided) at the end of August!!! We got to have a shower for Lana at my Mom's house on June 20th. Can't wait till the little guy gets here!!
(Jen,Jenny,Jen,Lana, Lisa, Megan,Alissa,Hannah)

Table decorated in blue

We got to use the Mason Jar idea that I saw at Elizabeth's shower!! (Thanks Audrey & Tiffany)


Lisa (Lana's sister from NYC), My Mom, and Mrs. Larson (Lana's Mom)--
No shortage of laughter when we are with the Larsons!!!

Lana & Megan-- our bellies grow each time we see each other!!! Lana lives in Chattanooga--but we have gotten to see each other at least once a month while we have been pregnant!!!

Surprises and Excitement!!!

Congrats Pattie & Jason (Pattie is a nurse with me at CMG)!!!!
Anna Kathleen DeLong
Born- Monday, June 8th-- 6# 3 oz. 19.5 inches

Congrats Lauren & Matt (Lauren and I went to Nursing School together)
Haley Elizabeth Sanders
Born-Wednesday, June 10th--7#0 oz. 19.5 inches
SURPRISE BECKY!!! Christian and Kim (Christian's Sister) threw a Surprise 30th birthday party for Becky on Friday night at a cute little coffee shop called "Metanoya Cafe". It was so much fun because Becky was totally surprised!!!
Lisa,Melanie,Jaime,Leslie,Becky,Sarah,Allison,Me, Elizabeth

Brandon and I have been searching for a chair for the nursery. My Grandma gave us this chair and ottoman this past weekend!! It is so sweet and sentimental. Grandma bought it 30 years ago when I was born so that they would have a chair to rock me in as a baby!!! We are getting it recovered and it will be the perfect addition for the nursery!!! Yay!!! Thanks Dad and Grandma!

Together with Friends

Had such a WONDERFUL day on Saturday-- Friends and family honored us with an incredible Baby Shower!!!! Getting so excited about this baby girl on the way! 7 weeks to go!!!

GROUP PICTURE
(sorry for those of you not in it--didn't think of it until the end and some people had to scoot out)

The hostesses
(Anne, Sarah, Becky, Me, Chanler, Lana, Kriya)
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! The shower was beautiful-- they had such a pretty table set-- served "Shirley Temple's", cupcakes, and delicious appetizers!!!
Pregnant Bellies!!! There were 6 pregnant girls at the shower! (Lauren, Elizabeth, Audrey, Lana, Chanler, and me)-- here are 3 of us-- Me(late July), Lana(late Aug), Chanler(early Sept.)

Our families---
Brandon, Donna (B's Mom), Crisann(my Mom), Me, Grandma Dunnington, &Steve(my Dad)

After the shower we went to a neat little restaurant called "Lola's Cantina" in East Cobb to celebrate Sarah (May 28th) and Becky's (June 19th) 30th Birthday's!!!!!

How Time Flies!!!

Wednesday I got to get together with some friends I have had since middle school!!! It seems like just yesterday we were getting our driver's licences, going to prom, spring break, college, etc... now everyone has BABIES!!!!! Time goes by so fast!!! It was so much fun to catch up and to watch all of the sweet babies interact!!!!

Carrie with "Houston Witten Allen"-- just over 7 Months old
Brittany with "Max Bryant Dasher"--7 1/2 months old

Allison with "Elizabeth Grace Fischer"-- 2 1/2 months old

Baby 'Berry

Elizabeth (Due 7-27-09), Megan (Due 7-31-2009),and
Audrey (Due 9-9-2009)
It has been FUN to be pregnant with 2 other girls in our Couple's Bible Study!! Saturday was Elizabeth's Shower. They aren't finding out if they are having a boy or girl- it will remain a mystery until late July!! They did a lot of cute things at the shower:
*really good raspberry/mint punch served in Mason jar's with a bow around them
* A little candy station as you left--guests filled up a cute bag with a variety of candy
*It was a brunch--so there was all kinds of good food: a yogurt station--you could top it with granola, raspberries, strawberries, chocolate chips..etc.. and they made a delicious quiche too
*Monkey Bread---YUM--when's the last time you had monkey bread??

Memorial Day Weekend

Derrick & Adrienne hosted their 1st Annual Memorial Day Cornhole Tournament at their house on Saturday. 30 people put $10 in the pot to play and Brandon and his partner Keith won the whole thing!!! He brought home $100!!! Yay!!!
I had to work on Sunday and Monday-- but Brandon got to work at home. He painted the nursery and built an awesome bookshelf for the nursery-- he is so handy!!!

I got to stop by and say Hi the the Fischer family-- Look at how cute Elizabeth Grace is!!!! She is smiling and showing all kinds of sweet expressions!!! (she is 2 months old)Allison, Elizabeth Grace, and Me

Kelli and Brian brought Brian's mom (Linda) up to see the lake. She was in town for the Holiday weekend--visiting from Missouri!!!

Last week we got together to celebrate with Pattie (a good friend from work) as she awaits the arrival of her baby girl #2 that is scheduled to arrive June 8th!!!
This is a late entry--but, here is a picture from our "Girl's Trip" to the Highlands/Cashier's a few weekends back. We went on a hike with a beautiful view.
Back: Chanler, Megan, Jill Front:Michelle, Laura, and Kelly

Motherhood

Happy Mother's Day Mom and Mrs. Crim!!! It is so crazy to look at these pictures of our Moms just starting out with us--and to think that we will just be starting out with our own soon!!! WOW!! We are so thankful for our Moms and glad we got to be with them to celebrate on Sunday!!

Mom and Me!!! Mom came up on Sunday to celebrate Mother's Day-- we hung out at the lake, walked Hank, and went out for Mexican. Since she makes the best pies ever--(especially apple)--we got her an "apple corer/slicer/peeler"-- Have you ever seen one of these??? They are so neat and save so much time-- I saw it at a friend's house and had to get my mom one--

Brandon and Mrs. Crim!!!! We got to go to lunch on Sunday with Brandon's family--Mr. & Mrs. Crim, Kelli and her boyfriend Brian, and his Grandmother and Grandaddy Rogers. We got Mrs. Crim an orange shirt that will look cute on her this summer!!!
****CHILD BIRTH CLASS****-- It is so much FUN to have 2 of the other couples in our Bible Study pregnant at the same time as us. Elizabeth & Austin are due on July 27th and Audrey & Ben are due 9-9-09. Elizabeth's Mom is a nurse that teaches Child Birth Classes--so, it has been such a blessing to have her teach us three couples in our own private class!!! She showed us this funny video about what Bill Cosby has to say about Child Birth-----
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFMVeZyhagI Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w-AG_yF1Uw Part 2
****TIPS FROM MOM'S****
I had such a Fun weekend-- went to Cashiers, North Carolina with 5 of my girlfriends Friday night to Sunday morning. We Celebrated everyone turning "30" this year!! They are all Mom's already-- Chanler has "Marshall" and baby boy # 2 on the way, Jill has "Hudson", Michelle has "Katelyn", Kelly also has a "Hudson" and "Adeline", and Laura has "Tove". (we missed Anne who has "Elizabeth"!!) The girls left all the babies at home with their husbands for the weekend!! It was fun to hear all their stories and get lots of tips and advice!!! I don't have any pictures loaded yet-- but, we had a wonderful time!!!

Here is a shot of my growing belly from today!!! 28 wks 5 days!!! July 31st is going to be here before we know it!! I can hardly wait!!!