Maryland Baby Shower

Michael's family threw us a shower while we were there for Christmas. Melanee and family were gracious enough to host it in their home and we had lots of fun!

They decorated with Noah's Arc theme and here are some of the cute decorations and snacks they had.

The elephant cake Jenny decorated for us was just perfect! Stephanie was sure to have Michael share his elephant noise with everyone.

The ever-entertaining Lexi is just chillin' at the shower.

Jenny did a great job planning games for the evening. Here you can see us tasting what's in the diapers...yuck! Well, yummy actually because it was different kinds of candy bars. Later we got to taste baby foods and see if we could tell the different flavors, not easy to do!


We also played baby shower BINGO and then made lists of all the different baby items we could think of. Here's Bill, Cheryl, and Brianna racking their brains.

Mel and Brittany are making their lists...of course Mel thought of lots of items, she is well versed with the baby items.

Here we are opening the gift from Grandma and Grandpa Upton.

Here are some pretty outfits from Uncle Wayne and Aunt Jenny.

Brianna with the baby shower balloon...what a fun shower! Thanks everyone!

Church Baby Shower

Today, Dec.15th was the baby shower from the ladies at our church. Here are some that were there...

Wendy (the hostess) and Laura

Sharon and Cyd, having a good time

Misty & Andy Kuhn and Rachel & Jared Ostlie
Judy, Sharron, and Bethany

Here we are by all the gifts...


We got lots of great gifts including bath toys, cloths, a musical piano, and a hanging jumpster.

Here is a set of bath soaps and books...

They also had a wonderful brunch for everyone including breakfast casseroles, fruit, blueberry muffins & scones, chocolates, and chicken salad croissants.

Work Baby Shower

My co-workers at Trinity threw a baby shower for us on Dec. 5th. Here is the stack of gifts...

They served a great dinner with two types of chili (perfect for the cold snowy night that it was), corn bread, veggies, fruits, and yummy chocolate strawberry layered dessert.

Kati, Sara, Kami, and Tonja try to guess some hard questions on the game...

Anna Wagner reads a Bible verse about parents and children for us for encouragement.

All Steph's co-workers from the Records office went together to get us the Pack and Play!!! We plan to use it by the bed as a bassinet for a little while. It's nice that it's so multi-functional.

Here's the whole group...minus a few that had to leave early...

Tiffin Baby Shower

Here are pictures of the baby shower my sister had for us in Tiffin, Ohio on Nov. 25th with family and friends.

Here 's the cake...

This is my Dad and his brother, Uncle David
Here is Aunt Mary waving "Hi" and my Dad's sisters, Auth Mary Ann and Aunt Joanie.

The handmade baby blanket from Aunt Mary Ann...

We got baby's first doll...

Here's my sister's signature gift, baby jeans and a cute top :)

Here is the Noah's Ark bedding set from Steph's parents.

Here is a family sibling photo -
Michael Jr., me, Michael Upton, Matt Kerner, Angela (Sissy), and Scott.

Will post pics soon!!

I have been wanting to post pictures of our baby showers since Thanksgiving. SO, here's my excuse...the semester is ending and Michael has been on the computer finishing things up 24/7. Thankfully, this is the last week for him...yahoo!! SO, I should be able to get some new pics and info up for you soon!

Hope you all are doing good, healthy, and blessed. We are...baby Abigail is seeming healthy, moving around but getting squished in there. I am feeling her in my ribs more often and it is getting harder to bend over for anything. Michael is a little stressed, but mostly in good spirits at such a crazy time, to finish off the semester. I am proud of him, he has really planned ahead well and is ending strong. Many little things tire me these days, but what else is new. I am sleeping, so I am happy. :)