Celebrating Baby Neilson

Yesterday I went to a baby shower in celebration of my good friend Erin and the sweet baby girl she is expecting in April.  Erin and Phil are awesome people and will be amazing parents, so we are overjoyed to help them prepare for this big event!

The shower planners did a great job with a childrens' book theme, matching the food to books like: The Very Hungry Caterpillar (fruit salad), The Tale of Peter Rabbit (veggie tray), Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (meatballs), etc.!  It was cute and tasty!

Many women came to show their love and support for Erin.  It was such a fun afternoon.  I was especially glad that Erin likes the sweater that I knit for Baby Neilson.  :)

Now we just have to be patient in awaiting Baby's arrival! 

"For you, O Lord, have made me glad by your work; 

at the works of your hands I sing for joy."

--Psalm 92:4 

Erin and her mom

Valentine's Day Weekend

 It's been a LOVEly weekend (pun intended) for us as we celebrated Valentine's Day and Jonathan had the day off of school for President's Day!  Fun times included:

• Going out to dinner on Friday (some generous friends offered to watch Benji--I think it was our first dinner out with just the two of us since he was born!)
• Enjoying a special Valentine's breakfast:

• Playing tennis in 60 degree weather while my boys went on a hike:

• Receiving these beautiful azaleas and some chocolates from my thoughtful Dad:

• Eating a delicious stir-fry dinner prepared by chef Jonathan:

My valentines!

•  Finishing my first ever sweater for a friend's baby shower...Benji is my model:

• And working on our taxes (a President's Day tradition)...  So I guess the weekend wasn't ALL fun and games, but it was wonderful to be home and spend lots of time together before the busy tennis season begins--tomorrow!

 With love to all of our valentines--

Yummy cookies from Mom!  :)