Sunday, March 29, 2009

Surprise Young Life Baby Shower







Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Marin- I think it hit 80 degrees- Spring is here! Guy and I started the day with the super exciting task of cleaning out the entire garage. Let's just say Guy is a trooper with all the things I want to do pre-baby...As we finished up, covered in dust-bunnies, Guy suggested we clean up and go have a nice lunch in downtown San Rafael. I should have been suspicious when he casually suggested I wear a sundress, but I did think it would be fun to wear something besides my pregnancy uniform of yoga pants. We headed to a nice lunch outside on 4th Street and I started making more plans for our afternoon. Guy then suggested that we take a walk down the street to "enjoy the day". Before I knew it, 2 of our Young Life girls appear out of nowhere, wearing black jackets, sunglasses and red lipstick- and looking very serious- and led me into the waiting car of our fearless YL leader, Chrissy. It was hysterical- they acted like Secret Agents and took me to our committee chair's house where there was a surprise Baby Shower planned! It was amazing- there were 8 YL girls, 5 YL committee women and a few staff friends from SF and Sonoma. What a fabulous afternoon! I was overwhelmed by all that they had planned and we were blessed with more generous gifts for baby Avery. We are loved!

Avery's New Ride!




Last Saturday Guy and I took a day trip 1.5 hours north to Ukiah where Guy's best friend (and our best man!) Zach and his wife Missy live with their adorable kids Luke and Kate. We headed to Ukiah because Zach knows the owner of the local Honda dealership there and we have been researching a new, baby-safe car. We love our Honda Accord so decided to look at Honda Pilots. Our trip to Ukiah was mainly for test-driving, but we ended up finding our car! They had one used Pilot- it had everything we wanted and was in great shape. Thanks to owner, and new friend, Tracey, we were able to drive home in our new Baby Mama car! The day was made complete with yummy dinner at Zach and Missy's. We've attached pics here of Avery's new ride with me and my belly at 35 weeks. Avery's kicking up a storm and getting bigger each day!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Welcome to our blog!














Hi friends and family!
We're excited to have a place to keep you updated on our baby girl, Avery. I am 34 weeks along now and it's been a great pregnancy. We've attached some pictures of how Avery's grown the past 8 months. We're getting prepared for her arrival as we complete the nursery- sage green, yellow and dragonflies- and each day brings a new toy we're figuring out how to put assemble. We're grateful to our family and friends who've been generous with gifts and helping us get organized. Stay tuned for more updates!