Our Shindig

With the rest of our adventure being not so ideal, I decided I really wanted a small reception. I wanted our families and other loved ones to get together (and, in some cases, to meet each other....). Both my family and his were so helpful, it made things flow and it was so fun :)

Alysson made me a beautiful cake

And then there were family pictures.... Here's mine..

And here's his..

Both of which are now OURS :)

This little mini reception made everything so much more concrete and complete for me. I am so, so grateful for my family... both original and new. And I'm so grateful that these are the families our little bundle has been blessed to have too. Thank you thank you thank you to everyone that helped, at all! I love you<3

Pictures of Us

I apologize for these posts being out of order, but after the next few I should be mainly caught up and back on track!

We had some pre-reception pictures done, I guess they could be like our engagements... minus the fact that we were married when they were taken :) But they are cute, so I thought I would share a few. We went to the Mesa Arts Center where we met our wonderful photographer, Dave, who did a great job.

Yay!

My Lovely Baby Bump

Tadah! My belly is getting huge! It is crazy to watch and feel the changes. About a week ago I felt the first movement.. now this babe is moving all the time! I love it! My favorite is when I first lay in bed, it's like play time. I can feel twists and flips and it is so amazing. I am now 19 weeks and I've been taking pictures every 2 weeks for documentation:

15 Weeks

17 Weeks

19 Weeks

(never mind my super cute face...)

Tomorrow, November 7th, we have an ultrasound to find out if this tiny child is a boy like Chris thinks.... or a cute little girl like I am hoping! Eee!

One Last Zoo Trip

In an attempt to help Tiffany and David with their move, us Baker girls took the kids to the zoo! Wahoo!

The boys had a ton of fun together, and since they won't be together a whole lot anymore we tried to get as many pictures as we could.

They got to ride the camel, and loved it.

Heather and I were feeding a peacock, which was the most frightening thing of the day. They have sharp beaks and make creepy noises..

It was such a long but very fun day, we're all a little bummed to see the Griffin family go. It will be such a great new chapter for them, and now we have someone to visit in Utah!