This past weekend, my great friends, Whitney and Jessica, hosted a baby shower for Baby Eli and I here in Louisville. Not only was it so special for me to be surrround my sweet Louisville friends, but also that my mother and Danielle could be a part of this wonderful baby shower brunch. Again, our little boy is so blessed to have so many special friends awaiting his arrival! Thank you, thank you Whitney and Jessica for such a thoughtful and sweet shower! 
Denise & Danielle set baby pictures of myself and Andy on each of the tables, along with polka-dot pumpkins, and "Devon's About to Pop" popcorn boxes...
...elephant diaper cake, by Danielle...
...sweet hostesses...
...My college roommate, Tara...
...Sharon & Aunt Kay...
...laughing at Baby Eli's new "pee-pee tee-pees"...
...Andy arrived at the end of our shower with a cute surprise for Eli and 3 Pandora glass beads to complete my Pandora bracelet. What a sweet, sweet husband...
Getting some practice holding Denise's sweet Nathan
After what feels like months and months of searching for the perfect lettering (that also had to meet specific height requirements and had to have a non-girly feel), artwork, or personalized goodie for above baby Eli's crib, I grew quite frustrated that I was unable to find exactly what I was looking for. So...I decided to take matters into my own creative hands! I decided to create my own gingham and brown polka dot 12 x 16 personalized canvases, using fabric, three-dimensional lettering, craft glue, and a heavy duty staple gun. I love the finished product and am super excited for Tuesday's baby furniture arrival. Slowly, but ever-so-cutely, things are coming together in our nursery!
Andy's mother, father, and brother, Rick visited with us this weekend! We were so excited to spend the weekend with them! On Friday evening, Andy and I went to the National Quartet Convention at Freedom Hall with both Rick and Dotty. Listening to famous quartets such as The Hoppers and the Gaither Vocal Band was a great treat for us all. While the evening proved to be very, very long (over 5 full hours of gospel music), it was also a nice time spent with family during Rick's first full visit to Louisville! 
While we are so thankful to have had such a wonderful Summer, I decided two weekends ago to redecorate our home with our Fall decor. While this was a little premature, I made this decision for the sheer fact that our Fall things would soon be placed back into the attic only to be replaced by our Christmas decor at the beginning of November! It appears that our family will celebrate November and Thanksgiving with the new addition of our Christmas tree and Christmas decorations this year. Because of our very special "new addition" arriving in late November, I am determined to have our Christmas decorations and presents completely bought and wrapped by the first full week of November! I feel quite certain that shopping, wrapping, and making my wired-ribbon bows will be the least of my worries after our sweet baby arrives! Let the Christmas shopping begin! 
We love our new decorative addition, an antique sewing machine table that belonged to Andy's Aunt Lillian. Thanks to Jim and Dotty's handy work and refinishing, our sewing machine table looks great!
non-spill "sippy cup"
Caleb was so content with his delicious rice krispie treat...
"Where greatness is learned and couches are burned"
...28 weeks and growing at Andy's Philippi home...
Ms. Carmen and I would play each time Andy
...AND all that hard work turns into...
We just love it! 
