Oh baby!

Congratulations to Julie and Justin on their baby girl!

Olivia Frizell 

August 12, 2010

We are looking forward to meeting the little bundle of love tomorrow!

Mother Nature

She did not spare our little town of Del Ray on Thursday.  Around 4 pm the sky turned black, the wind picked up,  lightning and thunder moved in and the rain came.  I was at work in the city and had no idea of the damage this storm that lasted about one hour until it was time to go home. 
The commute was two hours and usually it takes about 45 minutes!

By the time I was walking through my neighborhood it was close to 8pm and it was very clear to me that this was serious.   All of the traffic lights were out and many many power lines were down.  This tree is right next to our building and pulled down the power lines knocking out our electricity.  Many of the neighborhood streets were closed due to electricity poles down with transformers smashed in the street.  A neighbor told me that the wind was clocked at 75 mph!  We finally have power again.  It is really sad to see all these beautiful old trees die.  Later in the evening we picked up Rachel C. from the train and saw another tree on top of a car!  I honestly think there were a few little twisters for all of the damage that was done.
It was a hot night in the apartment! 

Poor Rachel, a hot night and a morning with no straightener!

Once Upon a Time...

There was this lovely couple who called themselves Naomi and Nick! 
This past weekend was filled with lots of preparation for their baby shower which took place on Sunday.  What fun it was to plan a coed baby shower!  It was an outdoor event and a beautiful day.

Cones filled with Cracker Jacks, yes they had a prize inside!

Momma and Papa bear

Flowers by yours truly and the guest book.  We though it would be nice if their guests wrote a little bitty bit of parental advice!

Melissa and her sister made these beautiful paper flowers that hung from the trees.

Joanne came up with this wonderful idea!  Every guest used fabric markers and made a personalized onesie for the little girl that is on her way!

La familia

 

Orange infused vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with edible butterflies.

Nicole came up with some great games; guess how big the Mommy is...but the best was the diaper guessing game!  She melted various chocolate bars inside diapers and the guests had to smell the diaper to determine which one was which...Heath bar, Kit Kat, Reese's etc.!

It was a beautiful day!