Safety First!

Even cuter than the pudgy face created by these ear protectors is that Riley couldn't take them off herself! She did enjoy seeing dad yell at her to test out the sound-proofing capabilities of her ear-wear.

Baby Hannah's Party!

We had a wonderful time at baby Hannah's shower. Riley loved that there were a few other kiddos her age. Riley also enjoyed raiding the gifts at any opportunity she could manage!

I made coconut cupcakes with orange-passion fruit frosting for the festivities.

Heidi and I also managed to accidentally wear the same dress to the party - our matching outfit and bellies are almost cute and almost creepy!

All-in-all it was a wonderful party, great food, friends and adorable gifts to see!

Aimee's Birthday Flowers

The flowers we bought to celebrate Aimee's birthday were pretty quick to wilt, especially the spray roses. (they seemed to wilt from the first evening of heat!), somehow a day or two later, they were pas their prime, but looked just pretty enough that I couldn't resist taking a couple photos of how they looked in the evening light.

Riley checks out my expanding belly

Riley has been enjoying checking out my enormous belly. Sometimes just to see it and sometimes for kisses, raspberries and one-painfully-unnecessary bite. She also will then quickly cover my belly up, almost to let me know that it's shamefully large and shouldn't be viewed by anyone! I had Matt take a few photos of us in the yard, hoping to get a few shots of her and her sister-to-be.