Pink!

I have never been a super girly-girl.

In fact, for many years I did not want anything to do with the color pink. I have gradually acquired a love for pink in my old age, and so throwing a baby shower...for a girl...was very fun.

And it was very pink.

Cute mom-to-be:

She is due any day...she really should not look so good.

Ashley was very patient with this unexpected little helper who was in heaven and who helped open almost every gift.

And some of the fun ladies who attended:

Jamie with one of Marci's AMAZING cupcakes

I offered to throw the shower because I saw a "need" (the need being that I thought Ashley really needed lots and lots of pink/girlie things for her first girl!), but amazingly enough, I think I was the needy one. I needed to do something slightly creative, I needed to do something for someone else, and I needed to break up what was feeling rather monotonous with something to work towards and look forward to.

And I really needed all the amazing friends, visiting teachers and mother-in-law who offered to help.

With food, decorations, watching my kids the day of the shower.

I needed to feel that love.

Thanks to all of you wonderful ladies!

Making her mark...

...or marking her territory.

Not sure which.

All I know is our house is covered in this:

And this:

She says "James did it."

And one time that was true.

But this is James:

and this is Natalie:

Do you need to see that again?

James:

And Natalie:

It may be obvious to only a mother's eye, but there seems to be more method, and many more curly cues, to her messes. Oh, and the very telling backwards "N":

She loves lamps:

Magic eraser time.