Visits and Showers

Two weeks ago, Rob and I made a (long) trip home to Birmingham, AL for my baby shower and the wedding of two of my oldest and closest friends. We had such a blast getting together with family and friends. We were so blessed to have my mom, mom-in-law, and best friend from high school work on this shower. The theme was "A Little Man Shower" and about 30 people came bringing lots of wonderful things for baby Elijah.
Here are some photos from the shower:

"Little Man" banner

Chocolate Mustaches made by Stacie's mom!

Onesie display

Homemade lemonade my mom made

I'm planning to make a mobile out of the prayers the guests wrote for Elijah

Food Table - Fruit w/ dip, choc fountain with marshmallows, pretzels, fruit, chips and cheese dip, cheese balls and crackers

My sweet Stacie who helped put the shower together

Sweet Em - former bridesmaid, current best friend (and yes, I gave Elijah his first mustache)

My beautiful mom and me

Mustache straws - So glad to see Erin

My granddaddy making fun of my belly

Cousins, Elijah Paul and Holden Louis, due 7 wks apart

Who has the biggest pooch? My brother and me

Nana, Elijah, and me

With the hostesses of the shower. They did a lovely job!

My moms and me

 3 1/2 generations

 My sweet Cathie, another former bridesmaid and (current) best friend

 Best friends!!

Mommy and Daddy

Since Rob and I were staying for a whole week and we hadn't gotten to see my sweet nephew, Taylor, since June of 2011, we decided to keep him with us all week. Here are some photo of our visit with him:

The following weekend, Rob and I went to my friends', Jimmi Lynn and Josh, wedding. I was so honored to be asked to sing in their wedding. To give you all a little background on this sweet couple, I went to high school with both Jimmi and Josh. I first met Josh in 8th grade and Jimmi in 10th grade. The two of them started dating in 10th grade. They dated off and on until getting engaged in the fall of 2011. I am so thankful to still have these two in my life. Here are some photos from their wedding: 

All in all we had a wonderful trip home. It was so great to see everyone. This was a monumental trip in the fact that it was our last trip home without a baby. Next time we go to Alabama, we will have the little mister with us. Just four more months until his due date. It's so hard to believe, but we are beyond excited to meet him.