Minnesota Baby Shower Fun!

I was fortunate enough to be in good health during this pregnancy to travel at my 29th week home to all of my amazing friends and family in Minnesota.  I spent about a week at home courtesy of my job where I only work three days a week thus gracing me with a week of vacation without having to use any of my PTO hours, hooray!  I had a feeling that my bestest of girlfriends and "moms" were up to some planning because of all the phone calls Nathan had been fielding for the last few weeks but I had no idea how wonderful of an event had actually been planned!  The morning of the shower I was at my friend's, Emily, house getting ready for the day and Emily said that we were going to be going on a "boat cruise" with her mom for the afternoon.  In Florida one would question this type of activity, however in Minnesota at the end of April we were experiencing highs in the 40's and clouds and rain so a boat cruise was almost a laughable suggestion (it was a valiant effort though Emily!!).  They drove me over to Anabel's house in St. Paul and a beautifully decorated entrance to the best baby shower I've been to is what we pulled up to!  All of my favorite people were inside waiting to celebrate this beautiful little lady that we are going to introduce to the world in just a few short months.  Here are a few pictures from the day:

Anabel, me, Angie, and Emily

We spent the afternoon playing silly trivia games and other notorious baby shower games that I actually enjoyed thoroughly, yes I know, of course I enjoyed playing games :)  Our little family is so appreciative of all the gifts sent from near and afar to this special shower for the little lady as well, she is certainly ahead of the game in arriving now!

My Mother-in-Law Sandee and I

My Mother and I

And then of course there was food, lots and lots of food.  And my favorite part of the food setup was the fact that there was some alcohol to be had for those non-expecting folks which made me laugh harder than ever, good work Anabel :)

I think the best surprise of them all was the fact that one of my best friends, Kelly, was able to attend the shower all the way from Japan via Skype. That was truly a surprise and brought me to tears!  Here's a picture of Kelly and I at the shower:

Thanks to everyone for making this such a special time for us, I had such a great visit and it made me so happy to see so many of my favorite people all in one adorable apartment in St. Paul!

The Whole Gang (Including Kelly on my Lap!)