Kelly's Bridal Shower

We threw a bridal shower for our good friend Kelly yesterday. The bridesmaids hosted the shower at my mom's house. She loves to entertain. It was good to see friends who came in from out of town and to meet Jonathan's family. We had heard a lot about them, but never had the chance to meet them until yesterday. Kelly got a lot of great gifts and she is getting excited for the wedding in 2 months! Time has flown by! We even got a Barbie cake just for Kelly since we know she loves these. Here are some pictures from the fun day!

The Barbie cake!

The bride with her cake

Sweet Jen and Shou

Shou and Lauren

The whole group (I always end up in the front doing a weird pose)

Kelly was excited to get her everyday china

Birthdays and Such

This past week we celebrated several birthdays and enjoyed time at the beach with my Dad's side of the family in Wrightsville Beach. Brian and I went down on Thursday (my birthday) and stayed through Sunday. We also celebrated my Uncle Hoot's birthday as well. We had such a good time chasing the little ones around and enjoying the beach and pool. We did manage to go out to a nice dinner one night and got some cute family pictures. Our goal was to get large group pictures, but the group kept separating and we couldn't seem to get everyone together at once. We stayed up late laughing and talking, and just enjoyed the time together. We definitely should make this an annual event since we only get to see some of them once a year during holidays! I think the little ones definitely had a good time, but I think my parents will need to baby-proof the house a little better next time. I guess only having one thing broken isn't too bad!

Baby Dean, Laura and Derek

Brian and I

Chad, Elizabeth, Chloe and Ella

Chloe, Laura, Derek and Dean

Sisterly love

Baby Dean loves his musical toys!