Baby Showers Bring May Flowers!

So I have been terrible about keeping my blog posts up to date this last month, it has been one crazy month!! Just a little recap :) The last weekend in March, Brad and I celebrated our friend's Matt and MaKenzie's wedding! It was really fun because it was the first wedding Brad and I were both in together. We were able to take pics at TCF Bank Stadium which was pretty neat since neither of us had been there. The wedding was a success, I even made it up past midnight, congrats Matt and MaKenzie!

TCF Stadium!

The first week of April, my friend Tina was off for a week and a half between jobs! She just accepted a new position at BCBS, so we needed to celebrate a little. With my work flexibility I was able to take a mini trip with her and Tatum up to Duluth for 2 nights. We stayed at her parents house right by Spirit Mountain. We had a lot of fun! Though it was a bit chilly by the lake, we still enjoyed ourselves. We threw some rocks in the water, went shopping at Duluth Pack, ate a great dinner at Blackwoods and had a fantastic breakfast at Chester Creek Cafe! It was nice to get up there again, I miss that city. Here are some pics from our trip!

Tina and Tatum by the big anchor!

Tatum by the lake right before a wave came up and soaked her shoes and socks!

Me and my big belly :)

On April 16th, I hit 35 weeks! Getting bigger everday, soon enough he will be here!

35 Weeks!

On April 15th, I had my 2nd baby shower! This was given to me by my friend's Tina, Laura, and Kathryn from FindLaw. It was soo cute! We had it at the rooftop of the Eitel Building in Minneapolis. The room was super modern and the view was gorgeous! They had some really fun details and games, all such creative gals!! We had a great turnout and baby received some amazing gifts! Thanks girls, I really appreciate it! I don't have pics from the shower yet, but will work on getting some.

On April 21st, we celebrated our pseudo-niece MiKayla's 2nd birthday party! We went over to Darik and Andrea's for brats, cake, and presents. It's so fun to see all the little cousins run around together...it's crazy we are going to add 2 more little boys to the mix! Darik and Andrea just found out they are having a little boy too, we are super excited our little one will have a cousin close by to hang out with, just like Darik and Brad had, or should I say, still do.

On April 22nd, I had my 3rd and last baby shower put on by my best high school friends: Kelly, Emily, and Talia. They had it at my house which was super convenient because that way I didn't have to lug any of my gifts home! :) They had a beautiful brunch shower with yummy egg bakes, muffins, and cinnamon rolls! My mom and Grandma Dorothy were able to attend this shower, so that was special as well! Again, baby got LOTS of great gifts, we are so lucky to have such amazing friends and family that support us. We couldn't be more blessed!! (pics to come!)

Later that night, Brad and I took "baby bump photos." We got hooked up with a friend of a friend from Lifetime who just went out on her own, so we scored a good deal. Though Brad wasn't AS excited about these as me, he still was a good sport. After all, I am the artsy fartsy one, so really does he expect anything less? Allana (the photographer) did a great job! Here are some sample pics:

This weekend we have a BIG birthday to celebrate! Brad turns 30 years old on April 28th, so he'll be exactly 30 years older than his little boy. Same as his dad was with him, so that's kind of cool! We are looking forward to celebrating at Babe's in Lakeville. Happy Birthday Brad!! So then April will be coming to a close....May only brings more excitement, hopefully our baby will finally arrive! Thanks to everyone who has helped and supported us throughout these last 9 months of pregnancy...we couldn't appreciate it more. It really means a lot to us knowing how much our baby is loved and he's not even here yet! :) Stay tuned...you may hearing some big news very soon!

Love,
Ashley and Brad