Yay for Sweet T.!

I'm so proud of my Sweet T.!  He started his first day at his new job.  Naturally, he loved it.  Disney is blessed to have you!!!  Let your light shine.  I KNOW that you will use your gifts to help others.

And this is cause for a sour apple celebration (Sweet T.'s favoritest candy ever). 

Bridal Shower #2 ~ Blessed

What a blessed bride to be I am!  My friends and family hosted a bridal shower for me.  Two parties in my honor in two weeks.  I'm loving this and am so very grateful!  

The Shower was at The Morettas house.  I have known them my entire life.  My dad went to Junior High and High School with Pat, the officiant of our wedding!  I'm excited for my future children (God willing) to meet the friends that I've had since childhood.

Amy made these yummy dipped pretzels and did the flower arrangements.  So pretty.  My bridesmaids and sister Janice helped out with yummy food and fun games.

And the presents.  Oh em gee.  So unexpected.  Tim and I were not expecting gifts to this magnitude.  We will put everything to good use and are excited to host our loved ones in our home.

Rachel, my maid of honor was the game planner.  So much fun!!

Our youngest guest, my second cousin, sweet Amelia Jean.

Carly (who sometimes likes to be called Balto) my second cousin with her mom, Michele.  Carly is going to be a greeter at The Wedding.

My "Hughie" girl cousins

It was awesome to have women who have loved and supported me through many different phases of life.  My cousins and sister who have I have grown up with, friends from elementary school, Church, work and life.  What an honor to know these souls!

The Blessed Beaming Bride to be

The guests drew me in my wedding gown on their heads.

Rachel got it on tape

I picked the winner.  Janice, my sister, took the honor.

We played, How well do you know Timinda (with different questions from last week's game!) and I got a kick out of some of the answers.  Rachel and Makailynn asked Timothy and I questions individually, so we didn't know each other's answers.  I laughed at some of their guesses to the answers!

Amelia, Megan, Maureen and Me

I loved all of our gifts.  We are all set now!

 

We were given several of our place setting to our china.  We're excited to USE our China for more than just special occasions... because every day to is to be celebrated!  Timothy and I picked out the pattern together.  It's Kate Spade Library Lane Platinum.  I think it will be timeless and look forward to decades from now when are home is full of Blalocks and Hughies and we can think back to this special time when we were given these place settings.  I'm nostalgic and sappy... and grateful!

We were given THREE popcorn poppers.  (And a snow cone maker too... wanna' have a carnival at our place?)  I love how people know how much we love popcorn.  It's a nightly ritual.  Popcorn, Pajamas and a bit of TV.  We'll put ONE of them to good use.  The other two will be transformed into other kitchen gadgets.  Timothy wants a cotton candy maker.  Should be fun to find space in our 750 sq feet cottage!



The cake was amazing.  Amy was disappointed in the artistic freedom that the Mexican Bakery used with the decorations.  But I loved it!! It's fits our Spanish Mission Themed wedding, AND it tasted amazing.  It was a Tres Leches cake.  YUM!!!

Thank you to my girls for helping me celebrate my upcoming wedding.  My cup runeth over!!!

Nicolas and Elle's Baptism Party

After the Church service we all went to my sister Janice's house for a party.  There was a yummy taco bar with cook's on site and lots of yummy desserts.  The best part was having so many friends and family together.  Many people came from Oregon for the celebrations. 

Ken, Sonia and Nicolas - who loves to stick his tongue out

Nick, Elle and Dana - color coordinated, but of course :)

Sonia, Nicolas, Amelia and (my cousin) Megan.  Nicolas and Amelia are a month a part.  If was fun seeing them play together.

I tried to get some decent shots of them together.  Nicolas just wanted to nibble on Elle's yummy dress.

Amelia and Nicolas are all smiles but Elle just won't look my way.

Oh well.  At least they are all happy here!!

Practicing crawling can prove to be a challenge on tile floors....

Uh oh.  Sorry, Amelia!!

Sonia and her buddies "Jiji" (her flower girl) and her twin brother "Bubu."  They are going to have a new baby in their family this Fall!

We closed out the afternoon with a little present opening.  Elle and Nicolas received many nice gifts in honor of their baptism.  I gave Elle her first birthday gifts a month early.  Some clothes and her first Madame Alexander doll.  She loves how the eyes open and close, open and close.  Precious!!!

What a fun filled family weekend.  Next gathering will be the wedding... 09/09/11!!!!!!!

Nicolas and Elle's Baptism Photos

Nicolas and Elle's Baptism was beautiful today. Our aunt, uncle, cousins, and many close friends came to witness this special occasion.  It was so neat to create the tradition of having Elle and Nicolas Baptised in the same Church that they were Baptised in 1982.

Nicolas and his parents.  Doesn't he look so adorable in his suit and hat?!

Elle (who can't stop biting her fingers ~ teething time!) and her parents



I baptise you, Elle Julianne Everett, in the name of The Father and The Son and The Holy Spirit

I baptise you, Nicolas Kenneth Hughie, in the name of The Father and The Son and The Holy Spirit

With LaLa

With Nana and Papa

With Uncle Bo

Elle wore the beautiful baptismal gown that my mom made.  My nephew Andrew also wore in in 1993.  I look forward to my future children wearing it at the dedications.

My Uncle Howard and Aunt Ginni (my brother's brother and wife) have 4 daughters and 9 grandchildren .  All 4 daughters and many of the grandchildren were all here to celebrate Elle and Nicolas.  Here they are with their daughter Melissa and family.

YAY!  Thanks for stopping by to see our baptism pics!  The party pics will follow!!!!