vintage circus baby shower!

As expected, the baby shower this past weekend was absolutely fantastic, thanks to some super kind and talented friends of mine! There were giant red and white balloons tied to little white pots with wheat grass, tons of delicious circus-themed food, a candy bar, and fun kiddie stations like block-painting, face-painting, and balloon animals... it was amazing!








Oh, and we can't forget the photo booth!




Thanks to Traci, Susan, Rita, Sumiko, Ishya, Lim, and Olivia for the best baby shower a girl can ask for -- you guys are the best!


:: photos courtesy of Herman and Susan ::

carmel-by-the-sea

Happy 2 years to us! We had a fabulous time in carmel -- wandering around town or down to the beach and enjoying some fancy meals. Charlie came along and wasn't so scared by the beach this time.

29 weeks

Oops. Somehow the month of August flew by without a post, and also without pictures documenting my growing belly! Well, here I am at 29 weeks. It definitely feels like the bump got a lot bigger just in the last 2 weeks or so. The baby is healthy, and I've just been feeling a little more uncomfortable than before, and maybe also a bit more tired or low-energy. So far so good. Life has felt busy though, with lots of family stuff going on, and a bit of trying to get ready for the baby's arrival. I'm starting to feel like I'm running out of time to do all the things I want to do before the baby comes, and yet I don't want to be running around just checking things off my list. I'd like to just enjoy being pregnant, and also just spend time with Irving, family, and friends.





Also, some lovely friends of mine are throwing me a baby shower this month! The invitation below is designed by my amazingly talented friend, Traci. Um, is that not the most creative thing you've ever seen? I feel totally blessed to have such an awesome invitation and what I'm certain is going to be a crazy awesome shower. They are totally spoiling me! I'll definitely be posting photos so be sure to check back in a couple of weeks.







Irving and I are off this weekend to celebrate our 2-year anniversary in beautiful Carmel. He found a pet-friendly hotel of course so Charlie is coming along. Hope you all have a great weekend!