Baby Shower for Preggers

Glowing mamma-to-be

Champagne: always a must.

California Girls!

Mom city

LitCHix

How big is the belly????

Hmmmm........ pretty big

Christmas is coming. Let's hope Kenny doesn't steal the outfit.

Wedding dance on the TV in the background!

What happens when I'm not holding down the fort.

I had to stand the Bend Over Butt Lady back up. Thankfully, she was not injured.

Nature calls.....

The pig is fine too.

Hardly ANY roots were holding up this bad boy!

Rochester. MN

Since I have a big case of PTSD about this town, I figured I would stay at a NICE place

The cool TV swivels!

Coffee and tea

Nice design...too bad I don't have any more bathrooms to remodel

Cedar Rapids

Moving up in the world

all the way to Cedar Rapids, Ioway

Mt. Vernon IA

Yum... dinner, vegetarian style

Home of Cornell College, part of niece Lily's  college shopping trip

Nice view!

Thank heavens I'm only sharing with my sister

The sole reason for this room is to hold the 4 cup coffee maker.

PARTAAYYY

Finally, we got to have the midwestern celebration of the upcoming birth of grandbaby #1.
Excited friends and family came from as far as both coasts, and as near as next door.
Niece KT was the official photog...did you know if you are the photographer, there are no pictures taken of yourself? But she is immortalized right here:

Set up was fun with the help of devoted family

Champagne glasses, a must

Flowers

Sign the card

Lily-on-the-spot, adding the finishing touches

Nice Work, daughter o' mine!

The Bump!

Elk Cologne Big Boy has been found and is safe!

Oh Happy Day!

Gettin' a bit restless

G'bye summer (and Good Riddance)

I have nothing to say, Naperville Now says it for me
http://napervillenow.blogspot.com/

Half empty in Lincoln

The view has certainly changed in the last 2 days...

Yee-Haw It's Laramie!

So, Laramie, we meet again?

Hopefully comfy room (just saw a school bus of kids checking in. Horrors!)

Yeah. Been here. Done that.