3rd Annual Flowood Arts and Crafter's Fair

My mom is setting up a booth at the Fair on Saturday at Winner's Circle Park. The Fair will be open from 10-4. She will have great baby outfits, great graduation presents, and awesome wedding presents. Pass the the word to all that you know! Check out her updated website Personally Yours Monograms and Calligraphy to check out her great work!

My First Baby Shower

My sweet co-workers threw me a baby shower today at the school. I got some really neat things for Claire like a Diaper Genie, very cute outfits and the cutest pair of shoes (very tiny), a Boppy, diapers, and lots of gift certificates. I can't wait to go shopping with those. What a great group of people to work with. I will miss them next year!

 

What an awesome cake. It was so good and so pretty.

 

My sweet co-workers! They are a great group to work with!!

 

Beach Weekend

Everyone knows how awesome my mom is. Well, she surprised Jason and I with a condo in Seaside, Florida that she won in a silent auction for her KD chapter at Millsaps. Jason and I and our best friends Maury and Kelly, headed to Seaside on Thursday for a long weekend of relaxation. The weather was perfect for relaxing on the beach! We got a lot of sun and had a lot of fun!!

 

 

 

 

Kelly and I were so excited about going to the outlets on Friday for some shopping. We were even more excited when the boys wanted to go with us. We spent all day shopping. Jason and I got a few things for ourselves, but baby Claire got a lot of cute outfits. I never knew how many children clothing stores there are at the outlets. Wow! We had so much fun shopping. Jason even got excited when he found this adorable outfit for her. It was a must have! She will definitely be Daddy's Girl.

 

Susan and Anthony's Engagement Party

 

 

My sweet friend from high school, Susan, is getting married this summer. On Saturday night, we had an engagement party for her. It was a lot of fun and it was really good to see a lot of old friends from home.

 

Jane Claire Lowe

Here are some of the sonogram pictures from when we found out we are having a girl!

 

Here she is waving at you!

 

WOW!! What a profile!

 

We picked out all the bedding for the nursery this weekend. We also ordered the crib and changing table. I cannot wait till they come in this summer so we can start getting things ready. My mom and I had so much fun, and we even picked up a few cute outfits we found on sale for Claire. Shopping for a little girl is so much fun!!Almost Half Way There!

It's a GIRL!!!

We are so very excited to announce that we are having a girl!!! The sonogram was great and everything looks really good. Her heartbeat was 158 bmp. We got some great pictures especially one where she was waving at us. We also have a great picture of her profile. It is amazing the things you can see. We saw her spine, her fingers and legs, and all kinds of things. It was pretty amazing! Once I get a scanner I will post some of the sonogram pictures.

We are going to name her Jane (after my grandmother and my mom) Claire... and call her Claire. Now it's time to start the planning. It is going to be so much fun decorating the nursery!

Personally Yours Monograms

As many of you know, my mom loves to monogram. Well, she has created a blog to showcase all of her wonderful work. Please share with all your friends. She is working on lots of stuff so check back for additional items.

SPRING BREAK!!

I am so excited that Spring Break is finally here. I am in need of some R&R. My students finished their really big test last week. My first graders took the ITBS. It is a lot like the MCT and we tested all week long. I am sure that some of you are wondering why little first grade students are taking such a long and strenuous test... I am still asking that question. My kids did so good despite being emotional drained. It is hard for six and seven year olds to sit still and be quiet for two hours every day and concentrate on a test without being able to ask any questions. I was so proud of them for their hard work! We had our big Easter Egg Hunt and party at school after testing on Friday to celebrate. They were precious!! They made bunny ears and I painted their noses pink and gave them wiskers as they went to look for their Easter Eggs. Our coach got some fifth graders to hide the eggs so they did a very good job of hiding them. I took some pictures but never uplaoded them onto the computer at school so I will have to post them later. Only 30 more school days left in the school year!!

I am leaving for Jackson in a couple of hours. Hopefully, this bad storm that has hit Mobile will clear out by then. I cannot wait to have a week to chill with my mom and visit with friends. When I come to visit for the weekends it is always too rushed and I never get to see all the friends that I want to. Wednesday will be extra nice as I have a facial and massage appointment at Aqua Day Spa. I finally get to use my gift cards that I have had for almost a year. They are about to expire! What a nice treat!!

We find out if we are having a boy or girl the Monday after Easter and we are super excited. I still feel great and my doctor appointments have been going great. I have only gained 2 pounds since we found out I was preganant. I feel like I have gained a ton but I am going by the scales:) Please pray for our dear friends Maury and Kelly. Kelly went in for a sonogram at 12 weeks and they couldn't hear the heartbeat. After some test, the discovered that she lost the baby. After talking with her today, she is in good spirits and is feeling a lot better after a couple of days of a lot of pain! Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
Check back on Monday, April 9th to find out if we are having a boy or girl!