A soccer player, a pimp & a princess

I LOVE the photo of Clay (our nephew), Brian & Emma (Clay's lil' sis, our niece)! It looks like it's Halloween & they're already in costume! We had just come back to my parent's house after Clay's soccer game (he scored two goals @ his game this past weekend - way to go, buddy!). Emma was running around in her princess dress & Uncle Brian decided to snag her "dress-up" hat - which obviously makes him look like a pimp!!! Hysterical!

The weekend we were in Charlotte our family & friends threw a shower for me & bebe White! It was incredible to be surrounded by so many women who have been an integral part of my life in one way or another. I know that this little one will be loved & cherished by them as well!

xoxo -
Beth


Aunt Beth, Clay & Uncle Brian at the soccer game!








Jill (Smith) Blanton & Joy (Clippard) Seger are two of my lifelong friends - we've literally all known one another for 30 years, went kindergarten through high school together, attended the same church, our mom's worked in the nursery together! I'm "finally" following their footsteps into motherhood!







My sister friends!!! Kimberly & Stephanie Orr are like little sisters to me! Both of them were junior bridesmaids in our wedding 8 years ago - next month Stephanie will walk down the aisle to be a lil' Mrs. herself! They have both grown into such beautiful women & I'm grateful for them & their sweet momma, Miss Linda!!! Love you, girls!

It's Baby Shower Time in TENNESSEE!!!

In early September, our TN family threw us a beautiful shower. It had a "Sweet Pea" theme - which is very special...not long after we knew we were pregnant, Brian & I were at an Amos Lee concert where he played one of our favorite songs - "Sweet Pea"! So we've always talked about our little one as our Sweet Pea!

Just want to say a special thank you to Gary & Martha (Poppy & Grammy to the baby!) for hosting the shower in their home & to Michael, Becky, Julie & Aunt Linda for all they did to create an evening where we felt everyone's excitement over the baby! It was a special night & we're so grateful for your generosity!

Here a few pictures from the evening...Top photo are Beth's parents - Ronnie & Becky; Beth & Brian; Brian's parents - Martha & Gary. At the bottom is our sister-in-law, Becky; Brian's brother, Michael; Brian's sister, Julie; & our nephew (Becky & Michael's son), Jackson is on our laps! & finally...a photo of Brian - note the fear in his face (Michael's trying to prepare Brian for fatherhood with a nice little guide!)!

The babydome!

Brian has taken to calling my belly the babydome! :-) It cracks me up every time he says it.

So...much to the disappointment of the guys who look at this blog, I'm posting additional photos of my belly. So, girls...here you go! I'll try to be better about "taking" the photos, as well as posting them.

Baby is doing well, moving ALOT...I was 31 weeks yesterday, so the single digit weekly countdown is on...9 or so weeks & counting!!! Hard to believe - as this whole pregnancy has just FLOWN by for us. We've had 2 showers so far - one in TN with Brian's family & one in NC with mine. I'll be posting those photos in the next week - so check back!

Have a wonderful weekend!
Beth

A day at the High

This fall my awesome cousin, Katie, ventured out into the college world & is now a full-time student @ Lee University in Cleveland, TN!!! Go, Katie!

The BEST part of this - as she is DEFINITIVELY one of my favorite people on earth - is that she now lives only 2 hours from us!!! The first weekend in September, Kate came for a visit & we had an awesome time - the pictures here are from a trip down to the High Museum. Dustin & Kelly Jo went with us as well!

So proud of Katie (as she's one of the most beautiful people I know - inside & out) & so THRILLED that she lives so close! Can't wait to see more of you, chica!!!