Maternity Photos @ 34 Weeks

So, I have not been the greatest at keeping up on bump photos since week 29, as you may have noticed due to the lack of activity on the blog. But the last month and a half has been quite busy! Our flurry of activity has delayed quite a bit of Nugget related to-do's, not just on the blog. Luckily, however, Paul's goatee grew back quickly following his Movember trucker stache so we could still have our maternity photos before I get too uncomfortable in this preggo body! Thank you to our dear friend Katherine Benjamin for taking these lovely photos! They are great and capture our excitement perfectly!

 

A Little Date Day in Seattle

We had a few hours between getting to the west side of the state and heading to the airport, so we decided that it would be a perfect opportunity to have a little date day in our former stomping grounds. The weather was slightly chilly for our Arizona thin blood but other than that, it was a truly beautiful day in Seattle.

Our first stop was to have lunch at Pike Place...nothing like fresh fish! Then attempting to find some Seattle based books for Nugget, which we are happy to report was a successful venture. Here are a few more snapshots of our day together. It sure was nice to have a moment to ourselves before heading back to reality.

Don't mind Paul's creeper stache...it was Movember after all!
Happy to announce he raised $150 this year toward prostate cancer research. Although it did force us to delay taking our maternity photos until he could grow his goatee back!

 Nugget's first trip to Pike Place Market! Too bad he/she won't be able to remember it!

Baby Shower in Washington

I was very fortunate to have a baby shower thrown for me while we were in Washington for a family visit before Nugget's arrival. My Aunt Dee with help from my sister-in-law Meggan put together an AMAZINGLY beautiful and very fun shower! I had a great time and it was lovely to see a lot of my family to celebrate the impending arrival of our little Nugget. Here are a few snapshots of the wonderful celebration...I couldn't have done it any better, it was impeccably planned and executed! Thank you to all of those that made it to the shower but mostly...thank you Aunt Dee for the wonderful shower!!!

Here are some pictures of the lovely guests...

Gretchen, Cathy, Trish & Aunt Sharon

Aunt Gwen, Sarah, Maddy, & Peggy

Me & Grandma Gipson

Me & Aunt Dee

Me & Grandma Evans

Me, Aunt Sue & Sarah

Carolyn & Diane

Me, Amber and the Jersey for the Seahawk to be named at a later date :)