In-Laws | My Life According to Shoes

I know I’ve bragged about this before, and rightfully so, but I am so blessed to have such wonderful in-laws. And with them, come their friends too!

As I near the end of pregnancy road, my mother-in-law’s dear friends wanted to host a shower for Baby L. They have watched Aaron grow up his whole life, and gotten to know me these last few years, so it is exciting for them to celebrate ‘the next generation.’ It was so lovely watching these women go around introducing themselves. Many go back 30 years (or more!) with my MIL. How incredible is that? It really gives me motivation to keep in touch with those near, and far, that I love dearly. It also gets my excited to think about all the new friends I may meet through activities with Baby L. 🙂

Here is our group shot!

I was showered with books, something I don’t have a lot of for baby, so I was super excited for some new inventory. They all fit nicely in my new baby bag (another awesome present!!)…Hawkeye colors even!

This fun little book even came with the characters for some snuggle time!

And if a night of lovely ladies, yummy food, and books wasn’t enough, they all came together to make sure Baby L gets some peaceful naps in this fantastic swing. I’ve heard great things about this product, so I can’t wait to give it a try. It’s all set up and ready to go in our living room. Thanks to the dadio-to-be!

baby swing

This is a ‘throwback’ photo, but since my mother-in-law is always behind the camera (ie-not in the group shot above!), I wanted to make sure to show her off. Here we are on Mother’s Day together (I was 13 weeks here!).

Thank you all for such a lovely evening. All we need now is a baby!!

Tis the season of being extremely busy…and loving every second of it! Even though a week and some time has passed, I wanted to highlight the awesome Labor Day Weekend I enjoyed. Pictures say it best, so here we go!

Iowa Hawkeye Home Opener. Phew, it was a hot one! Ninety degrees plus some wicked humidity = I only made it through half-time. But it was a great half, and it’s good to be back at Kinnick and hanging with these crazy Hawk fans!

Baby Shower Time! Our dear friends Scott and Jess were back from Colorado for the long weekend and Baby Girl Hanlin is due October 29th so some lovely ladies and myself hosted a pink-a-licious shower.

Super cute diaper cake compliments of my Mother-In-Law’s crafty ways!

Hot Mamma Jess and the hostesses!

Such a fun idea, if you know a girl is on the way…we ordered a ‘headband-making kit’ from Etsy. Such a fun and personal touch to help Mamma Jess make sure her baby girl is styling from Day 1.

There were a lot of lady humps going on with our hugs good-bye. We called this our ‘ass-out’ hug. 🙂

Super proud wife moment – my husband participated in the inaugural GranGable and rocked the 100-mile route. Complete with a photo-op at the finish line with the one and only Dan Gable himself!

We capped off the weekend with a pool-side celebration with the Grinde clan (my in-laws). We had much to celebrate: Grandma MaryAnn’s 85 birthday, an engagement (congrats Lindsay and Chris!), a new baby (Welcome George!), and a top Hy-Vee triathlete (Way to go Ian!). And really, just general awesomeness that is this family!!