Suprise!!

On Saturday I thought I was just going to lunch with 2 friends and well those 2 friends had other plans. Tera had called me on Thursday and asked if I was up for lunch on Saturday. Of course I said yes!! A little girl time is always good to have. On Saturday she showed up and said that Melissa wanted to come so we walked over to her house to get her and well I was surprised. Instead of going to lunch they had planned a Surprise baby shower. I couldn't believe it!! The craziest part was that Ty knew all about it and kept it a secret from me for a whole month. Hmmm I wonder what other secrets he's keeping from me?? I had so much fun and it was so nice to be able to have lunch with lots of friends! Thanks to everyone that came!! Thanks especially to Melissa, Tera, and Holly I had such a great time and I am sure Hattie is very thankful she will be wearing pink instead of blue. (FYI... When Melissa heard me say that I was going to just put Hattie in some of the boys things she thought no way and decided to throw me a shower.)

Me walking into Melissa's house completely shocked by what I was seeing!! I didn't know what to say or do, because I wasn't expecting this at all.

We ate some delicious food and played some really fun games.


And then we ate more delicious food. Holly made the cake from scratch and she also made homemade laundry detergent. She is a women of many talents. I was so excited that I got a cake made by Holly!! (For those of you who don't know Holly she is the one cutting and serving the cake.) I got so much cute stuff. Hattie is going to be one well dressed little girl!! She also got a lot of very soft blankets that I am so excited to cuddle her up in. I also got something I know my boys will appreciate and that is a Hooter Hider. Yes that is really what it is called. Its a cover for when you are feeding and you can still see what the baby is doing. Oh the amazing things people have came up with.

Melissa, Me, and Tera after the party. Thanks so much for all you both did. I had so much fun and I am so grateful for such great friends!!!

Our Trip to Chicago!

We went to Chicago to visit my sister BreeAnne and Brother in-law Steve who just had their first baby. The whole Barker Family came out from Utah for Ammon's baby blessing. We had such a fun time together. Since everyone was there we did family pictures at a a cool old barn by Bree and Steve's house. We had just done family pictures last year, but since then we have added two new ones. Bree and Steve's little guy Ammon and Brooke and Cortney's little girl Mikyla. The sad thing is we are going to have to do them again, because we are expecting and the baby will be here soon!! Thats right baby number 3 is on the way!! We are so excited!! We are having a little girl and her name is going to be Hattie Rae. We are due September 22nd!! Thats right only ten more weeks. We have kept this a secret from both of our families until we went to Chicago and let them figure it out by themselves, which was a little bit harder then we thought it would be, since I am seven months pregnant, but with a little time they finally realized I was pregnant and not just a little heavier! It has been really hard to keep the secret, but it will also make the time pass a lot faster for everyone. Well here are some pictures from our vacation.

Our new family pictures! Brindee and Ty Porter Landen




Ty and Landen, Me and Porter riding the train into Chicago


The whole crew at Bubba Gumps Shrimp restraunt, Kenzi was really worn out!

4th of July Parade and fireworks. We went to Bree and Steve's cities parade and fireworks we had a lot of fun and the boys didn't seem to mind the fireworks, in fact Porter was clapping during them.

Our family at Navy Pier Looking out at Lake Michigan Port and Land at Shed Aquarium

Port sitting in a Frog Chair