Pull Out Your Umbrella, It Looks Like a Baby Shower!

In T minus two weeks, the LeSueur/Jensen clans are expecting an exciting addition to the group. Cami and Kevin will be bringing a bouncing baby girl into the world on (or around) the fifteenth of March. We're all very excited!

Today, we enjoyed catching up with a ton of our dear friends at the baby shower my mom, Sarah (Cami's best friend), and I hosted. Being a 'hostess', I got hardly any pictures- but here are a few from the delightful event!

All the fabulous baby paraphernalia for Baby J. She has so many cute clothes- we displayed some of the ones that matched the pink and green color scheme on a clothesline above the fireplace. It was a big hit!

The favors were candy bars with custom wrappers that had Cami's name and due date on it. Chocolate is always well-received among women :)

This is the diaper cake, it was the center of our dessert table. We served cheesecake with different drizzles and toppings. The diaper cake turned out pretty cute. The cheesecake turned out pretty delish!

Grandma and the mother-to-be. They matched!

The hostesses with the guest (and a half) of honor! Apparently I missed the "wear black" memo...

Cami and Bestie Sarah.

Long time friends Denise and Heiki. We've known them for years and years and years. LOVE them!

This is Amy Jones, Cami and I both had her as a teacher at Shepton- She and Cam have stayed in touch since Cami had her her sophomore year (2000?). She is a magnificent woman!

It was a fun day filled with chicken-salad croissants, lots and lots of fruit, cheesecake, and most importantly- parenting tips and advice! Now if only baby J would hurry up and get here...

Our friend, The Monkey.

I have always had a love of monkeys, so naturally I have been drawn to the lovable stuffed sock monkey since I can remember! My mom babysat this little girl when I was in first and second grade, and she had a sock monkey. It looked like this:
I always wanted one. I never had one. I was jealous.

In seventh grade, my attention was redirected to the sock monkey when Paul Frank (the designer) made it one of his main design focuses in his clothes. He had pajama pants, t-shirts, slippers, bags, and hair accesories that all featured this cute little monkey named Julius. Here is the design:

And this is an example of one of the way cute bags that I wanted so badly:


Unfortunately, all the "way cute" Paul Frank stuff was way expensive. Once again, this was a monkey I wanted so badly, but never got.

This love had died down until I saw these little cuties on my friend Tricia's blog:



I just knew when I saw them that I would finally have the monkey I had been obsessing about for so long. And, better yet, I could control what it looked like! (read: Mao Zedong, the dictator) So, for Valentine's Day, I decided to make Lance a sock monkey out of a blue, green, and cream striped sock. Here's the finished project:





I think he turned out super cute... I'll be gifting this little guy this afternoon, I think it's going to be well received- the doggies sure did like it. They thought it was for them...


Here they are, waiting patiently for me to finish sewing "their toy". They were sorely disappointed when I put him on the counter, OUT of their reach!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Smells Like dinner!

This seems like it might be taking "saving the earth" to a whole new level... I do solemnly swear, I will never take tree-hugging this far! I do apologize if this video makes you loose your appetite- I couldn't eat a thing all day after seeing this... Proceed with caution!