This last weekend found us in a whirlwind of activities! A "circus", a birthday party, a football game, a classical concert and a Christening were on our Things to Do list!
Friday started with our friends Heidi & Troy stopping by to go over the new pictures of Lila that were taken the week before...they are truly amazing! She has changed so much since her newborn pictures, they really did a great job capturing her personality in the pictures. It was once again hard to pick since they were so good, but we managed to narrow it down to our favorite. Here are a few of our favorites:
After the picture viewing I quickly got ready to attend the Britney Spears concert in Des Moines...yes you heard right, Britney Spears. Even though she wouldn't be on my usual Top 10 list a friend from high school dances in her Circus tour, so a few of us girlfriends decided to make the trip to Des Moines to support her. We got to Des Moines in the late afternoon and made a stop at PF Chang's for dinner (I so badly wish we had one here) and then off to the concert. We were able to get tickets through a company I work with, they have a box at the Wells Fargo Arena, so we had great seats, not to mention nice amenities -- kind of like flying first class! The concert opened with two performers and then it was time for the main event.
We had a great time and it was wonderful to see Tiana! I told Mike when I got home that it is always so neat to see her, because she truly is following her dreams and there aren't many people who can honestly say they are doing that...it is truly inspirational!
Saturday brought the Iowa vs. Iowa State game. Mike headed to my Dad's to spend the afternoon with my brother and dad cheering on the Hawks! Thankfully the Hawkeyes pulled out a very nice win over the Cyclones and they had a much better game than the previous weekend. Hopefully the rest of our season continues to improve that way. While Mike was doing his male bonding, Lila, Monica and I headed to Springville to our friend's Brad and Amber's to help them celebrate their little boy Dylan's 3rd birthday. We had such a good time celebrating with him during his Hawkeye themed birthday party...even the cake was black and gold!
Saturday evening we headed to Brucemore to enjoy the Burana at Brucemore. The Cedar Rapids Symphony and the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale were performing the Carmina Burana on the lawn of Brucemore. My Mom had been asked to come back and sing with the chorale, it was a beautiful night, so we packed up some lawn chairs and a blanket and strapped Lila in the Baby Bjorn and off we went! We weren't allowed to take pictures of the performance, but I snuck one in of Lila relaxing on the blanket while listening to the beautiful music.
Sunday was a very special day for us as a family. We chose to hold Lila's Christening in my Dad's backyard at his pond. We knew that we wanted something intimate for our family and closest friends, so having the ceremony at the house was perfect. We decided that we wanted the same pastor that married us to perform the baptism and he was thrilled to be a part of it all. The day started out with the baptismal ceremony and then we had a beautiful brunch afterwards. The weather could not have been better for her special day!
We are so blessed to have such an amazing family, wonderful friends and a beautiful daughter. Lila looked stunning in her gown and continues fill our lives with
joy and
happiness that we didn't even know existed before she came into our lives.
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