Baby Shower!

On October 18, Marisa, Erin & I threw a Baby Shower for Jeni!

It was so much fun to plan and everyone had a great time!

From L to R: Erin McLaughlin, Kelley Willet, Jeni Hock (mom-to-be), Jan Streblow (grandma-to-be), me, Elyce Wos (w/ Ellyson Wos), & Marisa Hanson

There was so much yummy food...

Jeni & Ross are having a girl, so (as you can see) we went all out with the pink decor! :)

The baby's room is going to be done in ladybugs, so we even injected a bit of those into the decorations...on the napkin rings!

The table centerpiece was baby washclothes and booties made into roses.

Erin made some awesome diaper cakes! We also decorated with baby blocks around the room...Baby Girl Hock will be spelling with these soon enough!

Marisa made up some fun prize gift bags and a "fully loaded" basket of goodies for Jeni & the baby! Everyone had to guess how much it all came to, and we found out that Babies are EXPENSIVE! :)

We played an activity where everyone used stencils and fabric markers to create one-of-a-kind onesies for Baby Girl Hock! What creativity everyone had!

Desserts were cut-out cookies and cheesecakes...Yum!

Jeni received so many cute and useful gifts! How much fun it will be to fill her home with them!

Jeni's final gift was a quilt made up of patches that were designed by many of her & Ross' friends & family. It was truely a gift from everyone's heart! It was the first quilt that I have ever made, and I was really happy with how it turned out!

Congratulations Jeni & Ross!

We are so excited to meet

Baby Girl Hock!!!

Fall Foliage 2008

This year, our fall foliage trip made a bit of a detour! On October 11, we drove up through Sauk County & the Dells, all the way to Wisconsin Rapids.

Some of the prettiest colors were just 30 minutes from Madison. Here is a picture of Devil's Lake!

In Vesper, WI, we came across a town full of scarecrows! We found out that the school children made them to look like people in the community! What a fun find we came across!

Each scarecrow had a "description" pinned to it, so you knew who it was. Here is one about the principal!

Outside of Wisconsin Rapids, we picked apples at an orchard! Lots of yummy apples to eat!

We found some really beautiful roads to drive on...and even take pictures in the middle of! My obsession with Little House on the Prairie came full circle when I found a church just like the church/school house from the show!