We're Having a Baby ______ !

My sister hosted a beautiful baby shower for Nathan and me on Saturday. It was so much fun to celebrate our baby's upcoming arrival with family and friends here in California. It was a "gift cards only" shower because we don't know where we'll settle eventually, which meant extra time chatting to people and building up the anticipation of the big gender reveal.

Here's our beautiful cake with either pink or blue sponge. What color is inside? You'll just have to wait and see like everyone else... :) Nathan is probably asking, "Do you think you know?"

Yummy punch... leftover from my brother's wedding last weekend.

Happy face cookies from Smith's Bakery, a Bakersfield staple. They went perfectly with the yellow theme!

June went swimming with her triplet friends across the street during most of the shower, but we got a quick picture beforehand.

Chatting to people...

And feeling the baby move around...

My sister and I (in the middle) grew up with these sisters, Vali (on the left) and Kiki (on the right). They lived right around the corner from us. Love these girls!

Nathan and I had a question-and-answer time (Where will you live? When is the baby coming? What kind of job is Nathan looking for? How was England?) and then opened cards together.

My sister's friend, Anamie, made this beautiful cake that matched the invitations perfectly. It was tasty too! Lemon poppy seed with cream cheese frosting. Yum!

My friend Allison Skyped in from Bangkok, Thailand, and some of my in-laws Skyped in from Atlanta. It was so great to have them there, if only virtually.

It's BLUE! We're having a baby boy! His name is Michael Harrison Parker, after my father and Nathan's father.

I wonder if my mom's excited... and I wonder if Winnie's arm is still attached.

Wish y'all could have had a piece.

My "Aunt" Linda and my friend Nancy, who gave a beautiful devotion at the shower

 My friend, BreAnne, brought her sweet baby girl to the shower too.

Many thanks to Amy for taking all of these pictures. I am truly grateful to each person who came to celebrate and to all those who wish they could have been there but couldn't make it, especially our English friends who were stalking our Facebook pages for news. We miss you and love you so very much!