Portland Visit for Heather's Baby Shower

In April I was so lucky to be able to travel to Portland to visit my friend, Heather, and her family. Heather is pregnant with baby Richard Jay (RJ). We are so excited for him to be born. Heather was my Matron of Honor in my wedding this past fall and was so wonderful. I really wanted to be able to return the favor and be there for her baby shower.  I arrived on Thursday evening and we immediately went to Katrina's fourth grade performance. She sang a solo and did a wonderful job. 

Gran, Katrina and I

On Friday morning after the kids went to school the adults went to a delicious breakfast then off to the Tulip Festival. It was a beautiful day and there were so many gorgeous rows of tulips. Tulips are my favorite flower so I was thrilled!

On Saturday afternoon we had Heather's shower. We spent the morning shopping then went home so we could all shower and get ready. Heather looked great. We took some pictures in the backyard before we went over to the shower. 

The theme of the shower was Storybook. The hostesses did a great job with adorable decorations and delicious food.

This picture is obviously turned but this is the alphabet book that all the guests made for RJ. 

Great gifts! Heather got a ton of wonderful things. 

The Baker family practiced later. Dave, always the comedian, had us laughing as he put "the baby" in the car seat.

On Sunday morning we all woke up and went to Miles' soccer game before church. He is a great soccer player now and it was very fun to watch. I have been watching him since he was a little guy so it was so fun to see how much better he has become. 

Heather lives in a great neighborhood with tons of kids. The ice cream truck came by a lot. All the kids would run up to get a treat!

I always feel like Oregon is beautiful everywhere you look. These are a few shots from around Heather's neighborhood.

Next time I am in Portland Tom will be with me and we will be meeting baby RJ. Can't wait!