Octurduckenfest 2008

Many of you have been a part of Ali's and my long standing tradition of Turkeyfest. Started in college, Turkeyfest is an annual dinner party thrown right before Thanksgiving to get everyone in to the spirit of the season. As my due date would fall on this time-honored event, we moved the date into October.

Tim and Brett added their own spin to the festivities with a turducken this year. (a turducken is a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey......yum yum) Rumor has it that Tim and Brett want to create their own turducken for future Turkeyfests!It was a great evening!! Here are some pics.........

Let the Games Begin!!

The gender of Baby Bateman has stirred up so much conversation over the past month or so, that we decided to make a game of it. Click the link below to place your bets on the sex, weight, length and due date of Baby Bateman!

The person closest in all four categories will be crowned the winner and will receive a prize! (I promise an ACTUAL prize, not just icky diaper duty!)

Good Luck!

http://www.expectnet.com/games/GreatPumpkinDebate

Parking for Two

Ever since we found out I was prego, Tim's been wanting to utilize the Expectant Mothers parking spots. It was kinda hard to justify when I was only 8 weeks prego, but I finally caved this weekend :) I wasn't sure if I needed to waddle to the front door just to prove I "needed" to use that spot!

For guys its kinda like getting a free pass to the front of the line!

Single Digits

Time keeps tickin' away and I'm now down to 9 weeks left before we get to meet Papaya!

31 Weeks

Baby Shower & BBQ

What goes better together than babies and BBQ??? Maybe beer?? :)

Debbie and Ali threw me a wonderful shower over the weekend! Tons of friends and plenty of ooo's and ahhh's. Baby Bateman is totally going to be spoiled when she/he arrives!

Are these guys the best or what!?!

Look at that spread!
Spoiled rotten!

While Baby Bateman was playing with all the girls upstairs the boys had their own party downstairs in the man lair. After the shower the rain stopped long enough for everyone to enjoy a BBQ on the deck and some yummy Free State beer.

Keepin' it South of the Equator

So even though Baby Bateman is going to have some of the whitest skin ever, we continue to refer to he/she as a tropical fruit. Maybe we're somehow hoping this reference will deter Baby B from having to wear "Pasty is Pretty" t- shirts. :)

We are moving on to our newest fruit size -- papaya! Tim and I have walked tirelessly through the produce aisles at the local supermarket judging size and shape to pick just the right name.

Labor Day Fun!

I went to visit the McElroys this weekend and FINALLY got to meet Simon! Totally the cutest baby ever! Well, of course until November :)

(Don't worry, Debbie and I already discussed that I will be a little bias come November, and she's ok with that)

Simon got to meet either his new best friend or his future girlfriend....I think they hit it off pretty well! (moms are already meddling, geez!)