Wednesday, August 31, 2011

nursery art.

 




as jeffrey and i continue to work on our little girl's nursery, 
i can't help but day dream about nursery art.  

here are some of my favorites.










from etsy 

Elephant

from john murphy photography

Image of Cutie Pie



 xoxoxox


Tuesday, August 30, 2011

sunday soccer.


jeffrey plays intramural soccer in the fall and spring and the fall season just started this past sunday.

i try to make it to most of his games to cheer on my man. in some ways it brings me back to highschool and our relationship way back when.  when i used to go watch his games as his "girlfriend."  wow, how things have changed since then....

xoxox


Monday, August 29, 2011

weekend bits. {according to my iphone}

well, this weekend is just what we had planned...

1. laid low by watching lots of movies and napping constantly;
the wind and rain didn't allow for too many outside activities
2. caught up with some dc friends
3. survived hurricane irene without loosing power and 
cooked in for almost every meal.

 stocked up on food

 worked on the nursery

 hurricane dinner party

visited with sweet baby evelyn cheek!


xoxox

Friday, August 26, 2011

happy friday + baby update.


pretty soon i won't be able to see my feet.

our little helga is measuring big
as in two weeks ahead of schedule.
i was hoping for a little ainsworth baby of 6 pounds, 
but it looks like we might have a swanson/welsh baby on our hands.
i measured in at 9 pounds.

it is starting to sink in that we might have a total chub-a-wub.

we are finally in town this weekend and 
plan on laying low, catching up with dc friends
and bracing ourselves for hurricane irene.
we get an earthquake and a hurricane in one week
lucky us.

happy weekend friends and stay safe!

xoxox



Wednesday, August 24, 2011

becca and chris get hitched: the wedding.

becca and chris celebrated their union at grace bible church in houston heights.  a close friend preformed the ceremony and did a stellar job of making the ceremony both personal and meaningful.  we continued the good times at the lovely cohen house located on the campus of rice university.  this venue is simply stunning.  everywhere you look you see tons of beautiful oak trees combined with some fabulous architecture.  we drank, dined, chatted and danced the night away.  pretty soon it was time to see off the happy couple {who are currently honeymooning in hawaii!}

 happy bride :)

 getting ready...


 the bridesmaids and houseparty

ainsworth sisters

 the awkward belly bump pic that jeffrey cannot get enough of...

 the ainsworth clan

 off to the reception

 welcome to the married club :)



 bye mr. and mrs. wilkinson!


congrats congrats!


xoxoxox


Tuesday, August 23, 2011

becca and chris get hitched: friday festivities.

after the welcome dinner on thursday evening, 
the wedding festivities continued
at the lovely canopy restaurant for becca's bridal luncheon.
i was so impressed with this place....
it was charming, delicious and 
provided the perfect setting for a bridal luncheon.

 the ainsworth women:
ann, kata, grandma, becca {bride!} and me

the lovely hosts and their daughters

after a quick nap and rehearsal
we gathered at another fabulous houston restaurant - ouisie's
to celebrate the rehearsal dinner.
the wilkinson's hosted a memorable evening 
of great company, 
great food (i had the chicken fried steak!), and
great speeches.
it was a wonderful evening.

 becca with friends

 houston friends

 mike, jeffrey and drew

 the ainsworth siblings:
drew {brother in law}, kata, mike, chris {groom}, becca {bride}, me and jeffrey

ainsworth parentals with kata and drew


xoxoxo



Monday, August 22, 2011

welcome welcome baby evelyn!

 



Hello world! I’m Evelyn Gloria… 


welcome to this world baby evelyn gloria cheek!
born on august 21st and weighing 9 pounds 11 ounces.

proud parents are our dear friends 
megan and jason cheek with big sister olivia cheek.

she is looking so very adorable sweet friends and
i already cannot get enough of those cheeks on baby cheek - 
how appropriate!

we cannot wait to get our hands on her later this week
with lots of big hugs and kisses!

congrats congrats friends!


xoxox




Friday, August 19, 2011

let the festivities begin!

to kick off the wedding weekend of
becca {jeff's sister} and chris
we gathered at the ainsworth casa last night
for some yummy pizza, salad and ice cream sundaes.

 the soon to be wilkinsons


yippieeeeee for family weddings!

xoxox



Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Monday, August 15, 2011

welsh gathering.

{ellen's bday}

on sunday evening, the welshes that were in town
gathered to celebrate ellen's birthday.
we had cake & ice cream and 
couldn't seem to leave the kitchen.

i heart welsh gatherings.

xoxox


becca's bachlorette!

well, i'm on the road again
this time - houston, texas.
{while the husband joins me shortly}

we celebrated becca's {my lovely sister-in-law} bachlorette 
this past weekend in lake mcqueeney, texas.
we relaxed, ate, enjoyed the sun and water, ate, lounged
and ate some more.
i'm definitely getting my fix of mexican and bbq
while down south.
the weekend was wonderful as the celebrated the bride to be!





 the cocktail crusie!


goodies for the bride to be!



 xoxox




Friday, August 12, 2011

babymoon: part three.

next, we headed to the lovely beach town of
santa barbara and spent a couple of days
enjoying the beach, pool and scenery.
it was wonderfully relaxing.

 hello santa barbara!



 we love food trucks


off to dinner....

then, we made our way down to l.a. and 
hit up the getty art musuem, which is spectacular!
the architecture is incredible and every spot you stood
showcased a fabulous view.
i highly recommend a trip to the getty.






lastly, we met up with our dear friends - maggie and travis
who were in l.a. giving friend, jelena, a baby shower.
so we got to hang out with the crew on saturday night
before we headed back east.
it was a great ending to our babymoon.

 belly bump - jelena is due in about one month!

mags and me

jeffrey, travis, mags and me

THE END.

xoxoxoxox