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Tonight was Naomi's baby shower! It was so much fun. The women that gathered to celebrate baby boy Anderson were just plain lovely :) We laughed, ate and just had a great time sharing stories, advice and Naomi got tons of gifts too. Here are some pictures from the evening. Pictures taken by Gwen Suber!

The first picture is of the adorable cupcakes that were just one of the desserts at the shower. The second pic is of Aunt Ann, Aunt Cindy, Naomi, and Aunt Dana. These are the aunts who threw Naomi the shower. They put a lot of work into it, and everything turned out so cute! The third pic is Naomi and her mom, Gwen, my mother-in-law. Aren't they beautiful?? And the fourth pic is of Ivy's tush. Poor girl is at a weird stage with her jeans because she is so tall... the jeans that fit her waist are way too short, but the jeans that are long enough for her are too big around the waist... so she ends up looking like this half the time! Cool Dora underwear though, for sure.

Other than the shower, it was a stinky day, and I kinda felt like I had been run over by a truck by the time the shower came around tonight. Let's just say that life with two little kids can be overwhelming at times and frustrating. Something was up with Genesis from the second she woke up this morning, and continued all day- she is either teething, not feeling good somewhere else, or is constipated. Can't really tell which. She just growled and literally threw stuff at me all day. She also got in the toilet tonight, and unrolled a whole roll of TP, she dragged pans out of cupboards while I was trying to cook supper and was just a wrecking ball all afternoon. And Ivy, well that's a story for another day. She was extremely trying today and I'll end with that.

I did make the BEST meat loaf ever tonight for supper and it was an accident, so before I forget what I did wrong in the recipe that made it so yummy, I'm going to jot it down here and share it with all of you!

• 1 ½ pounds of ground beef
• 1 cup of dry bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon of iodized salt, or to taste
• ¼ teaspoon of ground black pepper, or to taste 
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp dried basil
• 2 whole eggs
• 1 teaspoon of dried onion, minced
• 1 can of tomato sauce (8 ounce weight)
• 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons of cider vinegar, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons of white sugar, or to taste
• 2 teaspoons of prepared mustard 

Mix all ingredients together, put into a greased loaf pan, form into a loaf. Bake at  350 for 1 hour. Remove from oven, drain grease. Eat it up! I always serve it with my own BBQ sauce or ketchup.