Rodeos, Sports, and Cowboys!

(Please excuse that the posts are a little out of sync, just trying to journal all the experiences)

This past weekend was probably one of the busiest weekends I've had in a very long time, but it was also one of the greatest.

It all started out meeting my sisters and brother at the HSLR to watch Rascal Flatts! How much fun! The concert was amazing, and I am so fortunate that we all enjoy spending time together. It was a blast to say the least.

On Friday, I went to have lunch with my very dear friends, Kyle and Jeremy. Kyle moved to Houston a few years ago, and while I hated to see him leave Austin, I knew it was what he needed to do. We had the best time at Pappasitos :) That afternoon I went to the hospital, because the time had arrived for Blayne to make his debut. Jenna was induced earlier that morning, and we were so excited, and waited in anticipation for this sweet baby to arrive. Well, he was snug as a bug in a rug, and 12 hours later, the drs decided he wasn't going to come naturally. Blayne Allen Ryder was born Friday, 3/11/2011, and we are so very thankful he is healthy, not to mention strikingly handsome!

On Saturday I finally made my way to my parents, to start the baby shower preparations for Taryn's "little cowboy" shower. I started preparing the food, organizing the house, and getting everything in order for party. I love a good party, can't ya tell? Menu planning is usually my part of the shower planning, and I get so excited when its time to plan what I will make/serve. Since this was a Cowboy theme, we went with the following southern menu:

BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches

Fried Mac-n-Cheese Balls

Bleu Cheese Coleslaw

Pimento Cheese Bites

Meg and I also made a diaper cake. I have to say, I was pretty excited about how it turned out. On Sunday everyone started arriving at 1pm, and Taryn and baby Lincoln were showered with love and so many presents! Here are a few pictures of the fun day!

What a wonderful weekend! I am so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends to share this crazy life with. You may wonder where Matt was in all of this....well he was in South Texas fishing his little heart out with his Dad. Well planned on his part to be fishing while I was doing baby shower things :) I can't wait to see him this weekend!!! We have an exciting weekend planned, but I can't divulge the details just yet.