Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

The Lord is risen indeed, Alleluia! Happy Easter! Well, things are moving along very quickly. We are almost 35 weeks into our pregnancy and, more than ever, feel like we are in the downhill slide to when the baby will come. We're both feeling pretty good and continue to adjust to the changes that Tami's body presents daily. It's been awhile since we've posted (again), so here are some highlights from the last few weeks.

We had a very busy Holy Week that led us into a really wonderful Easter. We were able to capture our annual family photo in front of the Easter cross at church. The cross was filled with a variety of beautiful and multi-colored tropical, and not so tropical, flowers this year. At 34 weeks along, the belly also made an appearance in our Easter photos this year. After church, we had a chance to rest before heading to the Allports for a delicious Easter dinner. We had a really wonderful holiday!

Mike and Tami in front of the Easter Cross at St. Peter's.

Bill, Abigail, Carrie, and Maggie Allport with us at the cross.

Carrie and Tami posing in their pretty turquoise dresses. We really didn't plan to be twins!

St. Peter's 2010 Easter cross.

At the end of March, some of our closest friends hosted a co-ed baby shower for us. The hostesses were Anthea Wang, Carrie Allport, Kristen Connors, and Christina Hafele. These ladies really outdid themselves. We gathered at one of our favorite brunch places - The Creme Pot, for delicious food and wonderful fellowship. We played games, opened presents, and enjoyed adorable decorations. We had a lot of fun and are so thankful for the way our friends have supported us as we prepare for the baby's arrival. We're not sure what we would do without these people in our lives.

Mike and Tami party it up at The Creme Pot.

John and Anthea Wang put so much time and planning into making this day really special. Anthea was the mastermind behind this shower, and we cannot thank her enough.

Moani Oakes and Carrie Allport stop for a photo-opp.

Christina, Cory, and Brian Hafele kept us all entertained with fun (and funny) games.

Kristen, Marley (our super cute god-daughter), and Sean Connors won almost every game!

The Ingalls - Teresa, Autumn, and Clayton are our transplanted friends from Tennessee. We spent Tsunami Day with them and had a blast waiting for the wave that never was.

John and Mike enjoy some boy time in the midst of all the frill.

Tami with our good friends from church - Elizabeth Winternitz-Russell and Ruth Merz.

Mike measures Tami's girth for a shower game. Elizabeth guessed the size with her string within about an inch!

We love all of our friends and cannot thank them enough for the way that they love us!