Baby Shower

July 9th was my baby shower.  Lauren did a fantastic job and my mom was a great host.  It was great to see friends and family.  Josh and I were truly overjoyed knowing that we have a network of magical people ready to welcome our baby into the world.  Now if this kid would just show up already...I'm getting exhausted carrying this belly around.

Cheers to 4th of July

This 4th of July Josh was in the Park City Parade on the 350 Main float.  Although I really wanted to be on the float, I chilled on Park Avenue at the Everett House and watched the happenings.  It would have been awkward if me and my big belly were parading around with wine on a float that said "Cheers to 125 Years", so I gracefully bowed out. The weather was great and 350 won an award for the float.  It was my favorite of the entire parade!

Emily's Wedding Shower

My longtime friend Emily Gross is getting married in Colorado 2 days before my due date.  Although I won't be able to make it to the festivities, she had a fun wedding shower at Jane's Garden.  I went with another great gal-pal Lindsay.  Lindsay and I are just weeks apart in our pregnancies and both having boys!  My little Grant and baby Jack will surely have lots of play dates.  It was so great to see my friends and crazy see how our lives have evolved.

Father's Day

This Father's Day we BBQd and played croquet with the family at Kim & Randy's.  We had a blast!  My pregnant belly must have been good luck because I won a game!  Below is Grandpa Randy being the family photographer.  He set up a fun croquet course with wizard sticks and the Eiffel tower!

Josh is the best husband in the Universe and if how he's been caring for and pampering me is any indication, he is going to be the greatest Father to our baby boy.  These last few weeks of pregnancy have been exhausting and Josh is always around to help me out.  He quick to help me out of bed and off the couch. . . he does all the heavy lifting.  He even gave me a pedicure which looks better than the salon job.  I'm going to miss being the center of attention once Grant Montgomery Cowart arrives in less than 3 weeks!

Cherokee Thought of the Day

Ideas are like eggs in an incubator.  They must be kept warm and protected until they have grown enough to hatch.  Our nee to go wo ni ha, talk on and on, can do away with a promising situation before it has ever had time to take form.  Left to develop, it may have been a great blessing to many -- but tampering with it in our belief that we can do anything and say anything aborts it.  There is time to speak and a time to keep silent, but it takes wisdom to know the time.  Most things can only stand one telling, and it had better be where it stands a chance to survive.  Until that time, don't talk, don't count.

Grandfather, Great Spirit, once more behold me on earth and learn to hear my feeble voice -- Black Elk

Mother Lover

It was an exciting Mother's Day because our family added a mother-to-be to the ranks.  In the past, I've celebrated my wonderful mothers and grandmothers while at the same time celebrating my non-motherness (any reason to party).  However, this year I was able to embrace the my inner mother and show off my growing baby bump.  We BBQ's with Kimmi and Granny and delivered this painting to Merry.  It was great to see all the family.

The Desert in May

This May we traveled to Mesquite NV.  While there we went boating on Lake Mead with the pirates, "Nervous Wreck" Kimmi and "Engines Up" Randy.   By the end of the voyage "BOB" (Baby on Board) Lee and "Roll Tide" Cowart were ready to get back to the relaxation of golf and hanging out.  It was beautiful in the desert where flowers bloomed and bats swooped at night.