Random Ramblings from the Kos

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Mariners Game - 5.26.13

On the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend (5.26.13), we (along with Charlie and his girlfriend, Sam) took David's cousin, Daniel, to his first Mariners game. Being 8 months pregnant, I was nervous about the crowds, amount of potential walking, painful heartburn from the food, and a sore booty from hours of sitting on a stadium chair. Luckily, since it was a holiday weekend, there weren't a lot of people in attendance so traffic and crowds weren't too bad, the elephant ear I consumed was kind to me, and although we were in the nosebleed section, the seats were surprisingly comfortable! :)

We ended up leaving a little early and didn't catch the end of the game - but, the M's played into the 13th inning and beat the Texas Rangers by one point (Mariners: 4, Rangers: 3)! Overall, I'd say it was a successful trip to the ballpark!

Yum! Always gotta grab the largest lemonade! My fav!

Not a bad view for being in the nosebleed section!

The Hubs & I with our double chins... :(

Daniel & Charlie

Yikes... sugar high time!

Posing with all his new M's loot!

And there goes the sugar high crash!

Dinner with the Zetas

The day after my 2nd baby shower, we met up with a few of the Zetas (Stephanie, Mingie, Baby Livie, Kate, Steve, and Baby Emi) for dinner in the Mill Creek Town Center at Tablas Woodstone Taverna (a yummy little tapas place). The Vos were in town from California for the weekend and this was our last get chance to see them before they flew home.

Dinner conversation was focused on weddings, baby gear, and baby milestones - my how things change when you're an "adult"! :) Unfortunately, we didn't get to snap a photo of the whole group but we managed to get some of the sweet little chicas and their first meeting (Emi on the left, Livie on the right). Just think - the next photo of them will likely include Baby Ko (lucky boy with a nice selection of cuties).

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Kopino

We cannot wait to meet little boy, Baby Ko! I can't imagine what he'll be like... will he be more like David or me or a perfectly blended combination? To pass the time and combat this drawn out waiting game, I thought it'd be fun to morph our faces together to see what our little Kopino might look like. I remember this being done at Maureen's baby shower for Maeve but it wasn't at all accurate! ;) David thinks the morphed photo looks like an orphan from a 3rd world country (is that okay to say?!). I guess we'll just have to wait and see! ;)

Baby Shower #2

On Saturday, May 18th, I headed over to Trophy Cupcakes in Wallingford for my second baby shower hosted by Jenny, Maureen, and Jen (here is the post to my first shower). When I got there, I was greeted by a room full of gray and yellow cuteness (I wish I was half as crafty and creative as my friends)! :) In addition to the adorable decor, the food and desserts were absolutely delish! HUGE thanks, J/M/J for putting this all together for me - I absolutely loved it ALL! :)

My guest list was comprised of very special gals I've met throughout life and I was so happy to see each and every one of them! We all enjoyed the yummy food prepared by Jen and satisfied our sweet tooths with macarons, cupcakes, and sugar cookies. We also played a couple shower games - a baby word scramble (Layne, ftw) and a guessing game to see how many socks were filled in a jar (technically Layne won that too but the prize went to the 2nd place winner - can't remember who that was at this point). Jenny even read two sweet baby poems (below).

POEM #1

Two tiny feet

That wave in the air

Two tiny hands

That tug at your hair

Cute bottom for patting

Adorable face

A bundle of joy

To love and embrace

POEM #2

He's a little bit of sunshine

He's a smile to light your days

He will steal your hearts and

Keep them with his warm endearing ways

He's your precious little son

With a sweetness from above

Who will fill your years with laughter

And your lives with lots of love

Its hard to fully express how special and loved I felt during the shower. I am so thankful to be surrounded by such wonderful friends and soon-to-be aunties to Baby Ko! He's not even here yet but I know he is already loved! Thank you, sweet friends, for showering us with so much love and for your generous and adorable presents! You are all too, too kind and thoughtful! The Ko family truly cannot wait for you all to meet lil' Ko (only about a month left to go - yikes)!

Cute invites made by Jenny!

There were 31 teeny, tiny lil' socks in there! (Side note: Just did our first load of baby clothes/socks/mittens/blankets - not an easy task to match up all those small socks & mittens!)