News!

For those of you following both my blog and Vanessa's blog you already know she's pregnant. For those who don't, I'm going to be an aunt!!! We are all very excited! Since she hasn't shared any tummy shots of herself, I am going to do it.

Baby baby baby!!!

Since Vanessa won't have lots of time to be crafty once the baby comes, she's started making baby clothes now. As a Christmas vacation project, Vanessa bought a bunch of onesies for us to applique for the baby. They don't know the gender yet, but will find out in a couple of weeks when they return to Minnesota. So far I've made two:

my quintessential 'Meridith whale'

some brightly colored gender neutral mushrooms

Vanessa and I had lots of fun and it was a great way to use up leftover fabric scraps!

My parents got Eben and me a great four-man tent and portable gas grill for Christmas this year, which I'm sure I'll be sharing photos of come summer. Candy and Peter got me a gorgeous red Le Creuset pot that I am very eager to cook something delicious in, so I will be sharing that with you later as well. Vanessa knit me some fun mittens which will felt on the inside for added warmth as I wear them. Juan gave me the book 'Hello Cupcake', which I actually gave to both Genevieve and Vanessa, so there will be lots of cupcakes to go around. There's even talk of a cupcake-bake-off between Vanessa and me through our blogs where our readers can vote for their favorites (there's nothing like good ol' sibling rivalry!). I also got a pair of snowshoes from my parents just as the temperature rose and the snow melted. Eben received a pair from them as well as a congratulations for finishing (and passing) his thesis defense. So, again, I'm sure there will be some later posts about our snowshoeing adventures. Eben got me a really pretty stone necklace and a stone bowl to hold my jewelry in the bathroom when I'm showering. I have one, but it's much too small and tends to be overflowing, so the new one is perfect!

I hope everyone had a great Christmas!