Shortest Month, Longest Post

So with the help of the tripod Erinn gave me, we gave a family photo a shot. See how well it turned out?

I seem to be the only one who smiles in family shots.

Unless it's Kyle laughing at his poor upset son.

We watched Story when Kass went in to have Gauge. We took a break from hours of Dora to go to the park. Felix went on a swing for the first time and LOVED it.

Story did not love Felix sitting by her encroaching on her space.

After lots of waiting we got to go meet Gauge.

I thought the breakable baby feeling would be gone since I had Felix but I guess I've gotten used to how sturdy Felix has gotten.

And I've basically spent every day since with Kass at the hospital or her house, getting a lot of knitting done. Felix was batting at the yarn my mom was winding up like a cat.

Kass asked me to make Story a hat, and I ended up making Gauge and Felix ones with the extra yarn.

Kass got the idea from her friend's blog and I just figured out how to copy them.

Last night our kitty welcomed Spring in by bringing in a dead bird. Oh joy. Better than live snakes at least.

Jamie is on a bracelet making rampage. She made Felix one and it looks adorable!

Lastly, after Andy rearranged our videos because I had left the middle open for weeks to do this project I decided it was time to get it done. When I bought the dvd holders I hugely overestimated so there was tons of open space so we filled it in with pictures.

Homewrecking: My new hobby

So I used to watch Pokemon back in the day when I nannied Matthew and Andy. Then Cole came to the Halloween party and I realized Pokemon was back. Then when I came across this site (here) I decided to make Pikachu for Cole. And I made Finn from Adventuretime for Riley.

Little did I know Cole did not have room in his heart for two best friends. If you know Cole, you know that for the past several years, Nooni (sorry for the spelling), a stuffed bunny I believe, has been Cole's best friend. However, in the week following me giving Cole Pikachu, Rainey found an abandoned Nooni in her room and Pikachu in his place on Cole's bed. Rainey took pictures, but I couldn't get them to load. Rainey labeled me a homewrecker. I had no idea what I was doing.

This is Finn from Adventure Time. They and Kyle love that show, I don't. Especially with how difficult this toy was to make. I got the pattern here.

Baptism Cookies

Do you remember the barbeque in which Rainey held up her empty tupperware in triumph that all of what she brought had gotten eaten. That's kind of how I felt at Maggie's baptism. But I can't really take the credit. Back when I worked I had a fabulous friend, Kendra. When she made cookies and brought them to work to eat them, she wouldn't just share them with me, she would bring some specially designated for me. She's the best. Her husband is also the best. He would designate some for me when he was the one making cookies. So anyway, this is Kendra's recipe. They are super fast to make, so I thought I'd share. Especially since I haven't blogged in ages. Here it is:

Mix together:
1 box of chocolate cake
2 eggs
1/3 Cup oil
1/2 bag of chips (chocolate or white--I prefer white)

Bake 5-8 minutes at 350 degrees.