New Beginnings (December 12).

I have been working on another project for my future niece and today I finished it. I also gave this to my sister, the mommy-to-be, at her baby shower, so I can post it for you here. Can't wait for baby Maddie to get here!

Christmas Shopping (December 11).

I, of course, am done with Christmas shopping but my stepfather is not. Him and I embarked on a 3 hour journey to obtain gifts for my mother. It was a successful expedition, as well as a fun one. By NO means did I have anything whatsoever to do with what you see pictured below.

Decorating and Cleaning (December 10).

My brother-in-law, Jon, called me this morning and asked if I wanted to come over to his place and help him decorate for Christmas. My sister has been working retail as a GM so she works 6-7 days a week and since she has been in her first trimester of pregnancy, her energy level has been nil. She decided to forgo decorating for Christmas but Jon knew better. So him and I decorated while she was at work and she got the surprise upon her arrival home. I also got a cooking lesson on risotto out of it.

Besides the decorating, I helped my parents clean the church. I can't imagine they do that every week with just the two of them working, it took long enough with 4 of us working!

Surprise visit fail (December 9).

Today I tried to catch a glimpse of my brother's new girlfriend by visiting him at his house in Raleigh. Turns out it was her birthday and she was home visiting family. While the surprise failed in that sense, I still got to see Amber!!!! I missed her so much!! (I also got to see Bryce ;D).

Finished Product (December 8)

Since I have gotten really behind on my blogging, I have decided to post very short blogs about the past several weeks, mostly pictures, few words. And here we go.

I need one of these, I managed to finagle a ticket back out west from my father (as he benefits a little from me being out there), but I have to make it back out to NC at the end of March for a wedding. So, if you have a spare $100, buy me one of these.

(1) Nature has a paintbrush? (2) Nature's paintbrush has a smell? (3) And it's not very pleasant?

Here is the finished product of the project from December 7th. Turned out pretty well I think. I gave it to Bailey Moore (my sister) at her shower recently, and she loved it. I hope baby Maddie does as well!