I'm your aunt, and I love you

Met the newest members of the clan this weekend.

I brought along a few prizes for the girls...crochet rattle cupcakes.

 One for each little girl

It's hard to look cute for every picture. (story of my life)

oh yeah girl, get comfy. Let it all hang out.

 

 eh...what did you say?

The only thing better than being an aunt is not having to share a baby with the other aunt.

This is what happened when I said I was leaving...

then I told her I would see her soon, and she was back to being happy...

 and tired. :)

Oddly enough all the pics of my nephew were blurry...probably because he was too busy playing "man cars".   yes.   man cars.

Gorge

Crocheting animals is harder than it looks.
 
After several failed attempts and many re-starts, I finally completed the gift I have been crocheting for my nephew.  I will not even pretend to possess the oh-so-powerful knowledge of what a 3 year old boy likes...but I tried to channel some toddler energy and decided monsters are always a hit.

Gorge the Monster

(obviously a K-State fan becuase of his lovely shade of purple.)

You might be...

If, at a fancy work banquet for a large trucking company (surrounded by your co-workers) you get excited because your name was called when they were drawing for the door prizes, and think you might have won the large flat screen TV, one of 2 kindle fires, digital camera, blue ray player, or various gift cards...

...and realize instead that you've won the ginormous flower arrangement from the entryway of the hotel, you might be a Stone.

Ruidoso

My trip to NM was definitely memorable. I spent alot of time getting closer the fabulous women (and my father in law, the resident male) in my new family.  There were tears, broken sunroofs, laughter, river walking, deer spying, turkey chasin', natural disasters, laughter, and most of all, lots of love. 

The cabin in Upper Canyon in the Ruidoso Mountians

 It is a tradition to put on red lipstick and try and get a kiss from a hummingbird

 

Our trip was dominated by the huge forest fire that caused us to be evacuated from the cabin...

...to the house in town.

(This is smoke, not clouds.)

The fire at night

I have to say...although it was tragic, the fire was simply amazing to watch. It reminded me that we are really not in control of anything. Praise God there were no lives lost.
 

Baby Birds!!

Our baby birds have arrived :)

Nesting

I feel so honored that we have a birds nest in our tree! And she made such pretty eggs.

...you might be a Stone.

If you're in the bathroom and realize you're looking at the "perfect place" he found to put the cylinder heads for his engine...you might be a Stone.

 

I gotta give him credit - atleast he wrapped 'em up. :)