Baby News

I just got some exciting news a few days ago (don't worry everyone - it's not me!). My sister Amy just announced she's in her second trimester so there will be a 4th niece or nephew running around by the end of July. (The other three are my sister-in-law Becky's kids, Ali, Cole & Owen. You can see them in the wedding picture posts - well, not Owen. He was only a month old and a bit too young to walk down the aisle with the other two!). I'm told it's too early to know if it's a boy or girl, but Tom and I have decided to come up with helpful baby name suggestions. Tom particularly likes the idea of having a nephew named "Dudley" or "Igor"... go on, say the last one... couldn't you picture some mom saying "Eee-gor, clean up your room... " We had a harder time thinking of girl names... maybe "Maevis". Does anyone have other suggestions for fun-sounding, highly under-utilized names?

Winter Kali

Tom, Kali and I went out snowshoeing yesterday and, true to form, I forgot to take our camera out of the bag during the actual hike. I snapped this shot of Kali in her winter gear in our backyard when we got back home though. I made the sweater for her (some of you might remember me trying to finish it over Christmas). I recycled one of Tom's old sweaters that he didn't wear anymore. It's very form-fitting, has ribbing on the little legs and the back half. I trimmed it with dark brown crochet stitches to prevent the extreme stretching the first attempt went through. Not bad for my second attempt at knitting (and second dog sweater).