Gwen makes her '10 NCAA picks

So, it hasn't been Gwen's year this year. But she still has a decent chance of a respectable finish if West Virginia wins it all. This video is also evidence of how Megan sabotaged Gwen's bracket by swaying her to pick UTEP when Gwen's first instinct was clearly for Butler (now in the final four.)

Ponytail

Gwen spells Gwen

The drought is over. Prepare yourself for an onslaught of Gwen blog posts!

This video of Gwen spelling her name is from 6 weeks ago.

Snow!

Gwen loves to play in the snow, and we had a lot of fun making "Krosty the Snowman" yesterday. This was the most snow Austin has seen in 6 years. We got about 1". But most of that fell in about 20 minutes with some of the largest snowflakes I've ever seen. It was the type of snow where the flakes would make an audible "boom" each time they hit your jacket. The wet snow made snowman building a breeze. It rolled up like a carpet.

Gwen's Kitchen!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!

Here's the kitchen we built for Gwen for Christmas. (We celebrated our Austin Christmas this morning.) We tried to use mostly recycled, used, and leftover materials to keep down the costs. We splurged on chalkboard paint and the handles for the oven and fridge. The knobs for the stove are from a cheap old vintage guitar. Megan sewed the curtains as well as several food items! Most of the wood comes from old kitchen cabinets we bought at a salvage yard. We had a lot of fun with this project, and we hope Gwen continues to play with it for years to come.


Here, Gwen has her eye on some delicious corn on the cob that Megan hand sewed.






We're still looking for the right wire rack to use as a shelf in the oven, but here's a look with the doors open.


(Some last minute adjustments to the oven door)

Setting the timer for the cupcakes

Happy Halloween

Sorry this is overdue. Everyone else had their Halloween photos up long ago, but at least I got them up before Thanksgiving, right? Gwen loved being a cat for Halloween this year. Here are a couple of pictures and a video from the big day and one from a trip to a pumpkin patch.