Baby Ranger

So, just an FYI...those of you who I talk to frequently have heard the loving nickname that we've given our little boy, but for those of you who haven't, I just wanted to express it to you so you're not alarmed (or confused) as you read future blogs.

So, it's really hard to just say "the baby" or "he", and I detest "it", so, one day we were joking around with our friends and somehow the name "Ranger Danger" came up, and it's kind of stuck. So, we frequently now refer to the baby as "Baby Ranger" and my sister even added a nickname, so his full name (pre-birth of course) is Ranger Danger Super Hero Maring. It's quite a magnificent name for such a little guy...and we use it all the time. To the point where our four year old niece said at the fourth of July parade, "Aunt Ann, when baby Ranger learns to ride a bike, can you get him a helmet like that?" I hope we don't confuse her forever when he has a different name when he's born!

Anyway, just a quick note so you're not confused about who "Ranger" is, and so that you don't think you're catching me in some major slip-up giving you the name of our unborn son! Love to you all, Ann.

Craft Corner

I've been wanting to blog for a while now about Eric's handy creativity around the house...but just never got around to it, go figure! Anyway, my husband is quite handy with wood as many of you know, and has built some pretty fantastic things for our new house. There was a lot of talk about building our baby furniture, but we decided it was too much pressure and too much money for all the extra tools that would be required. But I wanted to share some pictures with you of some other things he has created....



Here is a beautiful wall hanging that he made for me after I found a similar one at the store that I liked, he knew he could do it better, and in fact he did!

He also decided he wante to build some bookshelves to place on either side of our fire place. They are currently in process...but here are some pictures of the bases which are done (minus finishing the tops) as well as the constructed book shelves. He's really done a great job, and I am so proud of his good work!

And finally, I was feeling somewhat motivated to do a craft for baby Ranger's room...that's right, I was feeling crafty...it's this motherly hormone I think. So, we bought a few canvases, and painted them cream, and next my friend Lisa promised to come over and help me paint them to mimic the pattern in Ranger's bedding. I am so excited and can't wait to finish and hang them so you all can see. Let's hope that I don't destroy them! I also painted some quilt hangers so that we can hang the quilt on the wall, since it doesn't really have any other purpose at this point. :)