being an uncle rules...

my sister morgan and her son henry have been in town for the last week. it's always a blast to have them around. henry is the only grandchild on both sides of the family, so we're all obviously head over heels for him--and with a face like that how could we not be? i think it's safe to say that i'm his favorite uncle, but that could be due to the fact that i've bought him just about every single last take along thomas the tank engine. some might call it a bribe, i call it well, a bribe. no, no. not really...i just love to spoil him rotten. and sorry to the rest of you, but he wins cutest. nephew. ever.

last sunday we got together at my grandma's house to throw my sister a surprise baby shower. she's expecting her second baby, a girl, the first week of may. my sister megan and her boyfriend dustin were there, too. dustin took these pictures and as you can see, he is an incredible photographer. i could take 2.5 million pictures and not get a single shot as good as one of his. dood's got mad skillz with the olde camera. you can check out his website here.

speaking of my sister, several months ago she was asked to submit her ruffle apron design for publication in a book about, you guessed it, aprons! so she sent it in and lo and behold, her design was chosen as one of twenty five aprons to be featured in the book. she got word last week that the book will be published may 6th and is available for pre-order here. congratulations, morgan. you deserve it! so if you've ever had a hankering to make a homemade apron, check out that book.

as for me, hey, i'm just happy to be here. i should be getting my monthly shipment of comic books tomorrow, so if i don't post anything, it's 'cos i'm lost in the world of superheroes. oh, and i'm starting a new job in salt lake city next tuesday. this means i've got to move back up there or face a 100 mile round trip every day. no thanks. this is really good news for me as i've been dying to get out of provo for ages. i've been stuck behind the zion curtain far too long, so onward and upward....