Matchy-matchy

I don't know what it was about Andrea today, but I just wanted to eat her cute face!  Her and I played a peekaboo game until her hysterical laughter had her struggling to stand.  Paul came into the room and asked us if we were enjoying ourselves, and Andrea squealed with delight.  Once he was out of sight I gave her my phone, and we called him.  She LOVES talking to him on the phone, and even though he was home she was still delighted to hear his voice.  I just like her a lot.  She made me smile so much that my face is sore today.

Paul graduates in two weeks with his master's degree from the University of Utah.  When he graduated with his bachelors he didn't do the whole cap and gown thing because he had a new baby and thought we could use the money for something more practical.  I, however, didn't care.  I wanted pictures of my sweetie decked out in graduation regalia, holding his five month old daughter in her matching outfit.  I wore black for three weeks, mourning the loss of my matchy-matchy dream.  When I received a postcard advertizing graduation announcements for the U of U, I told Paul that this time he had to walk no matter what the cost.

With my dream renewed, I went to Wal-Mart (I know, I'm a big spender) to find some fabric for Andrea's matching dress.  I thought about just making a plain red dress with black accents, but when I saw these red and black flowers I fell in love.

Here's the finished product.  After I clipped the last thread I held the dress up to inspect and realized the style of the dress and the flower print make this dress look a lot like a muu muu.  Andrea loves it though.  I had her try it on and she wouldn't let me take it off.  She'd run away from me, point to her stomach, pull at the fabric, and giggle.

I'm excited to see those two together looking like matchy-matchy Utes!