Amit the Monster

Don't even ask me how we came up with this, but Amit decided to put our blanket over his head and make noises. Emma was a little freaked out by the whole thing...

 Yep, that's Emma sitting right on top of me. 

Let's hope she's not traumatized.

I'm so glad I had my camera next to me, so I could get these!

New Year, New Recipes

Wow, it's hard to believe it's January 2012 already! I'm hoping this month goes by quickly, since January 30th is Match Day. We've narrowed our choices to Burlington, VT (the Match) and Bangor, ME (February interview). Yikes!! We're starting to get a little crazy/nervous/excited around here. I've been doing lots of praying for calmness and peace until we know what is happening. I hate the waiting part. I'm too much of a control freak. Oh, and I've been cooking/browsing Pinterest. I figure what better way is there to take my mind off the next few weeks of waiting than by trying some new recipes!

BTW - Mom, make sure you sign onto Pinterest so you can steal these!

Thai Chicken Pizza

It was so good!

Thai Cucumber Salad
It was delicious!

We also got some of our favorites, to take a break from all that cooking.
Not Your Average Joe's Buffalo Chicken Pizza
and a Blueberry Pancake cupcake from Treat.

We also made some energy bites, found here. They're really good, but we'll tweak the recipe a bit next time. So stay tuned for that amazing recipe, among many others!  Hope you aren't salivating too much after reading this... Our menu this week includes enchiladas, more Thai chicken pizza, tacos, and whatever else I can come up with!

Present Highlights

Since we're all grown up and usually give wish lists to my parents for Christmas, we always know the majority of our presents before we open them. Well, the Krueger clan totally kicked butt at Christmas surprises this year!

Krissy found this for Amit's gift. 

OMG! We love it!! How awesome is that? 

It even comes with his dental book!

Bruce gave us this Christmas sign.

I'm so excited to put it up next year!

Oh, Krissy knows us so well!! 

Emma and I can't wait to use our present.

 
And not to leave Nate out...
This is my view while we use the bike trainer he gave us. 
I'm thinking Emma isn't a huge fan of it.
(I love it!)

I feel so productive with my new sewing machine, too.
I made myself a sewing machine cover.
I'm so proud of myself!!

We got some really great gifts this year. Thanks everyone!!!!

Sewing Fiend

Check out what I got for Christmas!!!!!

I love the tons of fun projects and ideas I find on Pinterest and decided that I need to teach myself how to sew. I was so excited to get my new sewing machine, that I had to start some projects right away! I've been dying to make some scarves that I found online, so I managed to fit in a little bit of sewing in between all our crazy plans.

 The fabric was ready and waiting for my sewing attempts.

Finished product #1

American Apparel Infinity Scarf Knock-off

You can find the tutorial on Pinterest.

Scarf #2 

Now I'm ready to cheer on Michigan at the Sugar Bowl!

Tutorial linked here.

I had so much fun making these two scarves, though I need A LOT more practice. Thank goodness I have tons of Pinspiration to choose from! So stay tuned - I will be attempting many more projects and I promise I'll take pictures of my oops moments.