For Meiya June 28, 2008

My brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Andy and Becky, are expecting their first baby near the end of August.  They are having a baby girl, Meiya.  We are all so excited, especially knowing we will be adding another little girl to the Kelley clan of girls.  Becky is from China and Meiya’s name 梅 娅 is taken from Becky’s mother’s name and the first character that makes Meiya’s name 梅 is the character for cherry blossom.  So when I asked Andy and Becky about making something for Meiya’s room they asked if I could paint some cherry blossoms.  I was thrilled.  I absolutely love the canvas size, 12×48.  So it’s REALLY long and thin.  Perfect for over Meiya’s crib and perfect for tree branch length.  The background is a pale pink and I left room at the far left for Becky to write Meiya’s name in Chinese.  Chinese calligraphy is extremely difficult so I’m leaving that to her mama.  We can’t wait to meet baby Meiya and hope one day she’ll know her Aunt Laura made this just for her.