Christmas

The girls had a fun time.  This year we got to spend both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with family.  Instead of of us travelling to see the family, the family came here.  There's a certain amount of stress that comes along with having guests but my house has never looked cleaner (and it was the fastest time I cleaned up after Christmas morning!).

Christmas Eve:

Jeff's beautiful sister holding her adorable daughter:



Christmas morning:

Christmas Day evening

Jeff's other gorgeous sister (poor thing she was sick over Christmas):

Showing off her new clothes, boots & accessories:



Hope everyone had a nice holiday! 



New addition

Meet Sammy.  He's been visiting us this December.  He's our elf on the shelf.  Robyn's kindergarten class last year had one and the kids loved having the elf visit them every morning.  Robyn liked it so much it was the number one thing she wanted for Christmas.  Sammy arrived on Jeff's birthday. 

Jeff & I have been having a lot of fun with Sammy.  Annalise thinks he's creepy looking (it must be the eyes).  Sooooo, one morning he appeared in their bathroom.....said she couldn't use it that day.  Later that day she needed to take a shower.  I found Sammy with a towel over him.  We thought it would be funny if he showed up in her room but she has threatened Sammy with bodily harm. 

Musical Season

'Tis the season to go to multiple musical performances.  I love hearing Christmas music and going to performances.

I enjoyed seeing Lisey play the flute in her band performance but you'd think by now the school would have an idea of how many chairs you need to set up in the school gym.  We had a great seat next to the side wall so we got to see the back of her head. :) 

Robyn's performance was a bit more organized as it was helped by being held in a theater here in town.  We got our own seats and was able to see the whole performance face first.



 They were so cute!  This was the 31st year of Kids Are Music.  Robyn enjoyed it so much she wants to do it next year.

Festival of Trees

All I Want for Christmas is...

Recent projects

 I've been having fun using the fabric I bought on eBay.  So far two dresses for the girls.  I can't believe how big the girls are getting, and I see them every day.  I used a woman's pattern for Annalise's dress!  Her dress was going to have gathered sleeves but she decided the elastic would be too uncomfortable.  Hey, anything to get her to wear once it's completed...

I have some fabric set aside for a dress for me but I want to lose a couple pounds before I make it -- so we'll see how long it takes for THAT to get made. 

I did buy some Liberty of London fabric on eBay (and at a great price).  I'm not sure what I want to make with it but I love the feel of the fabric so I know I want to use it for me! 

All I Want for Christmas

She's definitely braver than her parents!  Her front tooth was pretty loose and with a little encouragement from her aunt she pulled it out herself.  The excited look on her face when it came out was priceless (though the grossed out look of her older sister was good too!)  

Did You Know

Did you know that soccer is a rough sport?

Neither did I, but this year between a broken wrist and a black eye my opinion has changed.

It's a good thing she loves it so much.  :)