sleep in heavenly peace

Christmas was:
boonie hat from the Gap for BooBoo
cinnamon rolls
Dumbo stuffed animal
10 baby books
pearl pendant necklace
headphones
toolbox
turkey with all the extras
Starbucks gold card
champagne with cranberry juice
driving around the neighborhood looking at all the lights
hot cocoa

but this picture was my favorite part

ta da!

Here is my Christmas masterpiece!
Baby Brock's very own felt stocking.
Hand stitched with love from his mum.
I sent it to my parents in Oregon to be opened on Christmas Eve and added to the stocking collection but alas they are snowed in there and UPS refuses to deliver it until better weather conditions.
Bah humbug!
But it is to special to wait until after the holidays to share......
Every member of our family has their own handmade stocking. A tradition born before I was born! My grandfather, an art teacher, would cut out felt images and my grandmother, Mimi, would hand sew them together. Several years ago I took over the proud position of Stocking Seamstress!
Here is baby's featuring a football field, Wolverine and Dutch and the state of Texas.
Mine is 34 years old (but looks 26) and of course Joe has his own as well.
How many more will there be........?
A magical question indeed!

o' tannenbaum: a retrospective

Today I am paying respects to my dear tree. It is 25 degrees out with icy streets and all surrounding schools closed for the day! It's even too cold to retrieve a Starbucks beverage!
But here is our lovely.
She is perfectly tall with a nice full shape and branches sturdy enough for the heaviest of ornaments.
Does a tree convey the personality of those who dress her?
Our tree is smothered with clear lights, handmade purple ornaments and sprinkled with superheroes and coffee mugs-8 to be exact!
There are the beloved ornaments-the Washington Husky bear, crocheted Michigan hat, and the glittery kissy-faced seahorses I just had to buy on Hawthorne Street in Portland.
I love unwrapping the tree goodies because it is always a surprise what is hiding under the tissue paper and it always brings back a flood of memories.
There is a silver heart, Winnie the Pooh and Rudolph!
Darth Vader, Dorothy, and Big Bird!

This year came the most glorious of ornaments.
A rare and wondrous find!
The blue carousel unicorn declaring "Baby's First Christmas".

early christmas present

I saw this splendid leopard print purse and thought it would be the perfect Christmas present.
But today while sitting on the floor with Boo he said "mama". He may have been rambling and making words up but my husband and I both heard it and looked at each other in delightful surprise!
The best gift ever!
Merry Christmas to us!

post thanksgiving

this pic pretty much sums up how we all feel after thanksgiving dinner-
what a glorious holiday it was!