The Best Present EVER

Christmas has come and gone. I can’t believe it’s all over already. Here is a picture of our Christmas tree before I made Anthony take it down. While I love Christmas, I was ready to see the tree gone. It just takes up so much room! Anyway, everyone got completely spoiled this year with remote control cars and bug books and bikes and scooters and army men and motorcycles and their own money!! I mean, what else could a little boy possibly want?? And Mama was super happy with long sleeved onesies and bathtub faucet cover and teething toys and anything else that keeps little boys busy and clothed. But the best present has GOT to be the book and recording Christian got from his uncle Jonathan. I tried to attach a video of the boys listening to it but it won’t take it. Uncle Jonathan read Make Way for Ducklings and recorded it for Christian. He even makes a dinging sound when it is time to turn the page. This has become a huge hit at our house and when we get the book and CD out we have to listen to the story at least 3 times - so they can each get a chance to hold the book. I can probably recite the book from memory.
I was also surprised and excited to get a sewing machine from my parents. I haven’t sewed in

years and I think I asked for it in a moment of insanity or something. I have to admit I was pretty nervous when I realized the implications of actually owning a machine of my own. I mean, I would be expected to actually MAKE something with it. So I got my mother and my sister to take me to the fabric store to pick out a pattern and some fabric. Which is when it become even more apparent that I was in completely over my head! For the most part I pretended to have SOME idea of what they were talking about, picked out a pattern I thought would look cute on Jens and some fabric that was on sale. After much encouragement and basically holding my hand through every step, here is my first sewing project since I was in middle school. I truly don’t think I can take credit for it since I just sewed a few straight lines and my mother did the rest, but even so - I’m proud of myself. My mom even made the little bear by herself. Isn’t it cool?! I also thought it would be cool to have little wristlets for Jens, to keep his hands warm when his shirt sleeves are a little short (not so much of a problem now that I have long-sleeved onesies!) so she whipped these up too. Aren’t they cute?! So now it’s up to me to actually make something on my own! The pressure is on.