"sew" in the mood and other holiday hoopla

Christmas came and went too fast. Didn't it seem like December was a lot longer when we were young?

The weekend before Christmas we went down to Utah to see my Grandparents and then visit Temple Square, which we have done almost every year since 2004. My Grandpa was pleased with the little gift we gave him: a Christmas ornament of the Wilson Theater, which is where he took my Grandma on their first date.




Then we had Ana's dance recital, which was really fun. (Ana is 2 over from the boy.) The best part was when she watched the other girls dance. She stood in the aisle and danced her way through most of the other dances. It was very cute, if a bit distracting.




Christmas was small and good. I spent a lot of hours making projects and forgot to take pictures that morning. Ana had a horrible time settling down the night before and was up early so was whiny most of the day. But mostly it was a good, happy day (and day after) full of fun, family and food.


Jack's quiet book took about 20 hours. My sister said, "you can make me one." I said, "well it took my 20 hours and so at $10 an hour: that's $200." I also made gifts for my sister and family, so I spent 2-3 hour every night for 10 days sewing. But somehow, it didn't squash my sewing enthusiasm at all. I guess I've just really been in the mood.

I think Ana's favorite thing from this holiday season was something we picked up at DI yesterday: pom-poms. I came home and whipped up this little cheerleader skirt from some extra fabric I had and she has been content as can be. This morning she wanted Jack to be "a team" so we dressed him up and he was carrying around a football that came in his stocking.


Dave and I sat down to reflect on 2009 and set our new year's resolutions. I am anxious for 2010 and all the new adventures that await us. But that is another post...