christmas re-cap


we had a great christmas.
we got to see both of our mothers and all of our siblings except for one of my husband's brothers. it was a treat, really.
of course we did do the 20 hour drive twice to accomplish all this fun, but it was worth it.


g'ma had her own sewing project.
dresses for all her granddaughters.
sweet pea does not like the bows.

mimi and her grandbabies:


my siblings:
the first time we have been together in over two years.
we are all goofs!

these are the bags i made for my gifts:
(9 in total - year 4 of the hand-made gift).


this was the favorite gift: the electronic drum kit (that has head-phones!)

running update:
i did two 5.5 mile runs while in florida and one lap-work out with my brother (one of the highlights from my christmas... the time with brother not the run)
this past saturday, i started my training group for a half-marathon in april benefiting world vision's work in africa. pretty exciting. there was snow on the ground and it was 28 degrees. i have not run since. it has been around 23 degrees in the mornings. maybe tomorrow!

Comments

Dave said…
I LOVE the bag with crabs on it! SOOO cute!! Where did you get the fabric?
10:04 AM EST
Carolyn & Tim Hunter said…
I want you to teach me to make things with my sewing machine. The only thing it comes close to producing right now is large dust bunnies.
6:36 PM EST
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