Some Highlights

Mark and Linda came over on Christmas Eve. We had a nice dinner, read the Christmas story, and opened some gifts.

They had come bearing gifts of American Girl outfits



and light sabers.




This morning was the Big Event. My gosh, I thought the house was going to explode with all of the secrets.


And indeed, it did.


Some highlights:

A softie Thalia made for AnnaBeth:


A felt ornament AnnaBeth made for me:


Flannel jammie pants the girls made for Rick (way too baggie, but that's the great thing about jammie pants):


And a potholder Thalia made for me, lined with cotton batting and Insul-Bright (pattern from Sew Simple):


The day has been spent assembling Star Wars Legos and watching all 6 DVDs, occasionally acting out the light saber scenes.