Our Christmas in Pictures

A Rare White Christmas

I live in the deep south and snow that is worth playing in is a real rarity, but especially that kind of snow on Christmas morning. The snow definitely made travel an issue and we didn't get to do some of the things that we normally do, but we did have an absolutely amazing day. I thought I'd share some pictures with you.

Pajama Pants

I used the Easy Fit Pants Pattern from the Scientific Seamsterss (I bought it from I Can Make This) for the kids pajama pants this year. I bought the pattern for 6 months to a size 10 and I LOVED IT!!! These area very wide legged pajama pant which my girls, especially, prefer.

I also made a pair of these pants for my niece to match a shirt that I made for her and I added the snowball trim to the bottom of them. It was adorable. I'll definitely be making more of these.

You can't see her pants in this pic, but you can see the shirt and her cute little face as she played with one of the caps that the guys got for Christmas. I <3 her!

Final List Update

Well for the most part I'm done. I have cut out and still have to sew 3 pairs of pajama pants. They literally take 20 min or less per pair, so those are no biggie. I also have 2 blankets to finish, but don't have to have them ready until New Years day. So, I set those aside and will worry about them after the wedding. I've also decided to worry about the wedding after Christmas. I bought all of the tableware for the rehearsal dinner and some of the cake supplies. I'll drop by and borrow some pans and get just a bit of direction on Saturday (my cousin that used to make cakes lives near my Uncle's house that we go to for Christmas). Then after Christmas (probably on Sunday) I'll start baking the cakes and on Monday I'll start icing them. I'll probably finish the icing at the church on Tuesday. Then we'll set up and get ready for the rehearsal and dinner. Then the wedding is Wednesday. Honestly, I'm more concerned with the financial aspects of it all than I am the actual getting things done. This is not an easy time of year to pay for a rehearsal dinner and this one became "VERY" fancy and we're not even sure yet what our half of the expenses will be. This is very far outside my comfort zone because I like to budget and plan. Clearly God wants to use this situation to teach me something. Hope I'm learning, 'cause I'd sure hate for all this stress to be for nothing.....

Hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!!!