Gifts We Made.

This post is a bit late, but oh well. For Christmas this past year Bryan and I made a lot of gifts.

He:

Planned, constructed and assembled 11 bug boxes (you know, like a motel for the bugs you find in your yard...or house).

Drew with a wood burning pen, personalized bugs and first initial of child on the door of each one.

Planned, constructed and assembled 3 bird houses for his mother (not pictured).

She:
Sewed 6 aprons, using 3 different patterns and fabric. One of which is pictured below, on my in-house model. (I gotta snag pics of the others.)
2 pairs of PJ pants. Matchy matchy ones for Marnie Moo and Helen Too, to be exact.


(Recognize your Apron Miss Shannon McDudley?)

Both Bryan and I were proud of our creations, and the increase in skill we developed while making the gifts.

I no longer have to consult my sewing machine manual when threading the machine or winding the bobbin, which is a gift in itself, and have many more sewing projects in progress and in mind.

Nevermind that my seamripper got tons of excersice through the process, OR that I had to pitch one pair of pj's I ruined, OR that I sewed the wrong seams together on one pair of pjs, thus creating one large pj skirt (or a pant leg for an elephant, whichever you like).

Angus is 2

Happy Birthday Angus!
You came to us on a Sunny January day 2 years ago,
all 9 lbs 14 oz of you.

You;
make us laugh,
make us long for more of your smoochie kisses,
keep us from sleeping,
love your brother,

have crazy hair that I love to run my hands through,
eat like a grown man,
make the best goofy faces,
are Oscar's favorite best brother buddy,
can be heard yelling "wait up guys," and "I'm coming guys,"
are getting closer to not needing diapers,
giggle when you, or anyone, toots or burps,

you say "too mommy" when I tell you I love you,

like to scream at us when you see a letter of the alphabet you know,
are 36 3/8 inches tall,
know the names of a lot of dinosaurs,
are extremely loved and cherished.

Some Birthday Pics!

We spent the morning at the zoo!

Oscar wanting a taste of cake earlier in the day.

A new birthday "raptor" shirt,
2 books, Shaun the Sheep DVD,
loads of mini dinos,
hand-drawn pictures from big brother (T-rex tooth, T-rex footprint, Baryonix claw)
and a giant T-rex,

what a lucky boy!

No time for carving a T-rex cake this time,

so Bryan drew a quick one instead.

The chocolate rocks around the bottom were a favorite feature too.

It is tradition to measure your Birthday height on the pantry door.

We did it in the Robison home growing up as well,

the measurements are all still there.

Buttkissing.

I have silly children, and I love them that way. I want them to know that goofy can be cool, and I think they do. Life is more enjoyable with and element of uninhibited goof attached to it.

Take this morning for instance, Angus asked me for more hot cocoa, and told him I would get him some if he gave me a kiss. I knelt down as his chocolate encrusted/clear snot glistening face came barrelling at me for a smooch. Before we made contact, he stopped, turned around, stuck out his rear-end and said, "NO, on my bum-bum!" So that is was I did. (I should mention here that Angus was buck naked, as he is at most moments around here these days.)

He has such a cute butt for kissing I could not resist.

Dino Boys

Oscar and Angus love "reading" about dinosaurs together,

it is a common occurrence over here at our house. So is fighting with dinosaurs, bathing the dinosaurs,
organizing the dinosaurs, roaring like dinosaurs, wearing dinosaurs,
pretending to be dinosaurs, etc.
These boys are dino boys.

Balloon Jumper

He took his clothes off,

grabbed the balloons,

and asked to get in his crib.

Then he jump, jump, jumped!

Morning Eats

What did you eat for breakfast?

It Was Joyful

Christmas did find us this year! Don't be fooled by my lack of posts about it, because it really was terrific. From oodles of beloved time with family from near and far, to delicious food, and gift excitement, we were sad to see the holidays go. We always feel that way. I still find myself wanted to put on some Christmas music and the house still seems a bit naked without the Christmas tree in it's corner. But we can continually feel the spirit of Christmas in our hearts, (or some sappy crap like that) all year right? Huh, sure.

I want our family from out of town to know how much we appreciate their efforts to come home to spend the holidays with us. It meant a lot to have you all here, really, thank you (Julia, Waddells, Butlers...).

I am waiting to get some more pics from other family members, but here are the boys in their Christmas PJs from Grammy at her house.

Anakin Followed the Star

Baby Jesus had extra protection on his birthday at our house this year.