Christmas Eve 2011 with the Grandkids

Here are a few pictures of my Grandkids, Jaelen (17), Jared (11), Irene (6) and Mr. Grady pants ( 2 1/2). We were downtown at my son Michael's new apartment.  What a fun time, feeling very blessed...

Christmas Eve Dinner at the Smiths'

Christmas Eve dinner is my favorite part of the holidays. My three daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren usually get together at our house for a special dinner and gift-opening. This year Dale and I had lots of help from the three "big" grandkids, as they had spent the night after our Nutcracker evening downtown. They helped polish silver, fix food, make place cards, and set the table. What a great crew--Braeden even peeled all the potatoes for me! The girls took everyone's "orders" and served them. Wonderful!

Holiday Family Fun

A highlight this year was taking our three oldest grandchildren, Braeden (11), Brooke (7), and Ellen (6) to see The Nutcracker Ballet downtown at DCPA. The girls got fancy new dresses and Brae got a new sportcoat and dress shirt. What ladies and gentlemen we all were! After the ballet, we had dinner at The Cheesecake factory and enjoyed the seasonal lights on 16th St. Mall. A very special day!

WE CAN BAKE TOO!

What does one do to entertain two 5yr. olds when they are sooooo excited for Christmas? Well, this Gramma decided it might be fun to bake something for the Holidays. One thing led to another, and then to another, and here is the finished product(s). They are soooo proud of their baking abilities! I think they look good enough to eat!

SANTA

I made a wall hanging of Santa too. He's about 3' tall, has lights draped over his shoulder and is holding an antique lantern. I was hoping the quilting would show up better. Maybe you'll just have to come see him!

TREES UP, LIGHTS ON

I just love this pattern. Kind of modern with an old fashioned feel. I used only my stash so the colors turned out a little brighter than I hoped, and instead of all cream colors, I mixed in whites also. All in all, it turned out pretty cute!

Recycled Magazine Christmas Trees w/ Glitter

Almost finished

I have been in the mood to do a little Christmas sewing. This project isn't quite finished yet, it still needs some quilting and binding, but I thought he was pretty cute and I wanted to share him with you. Let's all get those machines hummmmming and get our holiday quilts underway. What do you say?