ELF: DAY #4

Violet found or elf knitting a tiny scarf this morning. Apparently he thinks our house is to cold.

 Christmas decorations are up. They've actually been up for a week and a half.

I made new stockings back in September. I made our old ones before Violet was born and they couldn't really hold a whole lot.

 

So now she has one that is specifically her own. The most time consuming part of the stockings was hand embroidering the initials.

 

I decided to make slip covers for the couch pillows too.

 

Old stockings now hang on the railing. 

 

Last years Santa photo sits in a new frame. Bought a cheap frame painted it red, sparkled it red and then clear coated it. $4 frame looks $$$.

This little jar held the spiders at Halloween and I filled it with pine cones and leaves at Halloween.

 

Violet's tree. Last years star topper broke so we bought a new one. Violet got to pick it out. Pink and sparkly.

ELF: DAY #3

Our elf got into the cereal this morning.

ELF: DAY #2

Cheeseburger took the shoelaces out the shoes today.

  

We discovered an app last night. Fake Santa Calling. Gets Violet to eat every time. 

ELF DAY #1

Our elf showed up this morning. His name is Cheeseburger. That's what Violet named him when she was 2 1/2.

 

This morning he had dragged a whole roll of toilet paper out of the bathroom.

Violet was crazy excited this morning. I wanted to wait till December 1st to start but he's been showing up at other people's houses and Violet kept asking why hers hasn't shown up yet. I had every day planned for December. Looks like I'll be revising that today.

 

He also left a tiny little note.

COOKIE BAKING ROUND 1

Made oatmeal, peanut butter, chocolate chip cookies today.

 

  

Got out our matching aprons.

 

 

 

  

120 cookies. That's a lot of cookies.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

DOLL BEDS

I finished the doll beds tonight. I ran out of white fabric so I had to run to the store. I'm very happy with these.

 

I especially like how the detailing turned out on the pillow cases and sheets.

 

And here they are stacked. I personally like the better side by side but I know Violet will prefer them as bunk beds.

They measure about 24" tall, 23" long and 13" wide.

CROWN CENTER FUN

We decided to spend the morning down at Crown Center and do a few things. Typically, Crown Center is the last place I want to go on a day off. We're there everyday. But Violet likes to see were we work so we decided to go to Kaleidoscope. Her first visit.

 

  

Then we had lunch at Fritz's and waited patiently for our food to be brought to us by train.  Always exciting for a four year old.

 

 

 

Some giant Lego people in Crown Center.

 

  

I told Violet last night that the biggest christmas tree EVER was at mommy and daddy's work. She kept asking is it bigger than our house? Is it bigger than your work?

 

A rare photo of the two of us.

 

Then we attempted ice skating. When I say we I mean Chris.

  

She lasted about 25min, which was about 20min longer than I thought she would.

LAST PRESENT

 I'm finishing up the last of the made christmas gifts. I try to make at least one thing for Violet for christmas. This year she's getting 6. Mostly all doll related. The two big items Violet's getting this year is Belle's dress and these stackable doll beds with the bedding. I just have to put the zipper in the dress and finish one of the two doll quilts. Since taking this photo beds are painted. Just need to cut the plywood for the center.

  

I found plans on line for an 18" doll farmhouse style bed. The foot board was shorter but I decided to make them the same height so they could stack and become bunk beds. Drilled holes and a doll rod pin hold these in place when stacked.

 

Santa's only getting credit for the dress this year. The doll quilts are all made out of scrap fabric left over from stuff I've made Violet. She's too smart and would notice. Besides, why should Santa get all the credit.

 

All our christmas presents for family are bought or finished. We decided to wrap some of them last night.

MAYOR'S CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING

 

We went to the Mayor's Christmas tree lighting on Fridau.

Santa made an appearance. Live reindeer this year.

 

  

Getting our traditional hot chocolate and cookie before the show.

  

Waiting.