New Year's Eve

Here are a few pictures of the Tater Tot doing sparklers for New Year's Eve...

Taylor always likes it when Uncle Brett plays with her...

This child is forever entertained by bubble wrap...she LOVES it! What ever works...

I hope you all have a safe and prosperous new year. God Bless!

Christmas Day

Well, I made it through Christmas Day. I didn't have to work for too long. I was able to cook before and after, so I got all of my contribution to the dinner done. I've put up pictures of the dress I made for Tater Tot. I never did get a chance to try it on her...I just went by her measurments. Good thing it fit! The few days that I sewed on this dress it was in the 40's and 50's. Our average temps in Dec are ususally in the 60's....soooooo.....I made this corduroy dress to be worn with a white turtleneck shirt and tights. Well, who would have thought it would be near 80 degrees!!! Good grief! lol We had to switch things up a bit. Tater wore the dress with a t-shirt under it instead of the turtleneck. She had to keep the tights b/c we had no light weight little summer socks for her. lol oh well... She was proud of her dress, tho.
We had Christmas at my brother's house. Here he is on the front porch with Taylor. I love my brother...he's a cancer survivor. At 38 he was diagnosed with non-hodgkins lymphoma. He had three rounds of chemo and finally went through a bone marrow transplant. Those were tough times, but he's doing really well, now.

Tater wants to go cruising on the scooter.

More posing...I love the way they're looking at each other. lol

Cozy day

I've had such a cozy day today. I've spent the whole day in my sewing room watching Christmas movies and sewing the tater tot's dress. The only thing I was missing is a fire, but since it's 75 degrees here, that would be silly. They say a cold front is coming tomorrow and I say bring it on!

Here is everything laid out on my sewing table. I'm sewing the Lucy pattern, but since there is a pleat added to the front, I have to alter and trace the pattern first.

I'm using some of the Swedish tracing paper I recently bought.

I'm using the striped spaghetti tubing across the front yoke. I can't decide which piping to use around the front and back yokes.

Here is a shot of the back with the lining facing up and of the front with the pleat and the tubing placed across the yoke seam. I hope to make the button holes and sew on the buttons tonight. I'll save the hem for the next few days....

December doings...

Here are my older two granddaughters posing in front of their tree. I sooo wish they lived in SC. They're scheduled for a visit after Christmas, so I'll just have to be patient.

Here is the Tater Tot sporting her very first pig tails. Aren't they the cutest things? lol I just love her. God has been so good to bring her so far after being born at 17 oz. I'm really grateful.

Here is Tater's Christmas tree in her room. She just loves it. I'm surprised at how she hasn't touched it or her living room tree. What a good little girl. Maybe she can teach my cats a thing or two.

I've been soooo busy the past week. Of course, being a mailman, this is my busy time of year at work. Today, I moved my son home from college for the Christmas holidays. It's good to have him home....laundry and all.