I have no desire to try to catch up on the past month but I will say we had a wonderful Christmas & New Year, despite the fact that we were sick the entire month of December! :( We especially enjoyed having Eric home for over a week- we stayed up & slept in way too much. I also spent some time evaluating what we've been doing for our educational pursuits, making some adjustments. Overall, I was pleased where we are at for our half-way mark this year. More on that later. For now, here are a few pics from the past month:
A highlight of December was a quick, 2-day visit from the Arendse family. It was SO GOOD to see them again:
Patricia enjoyed making her Christmas gifts for family members this year. She made knitted scarf for Lizzie & quilt/embroidered this doll blanket for Abigail:
Patricia knit these scarves for the boys & embroidered pillowcases for Eric and I (she also embroidered napkins for my parents but I do not have a pic of that):
I knit these dolls for Lizzie & Abigail as Christmas gifts (I won't be making toys again anytime soon- they are adorable but I detest toy-making!):
I finished embroidering this fall piece- I'll frame it & tuck it away for later:
Now of course, you're waiting to see pics of Emily! Who wouldn't? :) First, notice the changing emotions of this little girl (these two pictures were taken only about 2 minutes apart):
I finally began training Emily with blanket time (why did I wait so long???) this week. She loved it the first three days but yesterday was a whole different story:
(NOTE: now all you people who say Emily never cries have been proven WRONG!)
It's good to be back! :)
- Heather
4 comments:
Hoorah! What great pics and gifts! M-girl put her pillowcase on her pillow the other day, she was so excited.
Emily looks like Benjamin! What a cutie :)
Beautiful work, Heather and Patricia!
We enjoyed our quick visit so much! Looking forward to seeing you this spring!!!
It is a joy seeing Patricia hand work. How quickly months can go by so fast, friendships are so very important to have.
Poor Emily, this to will past.
lv mom
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