Dollar Store Christmas Eve

One of my favorite new traditions at Christmas is the Dollar Store Christmas Eve. We each get to open presents with the family, but only those from the Dollar Store. We save main present opening for Christmas Day and then to extend the fun and remember who gave what to whom, we only open one present at a time taking turns by going around the room in a circle.

This year my favorite Christmas Eve gift was some wall flowers and butterflies. These stick magically to any surface and the package says, can be removed at any time and will not leave a residue.

I have the other four flowers in my sewing room commingling my love of quilting with gardening. But I put all the butterflies on the kitchen window along with two representative flowers.

These remind me that we are past the darkest day of the year and summer will be coming.

Queen Bee

This is who greeted us at the door for Christmas 2.0 morning. She had on her sun glasses because the fuzzy star wand also had glitter and it was a celebrity event.

She is so cute and fun to play with. Jack is very much more excitable, but Caroline just takes it all in.

Add Diet Dr Pepper

What is more fun than a bag full of supplies to make some cute toddler dresses?

Having two sewing machines, three sets of helping hands and the indispensable energy kick of Diet Dr. Pepper.

Austin Christmas 2.0

What Happens When?

Grandpa got to go to Disneyland with Jack when Gramee had to work one year. What happens when he washes and wears for six years the sweatshirt he got there? It becomes Gramee's.

Well, it is 2011. I wasn't going to continue blogging since I won hands down on most consecutive days posted on time. I only entered this contest between my daughter and daughter-in-law to keep them honest, but they had many more skills on the computer than I did.

If I didn't post each day, the date was lost. Somehow, they could collect photos and make them on any labeled date they named, making it appear as if they had posted that day. Their defense: "we took the picture that day."