My new apron

Christmas with Ana and I (and a little birthday)

Merry Christmas to all.

Ana had a wonderful Christmas. She needs a much bigger stocking though ;)

She was not going to let me get that toy :)

The delicious chocolate marbled cheesecake I made for dessert. It was soooooo yummy! Also doubles as my birthday dessert :)

The beautiful diploma frame that Thomas got me for my birthday.

Thank you to Sara, little Richard, and Kaylee for providing me with my next sewing project. I will soon be the proud owner of a beautiful apron (provided I sew it correctly).

Thomas' gift :)

Thomas' Christmas gift from me, all wrapped up and ready to head to the desert. What is it???


That's right...my FIRST quilt :) I sewed the top with the sewing machine Thomas bought me for Christmas last year and then hand quilted it all together.

It turned out to be a beautiful quilt. He's lucky it got mailed :) Thank you grandma Kathy and mom for the supplies, he loves it!

Christmas in the desert

Thomas' dfac decorated for Christmas.

Thomas has his own little "Christmas corner" in his room :)


A paper tree he took from his dfac. I think his tree may be bigger than mine!

Holiday fun

Ana and I had a very busy day :) So many sweet treats...and I only ate FOUR!!! Cookies: cream cheese sugar cookies (mmmm...the best), secret kiss cookies rolled in powdered sugar, acorn cookies, and peanut butter blossoms.
Ana clearly does NOT have the same enthusiasm for baking as mom :)

The advent calendar I made for Thomas. Can't tell what's inside though...as he's only opened three days worth :) So far he's opened a mini Christmas scented candle (so he can smell Christmas in the dessert) and some fun drink mixes.