What Ahnalin Made Us For Christmas

This year for Christmas,

Ahnalin made all her gifts!

I am so proud of my girl!

She came up with the ideas all on her own

and then planned out how she

would design and sew them.

Our family is CRAZY for 

The Muppets!

In fact, we saw the movie

for the second time 

on Christmas Day!

(This was after the oven caught fire,

because I learned that you CAN use too 

much butter in Spanikopita!)

So when Ahnalin saw this Kermit

fleece at Joanns,

she HAD to have some to make

a scarf for Daddy!

She wanted to embroider his

name on it,

so she set up the font

and hooped

the fabric too.

Then she sat and kept an eagle

eye on it while the machine was

embroidering.

Afterward, she cut strips on

each end of the scarf and tied knots.

The handsome wool cap

was India's gift to Daddy.

I think he looks very handsome in his new

scarf and cap from his girls.

Don't you agree?

She made this beautiful

red ruffled breakfast pillow 

for her big sister.

I am over-the-moon

in love with it!

I couldn't get it to 

photograph very well,

so yes, it is 

outside in a tree 

in this picture.

Again,

she drew out what she wanted

to make and then 

figured out how to make her 

design a reality. 

 

She wanted the ruffles on the top

of the pillow, 

not in the edge seams.

And she wanted India's name

embroidered too.

She tried to do it by hand

but got too frustrated 

and decided to use 

the alphabet stitch 

on my machine.

It is very well loved already

because India took it with her

on her trip to Chicago.

And for me..........

She made me a fabric envelope.

She wanted me to help her 

with the buttonhole.

 

So I had to do it with a blindfold

over my eyes.

I didn't actually see this finished

until Christmas Day.

She made the rest,

all of it.

And the best part............

what was in the envelope.

Oh my. 

Yep, I cried.

I am not sure how I feel 

about her 

thanking me for adopting her.

I mean, 

I am so blessed and grateful.

But wow. 

I have so many feelings 

about this one........

But I LOVE LOVE LOVE my present.

 

It was made with love by my sweet

precious baby girl.

And when we go through

days where her RAD pops up

with a vengeance,

I can think about my letter

and know she loves me. 

I love her heart.

I love her so very much.

Thank you Ahnalin for 

our beautiful,

"Made-with-love" 

gifts.

You are one of my very favorite gifts.