Christmas fun.......

Whooooooo it is over!  Well over until all the decorations are put away.  Did you have a nice day yesterday?   We had a wonderful time.  There is something to say about having a five year old in your house who squeals at the top of his lungs when he sees his red wagon from Santa.

After the rush of presents this photo sums up our day.  Little Buddy sat in his new wagon for hours.  He can get in it all by himself, and fasten the seat belt.  Which makes him stuck for a while so I don't have to wonder where he is.

I think he received every known Paw Patrol item out there.  Including this sleeping bag from my friend Holly.  He asked for a Paw Patroller, Air Patroller and Tracker the latest Paw Patrol pup.  He got a new plate and bowl, a big stuffed Chase, Paw Patrol books, puzzles and a toss across bean bag game.  Ooops, I forgot a Paw Patrol watch and this Rocky's farm track.

This five year old was in Paw Patrol Heaven!  Even though I tried to keep his presents limited we have lots of friends who like to buy a toy for a cute five year old so he got much  more than I anticipated.  Many of my friends have much older kids so buying for a little one is fun. He did play with everything yesterday, including spending loads of time in his wagon.  We are so fortunate to have this precious boy in our lives.  He brings the magic of Christmas to all of us.

There were gifts for Mom, too!  This great project pouch.

This beautiful Mountain Colors Hand Painted Yarn and the pattern for the Gradient shawl.

This really cool Drunk Yarn that comes with capsules of color and mordant that you can dye yourself.

Okay here is a funny story.  My closest yarn store is about 40 minutes away.  Two of my patients live fairly near it.  So on Thursday I stopped in to buy baby blanket yarn as we are expecting a new grand nephew in the Spring.  I have not been to this store for months and months as I am on self imposed yarn buying restrictions until I can get my stash down.  I do not have baby blanket yarn so knew I had to visit at some point.  I had a break between patients so I decided on the spur of the moment to stop in.  I also have decided in advance that Little Buddy's therapists presents for next Christmas will be an Interrupted Cowl by Heather Hill.  I know I will have made about 10,000 of them by then, but it is a fast and easy pattern with a unique look.  It will be much faster than the Hitchhiker's I made for all of them this year.

  I popped into the store for these yarns specifically.  I was only in the store for a few minutes when the bell rang and in walked my husband and Little Buddy.  What are the odds we would be there at the same time?  I thought it was hysterical as we were literally the only ones in the store besides Terri who works there.  My husband wanted me out of the store quickly so told me to drop my goods at the register and head out.  So technically I did not buy the yarn for the blanket and cowls he did!  All in all 2,225 yards of yarn were added to my stash.  I have a lot of work to do to get it back down again.

This was taken this morning.  The wagon love is still going strong.

This was my very favorite item of the season from Little Buddy, made at school of course.  Look how old he looks in the photo!  My favorite part is this, "My family is great because....My mom is the boss and my dad is a boy."   It makes me laugh every time I see it.

Hope you are catching up on some much deserved rest today.