Brandon got this little guitar for Christmas. He is quite proud of it even though he can't play anything...yet. Hopefully he can get some lessons and become the star I know he is inside!
And this is just one of the those classic personality shots. Jordon carefully arranged all his gifts in a nice pile and wanted to get a picture of them. It has been interesting to hear Jordon process and think through getting all these gifts. He kept asking who picked out each of his gifts. He wanted to know which ones I picked out and which ones Pete picked out. It was so cute how important that was to him. He still occasionally asks to be reminded who picked out what gift for him. (Makes me glad that we didn't give Santa any credit for giving the gifts because I can see how important the giver is to him!!)
I've been in a wintery-weather mood ever since taking the Christmas decorations down (just two days after Christmas). I've been considering crafting all sorts of cozy winter decorations to "warm" the house up a bit. Although I have a long list of ideas to do, only one thing has actually been created. This is the inspiration that I found online. I love this winter scene. It turns out the creator of this picture must have been inspired by the paper cups at Panera because I was recently there with a friend and saw pretty much the same scene on their cups. I was very glad to see it because then I didn't feel so badly for completely copying off some one else. There is inspiration and there is copying...this is clearly copying...with a few mistakes that we'll call purposeful changes.
So here is my "interpretation" of the piece. The worse part about it is the surrounding [lack of] decor, which I have since changed. But besides all that, I like the painting and it adds a nice wintery feel to the room, which is exactly what I was hoping for. Now if only I could get some extra time to make some of the other cozy pieces to go along with it; that will be great. I still have at least another month to stick with my winter theme! So maybe I'll get something else made. If not, there is always next year!
We've been able to go to a couple different Butler games over the winter break. It's been a lot of fun. This was a particularly funny picture of Gids that I thought I'd share. It also reminds me how much I love the shirts that I've made for all the boys and I need to make the next size bigger for little Gids. This one is getting a bit tight. I also want to make one for myself. I just can't decide on the design. I thought this huge bulldog right on the belly was perfect for little kids, but now I'm thinking that might be what I want. But then again, maybe that would look weird on me. I guess it is better for little kids who are supposed to have round bellies!
