Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to All! Patterson was filled with joy and excitement-especially when viewed from the eyes of a three year old. 

This is our Holiday table..Kris prepares her  now famous prime rib and all the family attends. 

The scarf story-everybody-even Allyson and Kennedy- had a new scarf made by Grammy

The best present for Sandi and Kris  was their new carpeting-installed on Christmas Eve Day!

One of C's best gifts from Santa was a whole box of otter pops! The top two gifts that brought the most excitement were an electric toothbrush and play dough.

New jammies and favorite patent leather shoes made a perfect Christmas!

Christmas Cookies!

It's that time of year-the annual cookie decorating party. Little C was so excited she just stood and screamed-she told her Oma  (that's grandma in German) on the phone that her friends were coming to her party-and they were going to decorate cookies!  

Here's phase one-all the decorations were laid out in the middle of the table so the dogs couldn't get them.

Grammy showed how to outline

That's JH on little C's left, and C on the right

K is the best Santa's helper you could find! She's getting the sugar cookies ready to put in the oven.

And here's the superb results-bet you can't eat just one! 

So, there were so many choices....colored icing, candies, and piping.

This is K-she has many talents besides cooking the cookies.

And after hours of decorating, a lunch of  clam chowder in a bread bowl, we all settled down for a movie. It was a great day and we all agreed to do it again next year!

Road Trip

I had the task and privilege of delivering the crazy quilt to Cecile (for details and pictures of the quilt go to tolewoman.blogspot.com). Barb Ely and I met Cecile at the Fresh Choice in Gilroy, had a great lunch lots of chatter and caught up on the news before we parted ways. It was great to Cecile-the Thompsons will be back home around the 28th. 

Cecile, Barb and me-we're all smiling 'cause we're full!

Barb doesn't have redeye from the camera-she blew a blood vessell, maybe from reading.

Cecile is tired and sore-doing box office business selling trees. Prices range from $40.00 (table model) to $299.00! What recession? 

I had the Thompson's mail and a goodie bag for Christmas as well as the quilt, and brought some P&J boards and special delivery to Janice, the co-quilter.