Oh.... Mom & Dad.... The First Teachers... a Child has.... The Special " TOGETHER" times... The "FAMILY"times.. The ONE on One Sharing and Teaching, Loving.. . and Giving, Sure is seen in this Precious Young Lady... A Little Princess for sure... A Young Lady... who with this family background is sure to grow up to be a WONDERFUL ~~ Wife, MOTHER and TEACHER herself... as she will follow in teaching her young ones.... LOVE, Kindness, Thoughtfulness, and the Blessed Gifts... are the ones that come with a bunch of thought and planning...not with the POCKET BOOK !!!!.... It is a Wonderful Thing, a Blessed Thing... when a Parent receives back from their child.... the Rewards of all the time put into training them to be thoughtful!!!!!! Thank You for sharing this special Gift and Story with ME!!! I appreciate you and your family !!!! Happy New Year 2008 !!!!! Looking forward to many more great~~~ Loving Stories from your family !!!! God Bless!!! Susie

I'm sorry about the link... let's try this one. The Apron Book It's very special indeed. Part of the reason for posting about it here is to honor her thoughtfulness and time she put into this gift. She has sewn some curtains and pillow covers but really doesn't care too much about sewing. And that just adds another dimension to the specialness of the gift.

Those are sooooooooooo cute!! I made my GGS a receiving blanket and burp pads out of that same one with the sheep.Didn't make them any clothes this year,so i guess i'll have to make up for that,you've got me inspired again.TFS Kathi

My favorite Christmas gift is one I won't be able to fully enjoy until next Christmas but I have an entire year to look forward to it!! We have an arm of the family - my sister's middle daughter and her spouse - that has considerable wealth. They are extremely generous and three years ago they hosted the entire family - 28 of us - to an all expense paid Christmas vacation in Mexico (an all-inclusive resort on the Mexican Riviera). Next Christmas they are doing the same and made the announcement Christmas day!! The first trip was a magical experience and everyone enjoyed it immensely. Some of the family is getting on in years and the ability to travel much is diminishing. We have actually lost one of the original members in the past year and this may be the last time that we can get the whole extended family together once again, as they are scattered across the country. And my daughter had just started a new job the last time and couldn't join us but she will be with us this time!! My nephew is the big planner and he delights in putting these extravaganzas together. He plans outings and adventures, plans parties for our two Christmas time birthdays (24th and 28th), gets the resort to put on an amazing Christmas dinner (last time was on the beach with bonfires and our own mariachi band!!) and derives year long entertainment doing all the planning and ironing out the logistics. I can't wait!! Mexico in December is heavenly! We are indeed blessed :-)