My Other Favorite Christmas Gift

I'm getting to my other favorite Christmas gift (my first favorite being the purse camera). Really. But first I must show you a very happy boy. Little Guy had the best Christmas gift of all, just after the fact. Can you tell what it is?


(He's looking at himself in the huge mirror that's over my head - stinker)

He's been saving WalMart gift cards since his birthday in June, as well as saving money from gifts and sales of toys. This Christmas was a rich one for him, with a check from his favorite aunt and gift cards from two grandmothers. All in all, he had nearly enough for the one thing he's wanted since last year - an iPod Nano.

Last year for Christmas his siblings got iPods from family and he got marble mazes. Nothing like that kind of motivation to save for a major purchase. The beauty of it is that he was just in time to get the newest generation of Nano - better than Maybelline's, and just like his aunt's, the Evil Sister.

Speaking of the Evil Sister, check out her Christmas finery:


Her mother-in-law gave her this blouse and we all admired it muchly. You'd have to see us all, seamstresses, gathered around and admiring the grosgrain ribbon on the inside of the buttonhole facing, the tiny picot edge peeking out.

Back to Little Guy! He and the Hunny went to WalMart last night to find the ultimate Nano - a blue one. He's next to me now, ear buds in, happy as a clam in mating season. See?


He's just not fond of the Mamarazzi.

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Now, on to my other favorite gift. But! Before that, I must show you my favoritest little cousin!


Isn't he cute in his Fred & Bessie shirt? I was afraid that it wouldn't fit, or would wash poorly (not happy with the tote bags AT ALL), but I'm loving the T on him! Of course, he'd be cute in anything.

Bonus shot of little cousin's dad:


Now, for a look at the newest gift. The newest pair:


Not a good photo, I'm afraid. They may be just the salve this lonely mother's heart needs, though, what with my Babies galavanting all over the planet. First New York, then Connecticut. Off to England, then Texas. From there they flew, superhero fashion, to Washington, then back to New York. Right now they're laying low in Texas, recovering from a severe bout with the flu bug. Who knew ceramic cows were susceptible to flu?

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So this is the end of my Christmas posts. It was a great week, I have tons of pictures, but a new year begins tomorrow and I'm ready to step into it. How about you?

Until I write again ...

Flea