comfort and joy: family

As exhausting as cooking and crafting for the holidays are, it all came together gratifyingly on Christmas. I finally held this little monkey and am resolved to work on the modern crosses quilt I was going to gift him LAST year.

 

And fell more in love with these two little munchkins...their dad was my favorite nephew back back in the day.

 

My neighbor and friend, Cecilia promised to send me pics of the gifts she commissioned me to make for her nephew and niece. And I'm reminded what I need to make when I return to the clay studio.

And I said to the nieces, hey do you wanna go out outside?

Of course, we spent a sunny Christmas afternoon outdoors.

Children are what the holidays are all about!