Nasty Hobbitses

     Okay, I admit it. I'm a terrible blogger. My last post was December 7th. That's over a month and a half ago. But I'll keep convincing myself that it's okay because I started this blog to keep people updated on the adoption, and there's really nothing to report on that front. I have days where I'm going crazy wanting her to be here already, and then days where I'm content waiting on God's timing. Why I can't be content all the time, I have no idea. People, if you know me, then you know once I'm determined to do something, I have no concept of patience. It's my money and I want it NOW! I'm working on that.
   
     Christmas was good here. We kept it very small this year and that was nice. It was a way to save money, and focus more on the important things. I did, however, complete a project I've been working on for some time for the kiddos. They love to play dress up. And they will use anything. I mean, kleenex boxes for Iron Man's boots, cut up cereal boxes for armor, and scraggly rag scraps for a cape. It's entertaining. Anyways, huge Lord of the Rings fans, and they've been playing Sam and Frodo lately. So I decided to make them costumes.

    I made the white shirts out of a beige colored muslin fabric to make it look rustic. Okay, I'll admit, I didn't make Ryland's. I made Chase's first, and there were just so many buttons... I don't like sewing buttons and button holes, and I got lazy, so I dug through the closet until I found a grungy looking collared shirt.

Then I made the capes and pants. I ordered the rings, leaf pins, and suspenders off of eBay for cheap. Then I made the vests. First I made Chase's with a burgundy fabric, and I did a horrible job. I was really embarrassed. And of course I waited until like 2 days before Christmas (because I'm a procrastinator) and didn't have enough to make another one. Then I found some burgundy corduroy that my mother-in-law gave me. It was old fashioned and rustic looking, and turned out perfect! I sewed a few buttons on it, and made a little welt pocket, because you can't be Frodo without a pocket on your vest! And for the final touch, I found these awesome slippers at Old Navy. The perfect Hobbit Feet! All in all, they turned out great. Only thing was I had to go back and add a pocket onto Ryland's vest because he didn't have one. Whoops.

Aren't they cute? I love how they have their pants hiked up a little too far. In their defense, I think the suspenders needed to be loosened, and were pulling their pants up. Cutest hobbits ever. 

Basically, our elf, Sparkles, every year when she goes away, she leaves them a surprise. This year, they found a present stuffed in the top of the tree, and it was their shirts with a clue to the next item. Can you imagine the excitement on their faces when they got new shirts?! Hehe. But as they got more and more clues, it became more obvious as to what it was, and they loved it. So much fun! So there you have it, probably the most exciting thing over our holiday break.