an Elf & the Nutcracker

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We had a great time spending a the day with my in-laws. I ended up cooking my first turkey, which turned out amazing (if I say so myself)! My husband was trying to eat it right out of the roasting pan, so I took that as a good sign!

We had lots of leftovers, which meant that I didn't have to cook for the rest of the weekend! 

We stayed home and hid from the Black Friday madness, and only ventured out in the evening to go to the Nutcracker! Our cousin had a few parts, she was part of the dragon and one of the soldiers on horseback! She did great, and it was Alia's first time going to the REAL Nutcracker show! She was so excited that she kept asking me questions throughout the show!

The Ladies of our Family! 

Mommy & Alia

Alia & Auntie

We had such a wonderful time that we may have to make it annual thing! Maybe next year the Twins can even come... we'll see how brave Mommy feels next year!

You're probably wondering where the "Elf" comes into the picture..

Well if you keep up with the Seams Like Home Facebook page, last week you would've seen this cute guy hanging around our page..

He is a FREE project from WeAllSew.com, which is Bernina's Blog and has some AWESOME projects! I absolutely love how he came out. He was easy to put together, as you stuff the limbs and ears before you sew them on so you're not trying to wrangle his whole body trying to stuff him at the end! 

If you are looking to create your own "Elf on the Shelf" this year, he comes together in a few hours (maybe less if you're in a kid free zone!), he is a little bigger than the standard shelf elf, but still very cute! 

This time of year makes me so happy, with all the Christmas lights and SNOW (yay, finally!), it just seems magical! 

I hope you all have a magical week, enjoy the snow and...

Happy Sewing,

Enjoli (and Gertrude)