I made another pair of Oliver & S Bedtime Story Pajamas, this time in a killer stripe and polka dot combo, that screamed “PJS” to me the moment I laid eyes on them.
The pattern worked up even faster the second time around, which was great considering I was working under a tight deadline. In addition to needing these jams, I made them specifically for the Mt. Hood Rail Road Polar Express train ride that we went on over the weekend.
We surprised him with a copy of the book
Each child was given a golden ticket,
and a conductor came by to punch it.
The chefs made us hot chocolate and cookies (we brought our own gluten-free), we sang Christmas carols, and then stopped at the North Pole to let Santa and his elves aboard.
Santa stopped and chatted with each and every child. It was truly magical. When we pulled up to the train station on the way back, it was snowing! And kept snowing for the majority of the ride home.
I hope you are having so much fun celebrating this holiday season, and most of all, making time to rest and relax with your loved ones. It is too easy for me to be in Manic Whirlwind Mode the closer we get to Christmas Day, but all I have to do is stop at look at the above picture, or watch my son’s eyes light up every time we plug-in the Christmas lights, to remember to stop and savor the moment.
Happy Holidays!
Pattern: Oliver & S Bedtime Story Pajamas (my 26-month old son wears a size 3T)
Striped Flannel: Sarah Jane for Michael Miller Children at Play Racer Stripes in Aqua
Polka Dot Flannel: Sarah Jane for Michael Miller Children at Play Dot to Dot in Aqua
Pattern and fabric purchased at Fabric Depot (Portland locals – all 40% off).
After seeing Carolyn’s darling 
We’re calling them the Banana Pajamas and they received rave reviews, contrary to this nervous little photo.
They are super soft and cozy and there’s something endearing and funny about seeing your child in a kimono. The pattern worked up fairly quick, minus the few times I had to re-read the directions, and the size is just large enough that I’m confident these will last through our typical cold and dreary spring season. One pair down, two more to go!
Oh you guys, his Pickles the Fire Cat costume, in action, was even better than I 
We went trick-or-treating in my parent’s neighborhood and Pickles was thrilled out of his gourd.
Hope you had a wonderful celebration!
One of husband’s favorite childhood books is 
I used a pattern for this, Butterick 3238, and I think it had like 23 pattern pieces or something like that, and some of the pieces called to be cut up to four times. Whoa. Couple that with all of the spots that I had to sew on, and it has to be my most involved 
I made a head piece to go along with it as well as spats.
I also made the most adorable mittens, which he wore for 2.5 seconds, and now they are nowhere to be found. Seriously. I’ve even looked in pots and pans and the oven and all the trash cans in the house. Nowhere. I expect to find them tomorrow morning. That’s fine though, as he has trouble keeping on the costume “extras.”
Happy Halloween!
The other day I was sifting through our Goodwill pile and came across a skeleton sweatshirt. Really? Sweet. I chopped that sucker up and a half-hour later these emerged. They look so adorable on my son. How easy would it have been to make him into a skeleton for Halloween this year? Instead I have spent the better part of a week working on his “real” Halloween costume which I will most definitely take photos of sometime this weekend. I came across another discarded sweatshirt and with my son’s help, we produced these:
I’m starting to get freaked out by the size of his pants. This boy is getting huge – HUGE I tell you! In fact two of the three pairs of 20-minute 
Sorry there was no segue with that one. I thought I’d leave you with a few Halloween-esque scenes from around our home.
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