Thursday, November 29, 2007

And the stockings were hung...


...though not by the chimney in this house. I have visions of Chase pulling on them if I'd hung them within arms reach from our mantle (actually, I wouldn't put it past Spencer either) but they are hung on our banister with care! This post is a tribute to my friend Emily Boyer. We've been friends for 20 years. I can't believe I'm old enough to have had a friend for 20 years! Shocking. Anyway, we met when we were both 10 years old when her family first moved to Laguna Niguel from UT. I was so excited to have a new friend in the ward, and turns out we had the love of swimming in common (still do) and have been friends ever since. Though, I believe I got the better end of the deal in this friendship, because oh to have a friend with creative talent! She first made me 2 stockings years ago (no pattern-just made them up!) when it was just Aaron and I in the household. Then as we added kids, she has been good enough to make one for each kid as they joined our family. So, I'm excited to hang all five stockings this year. Can you believe the detail? True talent, huh? Thanks so much Em, they look so great all together! I LOVE them (and you), truly I do!

5 comments:

Hillary said...

I love them! And I think they look really great on the banister!

The Hyer Family said...

It's sad that we don't have stockings...we've never had anywhere good to hang them in any of our places, so I keep saying that we'll get stockings when we buy a house...I'm jealous!

Emily said...

Look how creative you are..hanging them on your stairs...who would have thought! I'm sooo stinkin' excited this year to hang stockings. We have a mantle, FINALLY!! ; ) Let's play soon!

Erin said...

They are beautiful stockings! I love how they are all color coordinated too. What a pretty banister too. I wish I had a house!

camille said...

that emily is so dang talented. I love each one! Growing up our stockings were always on the banister, too, so that looks just like home to me. I, too, have a fear of those heavy metal stocking hangers coming down and bashing in one of my kids heads (scary) so I'll be doing the stairs, too.

ps. love that pic of Spencer. He looks so handsome. I was misty that day, too.