Scotty was supposed to be in my last installment, but didn't feel like being photographed at the time. When I went over to watch the OSU/Mizzou game on Friday, he was feeling much better, so I snapped a picture of him then!
If you couldn't tell, Scotty received some of his favorite coffee-infused cigars from me. He has become quite the cigar connoisseur as of late, and being that I struggle to decide on a gift for any of the men in my family, I decided that that would be a great choice for him.
The next day was for none other than my dear ol' dad! Growing up, my dad has been markedly against big universities and has never cared to watch any sort of athletic events or wear any team clothing. With that in mind, imagine my surprise when he mentioned that he wanted a hoodie with Pistol Pete on it! (I also never thought that my dad would be a hoodie type of guy, but it turns out he loves wearing them on his mail route because they keep him warm, but are easy to move in.) With that in mind, he received...
His orange Pistol Pete hoodie!!! I think he was surprised that I remembered him mentioning it! We were disappointed that it didn't fit him, but I was able to exchange it for one that fits him much better! Hooray!
After waiting "forever" for his gift, Kyle was the last of the Moody clan to get his gift! He really hammed it up when I brought the gift over by insisting that Scotty pause the Cotton Bowl game and Emily step away from cooking supper to watch him open his gifts! (I think he was just a little bit excited!)
I'm not really sure what look he was going for in this picture, but he managed to successfully display all of his new treasures! He is a chocolate lover, so I decided to get him a giant Hershey's bar and some mini Santas (I'm sure Scotty & Emily LOVE me for that one!!). After Cody received some ear-buds for his birthday, Kyle decided that it was high time for him to have some, too. I think the real measure of his excitement was the fact that he immediately changed out of the clothes he was wearing to put on the Duck Dynasty pajamas I gave him! (That was probably the first time any of the nephews have ever been excited about receiving clothes from me!! Actually, Cody is usually pretty excited about the OSU shirts I give him for birthdays, but still..)
I ran into a slight problem on Saturday, which was when I was supposed to give Wyatt his presents. You see, I had to go into work at the quilt store early, because we had our Saturday Sampler classes going on. In a stroke of luck, I was able to take off early so that I could join my sisters on our road trip to Edmond for the annual Christmas Tea! Unfortunately, by the time we made it home, I knew that Wyatt would already be asleep, and even if he wasn't, I was beyond exhausted and desperately needed sleep. (The late-night OSU game, the early morning at work, and our road trip had all done me in!) I decided to bend my rules out of necessity, and give Wyatt and Jeremy their gifts on Sunday.
Wyatt and Jeremy finished out the twelve days! I really had no clue of what to get Wyatt, but I was pretty successful! Jeremy's gift has a slightly more interesting story...
You probably wouldn't have guessed it, but Wyatt is also wearing part of his gift. I think I really hit the ball out of the park with my clothing choices this year, because I only gave him a plain green long-sleeved t-shirt and some Skylanders pajama pants. As he saw the shirt, the first thing he told me was that he "LOVED the color of his shirt" and was impressed he could admire the Swap-Force Skylanders on his pants! It's the little things in life, I guess! I also gave him another Skylander to add to his collection, which was where this round of gift-giving turned rough. Andy had a sudden meltdown over Wyatt's new Skylander acquisition, but I was told that it was short-lived. Regardless, Wyatt loved his gift and thanked me multiple times!!
As for Jeremy's gift, it has been a long time coming! For his birthday (which was in July, in case you were wondering) he requested an OU quilt. Obviously, I couldn't belt out a quilt in that timeframe, so I bought the fabric & told him that I'd make the quilt before Christmas, because "I was going to have tons of time on my hands once I moved to Stillwater!". Famous last words, because I didn't sew a stitch between August and December! Whoops! I guess I was too busy having tons of time on my hands...or not! Needless to say, I forgot about this promise until about Thanksgiving time, when I asked Jeremy what he wanted for Christmas. He promptly responded that he wanted an OU quilt for his birthday, but would still be happy to get it for Christmas. Yikes! I hadn't even starting cutting out the material or anything, so I had my work cut out for me, literally. Thanks to a couple of snow days, I was able to belt it out and finish the quilt top to give to Jeremy! As you can tell, he loves it, and is excited for me to have it quilted and bound...maybe by his next birthday!
So, there you have it, my 12 days of Christmas from start to finish! I loved that I was able to slow down and celebrate the entire Christmas season instead of cramming it into one day. Maybe I won't do this in future years because I'll have more obligations than I have at the present time, but I can always look fondly on the year that I made everyone wait for their gifts!!! Merry Christmas everyone, and to all a good night :)
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