THE Stocking

I finally took a few pictures of Jake's stocking and the Advent Calendar I recently finished. I finished the entire stocking at my old job. It took me a few weeks. The calendar took me a little longer. I started working on it at my old job but moved to my new job and figured it probably wasn't a good idea to start out sewing. The little ornaments took me for-ev-er. Each ornament took about an hour a piece to complete. I stabbed myself with the needle many, many times. I was glad to get that one finished.

My mom made our stockings when we were little. I remember my stocking being one of my most favorite things about Christmas. She also made a calendar. Ryan and I would take turns every night putting an ornament on the calendar couting down to Christmas. She still puts up that calendar. A few years ago I made a stocking for myself and Mike. I figured I'd better make Jake his stocking too.

I was so excited to get the stocking ordered. I couldn't wait to get started on it. It arrived, I took all the pieces out of the packaging and realized it was the most ginormous stocking I had ever seen. When I ordered it I hadn't realized it was 28 inches long. Jake could almost fit in the stocking. I still have no idea how we're going to fill that darn thing on Christmas. I hope he likes candy! When we decided on having another child, I figured I'd better go ahead and buy another ginormous stocking in case they aren't available when the second baby does come along. They only had one other 28 inch stocking, so I ordered it. It's just hanging out at the house, waiting.

Jake's stocking was too big to hang with the other stockings, so we hung it on his bedroom door. Every time we go in to or out of his room, he bats at it and watches it sway back and forth. He smiles at it, so I guess he likes it.