memories game

I always encourage the kids to either 'go in' on gifts

or give something handmade.

Lily helped me make Lexi's birthday gift

I'm not real thrilled with her - she looks kinda sad

so I figured it was only fair that I helped her make one.

When I saw this sweet matching game that Rosie made,

I knew it was just the thing!

Lexi shouted out her recognition of the fabrics

("That's from my quilt!" "That goes to Aiden's diaper bag" etc)

while Lily picked through our scraps.

November, 2010 ~ my, time flies!

I'd given her a template a little larger than the felt blocks

so she could make sure the scraps were big enough

 that we could get two of each fabric.

I did the cutting and sewing;

Lily handed me the sets to sew

and trimmed all the threads.

They played go fish today with the game,

asking for the project that the fabric came from,

"Do you have any panties?"

Oh, these sisters make me smile!

I love that they can recount memories

while testing their memory

and make memories all at the same time,
thanks to a sweet  little made-with-love gift.