Christmas morning

 Twilight sparkle princess pony, which she had asked for

Grandma's blanket I had been working on for several months.

The one I have this size doubles as a shawl while I am reading or making coffee in the morning

Blowing up the pink inflatable chair

 Thank you, Daddy!

 Reading books in style with a new chair and Christmas socks.

Esme was thoroughly spoiled by us, by Grandma Irene and also by Nana Josie from Minnesota.  She received a lot of things she wanted and things she needed, as well.  We hung her ringbar (trapeze and ring combination) up temporarily on a beam but it will go outside when it is warm enough.  She already has impressive strength and can pull herself up on it upside-down (no pictures of that).  Grandma spoiled us, too. and gave Esme  a dress-up magnetic paper doll book and kitchen sets, several stuffed things that also have uses, books, a video, lots of needed clothing and a pretty jacket.  My big gift for Esme was a Playmobil Indian village set (1980s vintage with horses and teepee and a full family of grandparents, parents, baby and child.  Then Mark had found the Twilight Sparkle pony, a stuffed Pinkie Pie and the chair seen above.  I got her more clothes and pipe cleaners in pink/purple colors and she immediately began to attach them to things as is her habit.  Nana Josie and Papa Kenney had sent her several Barbie dolls and a set of linking rings, as well as a stuffed teddy bear.  The teddy bear immediately got an arm sling built out of pipe cleaners.  She is really uncertain of what to do next with anything, just like usual for a Christmas morning hehe ;)  Currently, she is running around outside in her new jacket blasting off energy before lunch.

I'd like to get some time to sit down and cut out a dress out of brown or blue fabric and work on one a bit.  Mark has lots of plans for us tomorrow and I don't think I'll get to sew then.  He bought me more yarn, and I have to figure out what to knit next as now everyone has a blanket finally and I have to see what is needed, next. 

We played with the Indian village quite a bit - they picked 'raspberries', had a fight and then a reconciliation with a brown bear (the teddy bear), gave it honey and corn soup, went fishing in the canoe and fed all the horses.