This is the "big moment" for me - the time when a child or grandchild opens their quiet book and sees the pages for the very first time. So much time, effort, thought, and love go into the book, and I hopehopehope my gift is liked...
Last Sunday Ian opened his with help from his mom and dad.
What is this? He reaches into the bag...
...and pulls out the pillow that is made from leftover cover fabric. (I always make a pillow.)
Awwww! It's so soft!
Then Ian grabs the book and draws it out of the bag.
Curt pulls his son onto his lap and they begin to look at each page.
At this point I am holding my breath, hoping the family will like my gift.
Ian absolutely LOVED the stoplight.
He figured out right away how to pull off the lights. Mom and Dad show him how to reattach them. (Velcro makes it easy for little fingers.)
Ian also liked the turtle and pulled its head waaaaay out. It's attached with elastic and quite stretchy.
Curt exclaimed over the Caps for Sale page, just as I'd hoped he would.
Opening the tipi by using the zipper.
Looking at the five monsters on the counting page. (I thought they were pretty cute, but I had a hard time finding five different ones!)
The look on Curt's face makes all that time and work worthwhile.
Pulling the jack o' lantern's other face pieces out of the pumpkin.
The shoelaces for the football's lacing arrived the day after Ian opened his book.
I love this dinosaur page. Since I designed it myself, I was pretty anxious to see if Ian and crew liked it.
They did! And they opened his mouth immediately to discover what the dino had been nibbling.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle stickers!! Curt loves the Ninja Turtles, and I thought the stickers would be something quiet that Ian could play with in church.
Success!! They like it!
