I have been known to stick a treat under the tree for myself from Micah.  This year, I really wanted to get some professional grade balloons and a double-action air hand pump to make balloon animals for my kids.
So, I have been practicing, and I’ll admit that I might need to get myself a job at Ruby’s if times get tough.
I’m kind of good.
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Here are a few flowers from the bouquet I made Navy.
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Dash commandeered the blue sword.  I preferred the red pirate sword that had a little more technique involved, but he was partial to the blue.  And when I turned his red bib around and made it into a cape, he was full-blown super hero.
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And here is Scout, walking around in his self-made dinosaur outfit.
But if you look closely, you can see the sweet palm tree and yellow sword I made.