Between all of the craziness and hustle of the holidays, there is a very special someone firmly planted in the center of it all. On December 28th, my littlest little turned 9!

Here’s my guy in his sweet-silly glory posing with the pom-pom yoda his big brother made him for Christmas. (aww!) I gave him the R2D2 hat for his birthday and he hasn’t taken it off since! It is perfect for his personality.

This little penguin stuffie was his gift to his big brother. He hand made it with very little assistance from me. When I asked if he’d like to sew part of it on my machine, I was told that he preferred not to use any machinery for this gift and that “stitching is a wonderful art”. That’s my boy! 🙂 *gush* I have to say, these two handmade gifts between brothers have to be the absolute best gifts this Christmas.

The newly 9 year old insisted on a Harry Potter party to celebrate his day and we happily obliged. He planned the whole thing: Broom decorating followed by broom racing in the park. A potions class complete with special labels on interesting jars full of elixirs (gatorade) and test tubes filled with “powers” (pop-rocks). Each child brought home their own mason jar full of their custom concoction.

After a pizza lunch and a Harry Potter sock puppet show (performed by big brother from behind the couch) we served Golden Snitch cupcakes (with Butter Leaf cookies for wings!) My guy was in heaven and said it was his best birthday ever. For the win!

Tonight we say farewell to 2010! Thank you for helping to make my 2010 a fun and memorable year. I appreciate your visits and cherish your comments. Here’s to a healthy and happy 2011 for us all!

Happy New Year!