Perhaps the most unique was the request from Marenda and Sam that I make "prisoner pajamas" for their 4 children. Sam has been trying to get them to have these kind for several years. Well, it took some searching around in the
various stores but we finally found a good quality
four sets out as well as a pair of pants for Sam. The "prison ID #" on the front is each of their birthdays and on the back they read - Brown # 1, Brown # 2, Brown # 3 and Brown # 4
These are for the Halterman grandchildren in Phoenix. Left to right - two Ninja pajamas for the boys - Alec and Trenton, purple pajamas for Kira and Unicorn pajamas for Tessa
When the request came in from Kendra's 2nd daughter, Tessa - age 7, for a unicorn, I made up a one piece jump suit for the pajamas then make the hood, wings and tail separately. They can be attached with velcro loops.
Kira - age 12- just wanted something soft, purple and with polka dots on
Alec - age 3 - and Trenton - age 9 - decided the coolest thing would be to have ninja pajamas. They each have their "sign" on their pajamas and an appropriate hood to cover their faces. Alec woke his parents on Christmas morning with a Ninja chop instead of a loving hug.
Drake - age 14 - decided this year to just have some "cool" plaid pajama bottoms. I might add that because I didn't plan for the narrow width of the cloth and didn't get enough the first time, it took me three trips to Hobby Lobby to get these made. From the time I bought the first fabric to when I went back for more, a fresh bolt had come in with a little different pattern in the plaid which I didn't notice until I got it home and started to cut them out. Needless to say, we made a third trip and got enough more that the two sides would look alike
I didn't get individual pictures of the Hickman pajamas but the two on the left were for Lola -6 mo. and Talia -age 7 - and the request was to have kangaroos on. I put a kangaroo on the front and a pocket to carry a little stuffed kangaroo that I made on Talia's.
Next comes Jasper - age 3- with Handy Manny PJ's, Milo'- age 5- has a dragon on the front and back and Gavin' - 14 - has a Dr. Who motif - something our older grandsons are into big.
Since I have been making pajamas for many years and Kerali's are some of our oldest grandchildren, the 4 oldest opted for money but the two youngest - Owen and Taren - made up for it.
Owen - age 10 -asked for the Gryffindor motif from Harry Potter. His mother sent me a picture and I was able to recreate it with fabric and a lot of sewing.
Taren - age 7 -is a girl but you would hardly know it from her requests. This year she wanted fox pajamas with a tail and a hood (with eyes to look through) I understand she wears her hood to bed.
This group of pajamas were for the Hardings. Sheridan decided he had outgrown pajamas but the 4 younger had some "fun" requests -
Eve - age 4 - wanted pink with dogs. Since I couldn't find any pink flannel with dogs, I had Kalen draw me these two - Kalen's pug, Mei Mei and Hardings' dog, Henry.
Mitchell - age 6 - requested the map of the US to be on the front of his pajama top. This one took some work as every state had to be cut out of a
different piece of cloth then ironed on then sewed on
Caleb - age 10 - like Owen - is into Harry Potter but Caleb wanted Ravenclaw on his pajama top and he wanted a scarf to match
Marcus - age 13 -ask for the Dr. Who telephone booth to be reproduced on his pajama top.
We traditionally have everyone in the area over for Christmas Eve and after having a buffet, a short program and the Nativity story, the children open their pajamas. It was gratifying to find that everyone was quite happy this year.
