At our family gathering Christmas Eve we open our Christmas PJs. We always know we'll get them but we never know what kind of flannel fabric mom picked out for all of us 4 kids and my dad. Usually she tries to choose holiday themed fabric, like snowflakes, or something of interest to us, like trains, butterflies, or camouflage. Children and adults get flannel PJ pants with matching shirts while babies get footed PJs.
As our family grew up, kids moved out, went to college, got married. and started their own families. In 2008, we were lucky enough to all be home for the holidays and took this Christmas Eve family portrait in our pajamas. This year mom started to add more PJs to her annual to-do list. This year she has made 10 for her husband, 4 children, 3 in-laws, and 2 grandchildren.
In 2009, I realized we all got Christmas Eve pajamas except my mother. She had worked so hard all those years making our pajamas but she never made one for herself. That didn't feel right to me so I started making her Christmas Eve pajamas. She preferred an old Simplicity nightgown pattern over the PJ pants (you can see the style in the family portrait). The first year I made her 2 Christmas themed nightgowns to make up for so many Christmas Eves that she went without. I spent a few hours this morning making her 2011 nightgown. My favorite part is embellishing it with lace, ruffles, ribbon and rick-rack. She doesn't usually go beyond the average for herself so I really like making her something super pretty for her Christmas Eve pajamas.
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