Hello Hive

Children are such a blessing from God; they make our lives happier, fun-filled, and full of laughter. The amusing things they say and how cute that set of humans can be. It's usually beautiful to behold.

My nieces here have been all of those and many more to me. We have formed such a bond that it is difficult to know the kind of relationship between us. It doesn't matter who gives birth to the children here; we all join hands to raise them in a proper way. I cannot count on the many times I have assisted my sister to pay their school fees.

They don't have to go hungry too, as long as I have some food from my own end; there is always what to share with loved ones and you won't wanna watch your loved ones go hungry.

Is it the numerous number of new clothes they have gotten for free, or the ones in which I have to recycle other clothes that are no longer in use to make clothes that will fit their small sizes?

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Among my sister's children, Tina has been the most funny, comely, and jovial among them. There is no single dull moment with her. Having sewn her a simple outfit for Christmas last week, I didn't know how much she felt about it until yesterday, being the child she is.
I told her to pray for Big Aunty, and if I get lucky enough to get a bonus, I would make her another outfit.

You need to hear the length and series of my baby's prayer points; very funny yet they overworked for her. Surprisingly Someone gifted me the sum of 5k naira which was really unusual hence I made her new dress a priority I am meant to bless the child that blessed me with prayers.

I had a very tiny piece of this sequence fabric left, and all I needed were some satin and zippers. I went straight to the store and got them.
Used the sequence to cut her upper bodice here

Then cut the satin for the ball part of her dress.

We didn't have a bridal hard net to add to the fullness of her dress; it could have made it more beautiful, but the organza later added for shine to her clothes
Some stitching and ironing here and then

And then it was time for some photos.

Did I tell you that Ana was dancing in her dress all through the shots? I ended up making more videos than pictures. It's such a shame that I forgot to record in landscape and would have uploaded them too.

It was the funny dance steps for me 😂

I was surprised to notice that the little girl understood the differences between the two outfits sewn for her; she knew which one was prettier and wasn't ready to take off her dress. We allowed her to wear it the whole day, and that is how her own Christmas has started already 🤠🤣.

Between all of these, I'm happy that the big auntie role has been well played🤣🤣🤣 and that these children are really watchful of whatever we do for them. They deserve the best at all times, and we must put in our best efforts too. I pray that God will always provide for us so that we can give only the best to our kids/wards.