Welcome Reuben

No, my Reuben is not the new bear who lives in Dee's Sasha Village.

Nicholas James stood on Mum's open Sasha book and
asked why the girls were all trying to hold baby Mabel at once

The girls put Mabel down.
Laura stepped on the book and told NJ to get off the book!

Baby Mabel was interested in the book

Laura and NJ continued to argue

Laura made NJ step off the book (and stepped off herself) but no one was watching baby Mabel...

... who had crawled beyond the book and was climbing off the chair!

Laura suddenly spotted what Mabel was doing

when Reuben arrived to rescue Mabel who was in danger of falling

Reuben grabbed baby Mabel

and gave baby Mabel a cuddle to reassure her that she was safe

the others were all curious about the new boy who had arrived just in time for baby Mabel

and, argument forgotten, climbed down from the chair to meet him

Baby Mabel saw Florence and put up her arms

"Hello, what is your name?" asked NJ

Baby Mabel jumped up and down with Florence

while Reuben shyly introduced himself
"I'm Reuben and I've come to live here"

"I'm Nicholas James, and these are my sisters Miranda, Laura, Florence and baby Mabel."  

NJ, Miranda, Reuben, Laura, Florence and baby Mabel with the Sasha books now carefully closed

This story line was made up by both my girls.

Reuben, a later Caleb, arrived a couple of months ago and went with us to Dawn's Sasha day in June.  But for various reasons I haven't had a chance to take photos of him until now and kept him under wraps.  For the past week he has been patiently standing on my sewing table waiting for me to reveal him officially.

I saw him on Shelly's site some months ago and bought him on layaway (officially I had no doll cash handy especially as we were completely redecorating two rooms which was horribly expensive even when doing most of the work ourselves).  As soon as I saw him he reminded me of a boy I once knew (more about that in another post) which is why he is named for my long lost friend from early childhood.  He came in his original clothes (plus a couple of additional clothing items) and I have made him a shirt from shweshwe at the same time as I made the elephant shirt for NJ.

The two union flag dresses are a repeat of the dress I made for Erica Mcleod.  Florence is wearing a Dollydoodles outfit I bought at Dawn's Sasha day, baby Mabel is wearing the knitted swim suit my girl insisted we bought at the same time.

I was very lucky to receive the first of the three Anne's Sasha book for my birthday (Sasha Dolls: The History by Anne Votaw, with Ann Chandler and Susanna Lewis), I had received the second book for Christmas (I wanted the pattern book first).  Both books are great, so full of interesting details.