December 15 2017 Elizabeth Kanipe Radford

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Sawyer hasn't been on any extravagant trips with me, but he has helped me through my last Santa Shop! Years of shopping for bargains and hand painting ornaments, helping kids pick gifts on a budget, shopping for those who can't afford and those who spend too much. And yet still have these pencils from my years ago with you Jaime Clemmer! (chuckling that I still have these pencils!). This year Sawyer has been my secret elf making it all happen!❤️#mysawyerbracelet

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