December 1st...getting baby boy clothes ready
Opening their first gifts of the season
Ethan's school program
Church program for the little tykes...thank God for black tights!!
She made it through saying her part...got weepier towards the end, but didn't cry
Ethan memorizes great. So does Morgan. Landon - not so much. He was having trouble one night in the suburban trying to remember the last of his part and Morgan finished it for him!
Watching my Aunt Marsha (Kuhn) Patel sing in Dr. David Jeremiah's church choir...2nd row, rt. side, standing by man in black suit...:)
Making mints with the munchkins
Christmas at Shawn's parents...10 kids 6 and under
Church Cantata...the kids sang a number with the choir
Dad directing, Shawn and Em singing
Woke up to my kiddos enjoying playing dress-up
Some Christmas decor for you
Snowball fight, sledding and my snowman
Cookies (on my new fun plastic platter) that I had signed up for for an event at church
Auntie spending time with the kiddos outside making a snowman and sledding
Ice skating...Ethan has been before and this was the first time for L and M
Ethan was doing spins on the ice this time
Landon caught on quickly and had fun
I couldn't skate (OBVIOUSLY!) due to me being pregnant, so I just enjoyed watching them
Went to see some awesome lights after skating
Christmas at my parents
Mawmaw gave the munchkins carrots for the reindeer on Christmas Eve. After getting in the car I heard Morgan crying, "I don't whike it!" ...she had taken a huge bite out of hers thinking it was a gift for her!
Sleeping by the tree Christmas Eve
Gotta have Grandma Cessna's Date Bread for Christmas morning
Yearly picture
Perfect dinner at mom's house
Wonderful December! I hope yours was every bit as enjoyable as ours has been!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Summin' Up December
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Christmas Craft Bag Gift
Sometimes (at least for me) the hardest part about doing crafts with my kiddos is the actual purchasing of the supplies. My mom has done a craft box for my kids in the past and I so enjoyed having things on hand. So...crazy me decided to do this for my husband's side of the family - for six kids!
It's kinda hard to get excited about this kind of gift during the actual opening of the gifts (kids like TOYS right then and we parents have a hard time opening up a gift that has more than 3 pieces to that toy...and plus, this gift was for a later time. And when 10 kids are opening a gazillion gifts at once, who has time to get excited and appreciate each one? Traditions...different in each family. Hey, at least it went quicker - ha! And I know my sister-in-law, K, had enjoyed a craft gift for the boys a couple years ago and they all loved it, so I figured I was safe in doing this gift.)
Here is what I put together...took awhile but it was something I wanted to do. It was fun to do something special like my mother.
Paper bag for making a puppet, sticky-back foam and fuzzy pipe for ears or antennas...already had these supplies...
Stickers...99 cents...
Creative scissors (harder to cut with so hopefully no boo-boos or hair cuts!) My husband of course asked, "Didn't they have anything besides pink?" Nope. Not enough at the store I was in....$8.99 for a pack...
Wrapped with tape so they couldn't have fun until Mom helped them!
In bag: scissors, glue stick (bought a pack),...the glitter and googly eyes already had in my stash...
Carton of stickers..$7.99 and 40% coupon...pom poms $1.99...had the other stickers shown here...
In bag ready to go...
6 sheets of paper per kid...already had on hand...
Dinosaur mold & paint magnet kit ($5.99)...Race car mold and paint kit ($3.99)...decorate your own piggy bank ($6.99) (I think those prices are close!) ...plus a 40% coupon on one of those!
Had to purchase two sets of these but was able to use a 40% coupon on one...
Personalized bags...had stencil and paint on hand (had purchased a different kind of paint, but that was a mess and didn't work well...ugh. Luckily this worked great!)...
The finished product...had all the tissue on hand...
*Hobby Lobby and Target is where I purchased most of these items*
A side note: You could give these out all during the winter season... Once the 'stuck indoors syndrome' hits mid-February, they could have something to entertain them! I take craft time as a time to do something with my kids - be involved with them for a few moments.
Christmas Craft
Ethan was so excited when I showed him the supplies for a Christmas craft...
Christmas ornaments/lights from Hobby Lobby and the foam pieces (cut into trees) have sticky backs. Works perfect for our mudroom door. (we did pumpkins at Thanksgiving)
After Landon put his craft/tree on the door he asked if we could "turn on the lights now" -ha! Just fake lights, sweetie!
Fast and easy project...they loved it. Whew! :)
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