Painting with Santa

The kids went to Paint with Santa earlier this month with their grandma.  Carson was all about Santa and they had a great time putting their handprint on a plate, decorating ornaments, and having story time with Santa.

Busy painting the angel ornament and Carson painting his gingerbread ornament.

The final product is precious!

 

Carson’s Science Experiment

Tuesday before Christmas break, I got a phone call from the kids preschool saying that Carson put a bead up his nose and he would probably have to go to the doctor to get it out.  My first reaction (and Dewey’s) was to laugh.  Seriously?  So, the dork that I am, I’m going to write up what his lab notebook would look like…or what his lab notebook would look like since he is only three and a half.

                                                                      Date:  December 14, 2010

Bead up the Nose Lab

Problem:  Will a blue {because that is my favorite color} bead fit in my nose?

Hypothesis:  I think that a blue bead will fit up my nose.  I want to do it “for my teacher” and “because blue is my favorite color”.

Materials: blue bead, index finger, and nose.

Procedure: 

1.  Pick out your favorite color of bead and insert it into your nose with your index finger.  Try to get it out by blowing into a tissue {with the help of your teacher of course}.

2.  Call your mommy and have her bring you to her school to see if the school nurse can remove it.  The nurse will then tell your mommy to hold the side of your nose that does not have the bead in it and blow really hard into your mouth…trying to get the bead out of your nose.  But when she does this, only snot or boogers really yucky stuff will come out and go all over her face.  {This is really funny!} 

3.  Go to the pediatrician’s office and show them your art project for the day.  If you are lucky, they will send you to the ENT office because you have done such a great job at pushing the bead soooo far up your nose. 

4.  Go to the ENT, and have him remove the bead.  Here, they will put cotton in your nose with some really cold medicine on it to numb the inside of your nose.  {That is really cool, because you look like a football player.}  Then the ENT will place an expander up your nose and pull the bead out.

Conclusion:  I can put a bead up my nose!  But mommy and daddy say that this one cost so much, that I should not do this again. 

Mommy was so proud of my art project that day, she has saved it and placed it on her key chain and she said that she paid ALOT of money for it, so she wants to keep it.

See…

Christmas Traditions/Decorations I love…

I love Christmas time!  I love decorating the house and seeing the joy in the kids faces this year made it that much better.  It was very heartwarming.  Here are some Christmas traditions/decorations that I love…. 

1.  Coca-Cola Santa Snow Globe…when you wind him up, he sings and the train goes around in circles at the bottom.  A friend of mine gave this to me right after I started my Snow Globe collecting.  With the kids being young, I don’t take out all of my snow globes, but I do get out a few out.  Carson loves the train (see post below).

   

2.  Santa Snow Globe and My Stocking…I love the decorations on my back room coffee table.  The snow globe is heavy enough…I’m teaching the kids the “do not touch even though it is within your reach” lesson and praying that it doesn’t get broken..   that I don’t think that the kids can pick it up.  But it is another one of “my most favorite ever” (because that is correct grammar) snow globes!  If you look under the table, you will also see the stocking that my grandmother sewed for me when I was a baby.  I love having that stocking in my house and glad that my parent’s gave it to me a couple of years ago.   

 

3.  Family Christmas Cards from years past and other pictures…Every year, we get out our Christmas cards from years past and put them on this board.  There have been other pictures of the kids that I have collected and added to this board too.  It sits in the back room and I love to see how the our family has changed and how the kids have grown over the years.  I plan on adding to this every year and it becomes more special to me with every card that is added.

 

4.   Decorating the tree with my favorite ornaments…just to name a few…Our first Christmas, Sarah’s Nutcracker, and Carson’s truck.

5. The Nutcracker and Frosty…The nutcracker we bought two years ago when Sarah went to her first Nutcracker performance.  This year she is in it as a Snow Angel.  We love the Nutcracker!  And the kids love playing with Frosty.

 

6.  Friend’s Christmas cards go here…I made this card hanger last year and it hangs in the kitchen on our laundry room door.  The clips at the top are waiting for other’s cards….December is the only month that I race to the mailbox every day!  I stole this idea from Team Carroll. 

 

7. Nativity Sets…the kids have one and I have one.  They both sing and the kids love playing with them.  Since mine is not breakable, I let them play with mine, too.  I love overhearing them talking about the true meaning of Christmas as they play! 

 

8.  The Elf on The Shelf…I love her and she is a great reminder to us all (during this crazy and busy, but fun month) to be kind because she reports all behavior…naughty or nice…to Santa on a nightly basis.  This is the first year that Carson has really gotten what she is about, but the day after Thanksgiving (when she came to our house) she was in a spot where the kids could reach and Carson made it to her first, before everyone else.  He proceeded to grab her, walked back into our bedroom and said, “What is this and why is it here?  Who put it here?”  Sarah promptly panicked and told him, “You can’t touch her, she will loose her magic!” and had a meltdown in the middle of the hallway.   She thought the Elf on the Shelf lost her magic and could not fly anymore because Carson touched her. 

 

9.  Outside Decorations…I got the cute reindeer in Canton and the Santa hat is a Hobby Lobby after Christmas find that I got a couple of years ago.  The wreath that hangs on our door, I made last year (another idea I stole from Team Carroll) and I love it!  And of course we have a little yard art…:)

   

10.Our Texas Tech Tree sits upstairs (on an empty coffee table) in front of the window.  It has kind of become our “A Christmas Story Leg Lamp”.  Yes it has red lights and yes I think that everyone in the neighborhood can see it…but truth be told, I love it!  Texas Tech makes a Christmas Ornament every year and we bought a little tree just for them.  Our Tech Santa that sits next to it. 

  

If you can’t tell…I love…Christmas Decorations and I would have them up all year long if Dewey would allow it.

Kick Off to the Christmas Season…

On Friday night, we met up with some friends for a play date.  We had pizza and we went to one of the neighbor’s house who has set up a train in his backyard.  According to my friend’s mother, this man has devoted his time and energy to entertain and bring smiles to children’s faces for many years.  He has changed his backyard into a train station from September to January.  It was so much fun to catch up on what everyone is doing and see the kids play together.  All of the kids enjoyed the train, but Carson was beside himself…as you can see in the pictures.

Happy Birthday Uncle Jon!

Love is…

Today is our 10 year wedding anniversary.  I adore the Love is… cartoons and I cut this one out has been on our fridge ever since we moved into our house…

and I think it is precious! 

I have written 10 of my own Love is…in honor of our 10 years of marriage… 

…laughing at each other together. (and being goofy!)

…picking up the slack when the other doesn’t feel well.

…all the little things.

…listening to each other and being interested in what the other has to say. 

…giggling with the children and putting them first.

…the butterflies in your stomach when he does something sweet.

…learning to understand each other when you don’t always agree.

…being the best that you can be for the other person.

…taking the family on vacations.

…loving every minute of the past 3,650 days and not wanting to change a thing!

10 Years ago…

Today…

 

You are my best friend and I love laughing with you every day!

3…now and forever!!

Happy 5th Birthday Sarah!

Gotta hold on easy as I let you go.
Gonna tell you how much I love you, though you think you already know.
I remember I thought you looked like an angel wrapped in pink so soft and warm.
You've had me wrapped around your finger since the day you were born.

   

You're beautiful baby from the outside in.
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again.
Go on, take on this whole world.
But to me you know you'll always be, my little girl.

 

When you were in trouble that crooked little smile could melt my heart of stone.
Now look at you, I've turned around and you've almost grown.
Sometimes you're asleep I whisper "I Love You!" in the moonlight at your door.
As I walk away, I hear you say, "Daddy Love You More!".

    

You're beautiful baby from the outside in.
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again.
Go on, take on this whole world.
But to me you know you'll always be, my little girl.

 

Someday, some boy will come and ask me for your hand.
But I won't say "yes" to him unless I know, he's the half
that makes you whole, he has a poet's soul, and the heart of a man's man.
I know he'll say that he's in love.
But between you and me. He won't be good enough!

You're beautiful baby from the outside in.
Chase your dreams but always know the road that'll lead you home again.
Go on, take on this whole world.
But to me you know you'll always be, my little girl.

Happy Birthday Sarah! 

We love you to the moon and back!