Last Thursday, we went to Santa’s Village and the kids got to walk in Santa (Thanks to our friend Mrs. Abby). The kids had fun walking him in and walking around the village. Carson loved the firemen and Sarah loved Mrs. Clause. They both got their Rudolph nose and we all enjoyed our evening.
We even ran into our friends!
The Official Picture with Santa…Carson is not crying (as he has been for the past two years) and he actually talked to him this year. Sarah is all about Santa too…it is funny to hear her talking to Carson about Santa. She looks soooo grown up in this picture to me.
The Unofficial Picture with Santa…from Santa’s Village in Richardson. 
Stay tuned for my post about Santa’s Village. The kids got to escort Santa in and be the first ones to take their pictures with him tonight… courtesy of our friend Ms. Abby (Dewey’s boss from College).
…in the Nutcracker and she had a blast! Last week, we were running crazy between school, Nutcracker practice, Nutcracker dress rehearsal, and performances! Sarah did a great job as an angel. She loved that she got to go onto the big stage and see Clara in her “beautiful outfit!” four times. She did great for all four performances and the whole thing was a great experience, but I was glad to see Sunday afternoon! Her favorite part was “puttin’ on the make up” and her outfit. Clara even gave the angels cookies for the final performance.
My favorite picture of the weekend…
Sarah showing off her outfit…
Sarah and Mrs... Jennifer (We love her!)
Fun pictures after her first performance.
Sarah with Mrs... Jennifer’s daughters.
Sarah and the Sugar Plum Fairy.
Sarah’s biggest fans…
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!
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…
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.
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.
