If the Mitten Fits....

Deer Sisters

Just loving this picture! ARM is showing the Christmas reindeer she made and little sis not about to be left out of this picture.  They are just too sweet!

O Tannenbaum

EMM is holding the Christmas tree he made in preschool.  The kids love decorating the house for Christmas, the cookie baking, picking out gifts for cousins and grandparents, and especially putting up our nativity scene I am happy to say!  They do know the real meaning of Christmas and love all of it.  Definitely the most wonderful time of the year!

The Skinny Tree

One of these years, we may have to upsize our Christmas tree.  Each year the kids pick out a new ornament at Christmas time, and when they move out on their own one day they will be able to take their ornament collection along and have all of those for their very own tree. The tree we have now is starting to get a little crowded.  It was purchased when we had no children and lived in a two bedroom duplex, so we opted for a tree that was tall but not so full to save on space.  The good news is that it looks fully decorated, no big empty looking areas. 

In art class, ARM made a chalk Christmas tree drawing and in her head she may have had the image of our slender tree. 

Christmas Cookies

Making cookies just sort of goes with Christmas, doesn't it? EMM's class made cookies - both real ones (that were very soft and sort of fell apart - no worries - it was eaten right up!) and these cute little gingerbread Christmas cookies.  I bet that classroom was a mess - they used real icing on both the paper and edible cookies! Sure smelled good though....and most importantly, they had fun!

Chipmunk Love

Thanks to Pandora music, our kids hear a few Alvin and the Chipmunks songs every now and then...that is, if their dad does not skip them!  Finding a few books and a movie at the library for these musical chipmunks was also fun.  ARM even made these little "Alvinn! Simon! AND! Theodore!" signs and hung them on her "bonk" bed.  So many moments that make us smile...even if we don't necessarily have the same taste in music!

Set the Table!

Now the only that is needed is the turkey and all the fixins! Both ARM and EMM made lovely Thanksgiving placemats at school and not to be left out, their little sister found a Valentine's Day placemat to use.

ARM's says, "I am thankful for the flowers" and EMM's is pretty self-explanatory!

Give Thanks...for Great Hats?

Something about wearing turkey hats just makes people happy. This little kindergarten project was a lot of fun for ARM and now we are not scrambling to find a turkey hat with the big day approaching. Seeing all of the kids grinning as they burst out of the school door in their festive headgear is a neat sight.

But seriously, we are very thankful to have our three healthy children and to live in a wonderful community with a great school district.  And thankful for each and every beautiful smile - warms our hearts!

Teepee-ing

Patient: "Doc, I keep having these dreams. First I’m a teepee; then I’m a wigwam; then I’m a teepee; then I’m a wigwam. It’s driving me crazy. What’s wrong with me?"

Doctor: "You need to relax. You’re two tents."

ARM made this great looking teepee at school while learning about the lives of Native American Indians in our country.  Has her thinking about camping...too bad it is winter!

Crib Buddies

The girls having some snuggle time. See? Nap time can be fun!

Creepy Crawler

This little guy came home with EMM from pre-k this week - eeek!!! Actually this is just about the only spider that is allowed in our house.

Scared Silly

We are fortunate to live in a neighborhood that has a lot of kids and lots of people that love to celebrate Halloween.  Every year there are several houses that we have to drive by because of the Halloween displays that they put up. At our house, we like to set out our firepit and hand out candy after we are doing going around the block ourselves.  Dad always jokes to kids about not standing too close because we had a mummy almost catch on fire once.

In the picture, EMM holds up one of the boo-tiful Halloween crafts he made at school.

An Itsy Bitsy Project

What can you do with aluminum foil, a Popsicle stick, yarn, an egg carton, and an empty paper towel roll? EMM's preschool class did something pretty cool to go along with reading the nursery rhyme "The Itsy Bitsy Spider." This spider has been climbing up his water spout over and over, and who at our house doesn't love that song?

Can You Guess What Day it Is?

Today was Johnny Appleseed Day at school. EMM did a nice job on this sauce pan hat.  Apples are the theme all week and he will be making applesauce with his class at the end of the week.

Address Labels

The postal service is amazing!  This is ARM's handwriting - just love her!

The Dressing Room

 

These members of the family are fresh out of the dressing room, and of course, ARM helped them with their outfit selections.  She also photographed them sitting on her bed.  The sock monkey is in a sporty outfit, Princess Adelynn is looking relaxed in a robe, and the giggling turtle is ready for a night out on the town in a blue satin gown.

Why So Sad?

The butterfly created as an art project in ARM's 4 year old pre-k class was damaged, which is the reason for the long face on this little girl. But wasn't it the loveliest butterfly?

Manicure, Anyone?

There is a new day spa in town open for business and Grandma is the lucky first customer.  ARM is freshening up her nails with some Hello Kitty nail polish.

Good Signage is So Important

Thanks to ARM, our bathroom now has signs.  We wouldn't want anyone getting confused, ha!  She has really been into making signs lately, so this needed to be documented.  The one on the right is sort of X-rated, but she put this one next to our bathroom sink as she does not want any boys peeing in it!

Somebunny Hopped By

ARM morphed into a rabbit tonight when she found her bunny ears, white clothes and made a tail out of facial tissues.