May the Christmas Season fill your home with joy~
Christmas can officially come! This is the year I have decided to make the change from real to artificial for our Christmas tree. After searching countless stores I finally just bought it! I have to say I was pleased that it had come down in price $30! ... My only disappointment ... they were out of color lights .... I'll have to work on adding my own ...
next year!
Happy Holidays!
Friday we visited the Festival of the Trees! What wonderful way to enjoy Christmas.
Silly Mom ... not even thinking about the 5pm appointment we have for Christmas pictures at Kiddie Kandids ... let's just say at 4pm the kids were not happy about the face washing party!
Ho! Ho! Ho! ~may the season bring love to your home, peace to your family today and all year thru!
Do you remember when you were little and it was Christmas? I do. I remember the smell of cookies in the oven and the glow of the Christmas lights. I remember making paper chains and glitter ornaments. And I remember the school Christmas programs! Ian had his first Christmas performance on December 2nd.
Ho! Ho! HO!
Deck the Halls ....
Fa la la la la ....
I LOVE THE CHRISTMAS SEASON!! Most of my shopping is done ... yes I even have your gift purchased! I WILL have my Christmas tree up by this weekend ... and then I can just sit back and enjoy the magic.
Kids make the season even more special ... and we have tickets for breakfast with Santa on Saturday. Thanksgiving Point puts on the cutest shin-dig ... it will be our 4th year! And in two weeks we will be going to the North Pole on the Polar Express!!! I haven't told the kids about this yet ... I think I'll let it be a surprise!
So stay tuned ... I'm sure I will have many, many pictures to share!
And remember ... Santa Claus is watching you!
Little Miss Anna was running around yesterday in all her glory (yes NAKED). She then came to find me and kept saying come here and come see. I thought she was going to show me Ian's blanket house ... instead she led me to the potty and proudly exclaimed, "Look!" and there is was ... liquid gold!
Of course as any parent would do I made sure to go over the top with my praise and excitement. Then Ian, Anna, and I danced through the house and chanted, "Anna went pee pee in the pot-tee!" Anna beamed with pride and if we stopped singing she'd say, "again, again!"
I finally told her that was all and went about doing my own thing. And do you know what happened next? Around 30 minutes later she yelled out, "PEE PEE COMIN'!" and the three of us ran to the potty ... and she did it AGAIN! woo hoo! Anna went pee pee in the pot-tee! Anna went pee pee in the pot-tee! The singing and dancing resumed!
Again I stopped the celebration much sooner than Little Miss Anna would've liked (10 min just not enough for her). And again, 30 min or so later I heard the words, "PEE PEE COMIN'!"
I think we may be on to something here! 3 times in one evening! Do I dare hope and dream?
So today with much hope and optimism I will keep her in big girl panties (except nap time- wink) and see where it leads us. Wish me ... and us luck!
I think it is high time that someone sues the socks off of the happily ever after fairy tale story book writers and movie makers. From the moment we are born little girls are told stories of castles and princes, we hear of evil being trumped by good, the stories may tell of a moment of stormy skies, but then miraculously the gray clouds fade, birds begin to sing and the sunny skies fill with rainbows and butterflies.
How then, I ask you, are we suppose to be ready for real life when we shed the little girl rose colored glasses and enter the turbulent world of adult womanhood? What life skills are we given to deal with sick babies, troubled marriages, and spilled milk?
From TV sitcoms, to movies, commercials, and stories ... almost all end with a happy ending ... but in real life there is no pilot that stops on the tarmac so the man can rush aboard and declare his love for the girl (in reality he'd be arrested for even trying) ... there is not a notebook that tells a true story of everlasting love that stood the test of time ... there are only broken hearts and lost dreams.
I believe love exists. I know we are in charge of our own happiness. I only wish a few of the lessons I have learned would've come a little sooner. I will teach my children to believe in themselves, to follow their dreams, to reach for the stars ... all the while keeping their feet firmly planted and standing tall.
I hope some story tellers can learn to weave a little truth in their stories. It is good to dream but it is better to create our own story rather than waiting for the prince to come riding in on his horse to save the day and make everything right.
So much more to share!
Anna would walk thru Toon Town and call out, "Mickey Moush, Where are you?", then she would say, "We're comin'!" Then we found him.
Ian excitedly ran up and gave the Mouse a big hug. Anna loved him as long as she didn't have to get to close.
We had breakfast with Pooh Bear, and Chip, and Minnie Mouse!
Anna was like most 2 yr old kids ... loved the big furry characters from afar. That was until we met the fairies. Maybe because they are not big costumes she was not afriad... she cautiously walked up and gave each one a hug.
Tinkerbell was Anna's favorite! And Tinkerbell talked to Anna, at her level, for several minutes! It was an amazing moment.
And there was Woody
& Mickey
& more Mickey ... Gotta love the mouse!
Anna now has a big girl bed! Oh my, where does the time go? She was very excited to have her princess bed! She crawled in a laid down ... then after 2.5 seconds cried. :(
