Oh what a busy day!

Getting ready for Christmas you must first:

Wake Up!!! Routine in our home goes like this: Wake up, cuddle on the couch with blankets and a "dwink pweeze!" while watching cartoons. Once the morning "grumpies" wear off...it's breakfast time!

Second, all lovely women must:

 

Pamper...Primp....there....all nice and Pretty!

While waiting for the women, The Boys:

 

Hang out in thier pajamas....and play...

 

And play some more...

*Not pictured:

Tantrums when trains are put away until Bubba gets his teeth brushed

A little corner sitting for various things as:

Being sassy

throwing, dumping,smacking...just a few unfavorable verbs belonging to a two-year old...

A little arguing for more various things as:

not listening when asked to clean up the mess that YOU made, not me!

A little convincing for a girl full of attitude who CAN clean up a mess, even when her legs just up and "magically" stop working...arms too tired...and her bum feels tingly!

A little wrestling with:

Carter... in lock-down... while mom brushes his teeth after 5 minutes of him just EATING the toothpaste!

And a little patience...PLEASE...for:

Crying because one child just sat in some little girl's spot! Sheesh...how rude!

Jumping off the arms of the couch and almost meeting certain doom and destruction...

And now...

All ready to run a "few" errands!

And it only took us ALL morning to get to this point!

 

Gotta have some quality reading time with aunt "Hay-hay"

really....he's just trying to delay his nap-time...

Great way to delay!

 

Of course...Christmas wouldn't be the same without some FUN in the SNOW!

 

It was cold...and the kids did cry a time or two...

 

Anna screamed her first time down the hill...

Laughed and smiled all the way down the second time...

and swore she was "NEVER donna doe sleddin ever adain in my whole life!" after daddy sent her down half the hill all by herself!

 

 Carter had fun sledding with whoever would take him,

enjoyed being pulled around in the snow on the sled,

but failed to mention that his hands and feet were FROZEN!

Yeah...

that would explain the crying All The Way Home

while saying, "Owee! Owee! Owee!"

 

Ben just went crazy...snowboarding and sledding...he would have stayed for hours...

 

 

First time down was a little scary....

and yes....I screamed all the way down!

But it was AWESOME!

 

The pink hat happens to be his FAVORITE! I think he looks very adorable...even in pink!!

 

 Haylee getting ready for the thrill of her life....don't be fooled by her smile here folks...inside...she was trembling with FEAR!!!

Once we returned home, everyone cuddled on the couch to warm up frozen toes and noses and fingers while we watched "The Polar Express" and even had hot chocolate during the "Hot Chocolate" song!

I know...I can be quite amazing...

*a yummy variation to your cup of cocoa: warm up a cup with half chocolate milk, half milk or water. Then add your cocoa mix...and when it's nice and frothy, add a bit of creamer....I added a bit of Irish Cream!

Hmmmmm!

Of course, with a mom like me....

there always has to be a craft involved!

 

I found these cute crafts at Porter's and they were only $1.00! Yeah...I can get pretty excited over a buck! But seriously....who doesn't love a bargain???

 

We just used a bit of hot glue....

*caution*

hot glue is very....HOT!

And it burns....and can leave blisters!

...don't worry, only the adults operated the glue gun.

...I have the blisters to prove it...

 

Awww....so cute!

We decided to start a tradition this year.

The kids got to open one present on Christmas Eve!

 

Every year, from now on, we decided to give them each a new ornament and Christmas pajamas!

 

 

The ornaments this year were all snowmen! The kids loved them and proudly put them on the tree!

 

Time for bed!!!

It was one very BUSY day!

 

...and we promptly nestled all our chillins in bed...

*sigh*

I would have plopped right down on the couch...

but my bum was a little sore...