Christmas at Preschool

Jaxson had a great time at preschool this Christmas season.  They made so many fun things, had a program for the families, and even got to sit on Santa’s lap.

It was fun to have a child who actually participated in the singing.  Kade refused to make a peep both years he was in preschool.  Jaxson can rock Jingle Bells but he didn’t want the bells on his wrists and he had to wear his Santa hat even though it wasn’t quite time for them yet.  At least he was singing, so we’ll take the rest.  He sings Jingle Bells all the time and he has to jump each time he sings or rather shouts Hey.

   Last year Jaxson wanted no part of seeing Santa. This year he has been reciting his list for weeks so he was pretty excited when he came down the stairs.

Jaxson’s list:

Luigi pull back car with wings

black pirate ship

Black Beard pirate action figure

Kade’s list:

Mario Kart Wii K’nex set

Pop the Pig game

Angry Birds game

Jaxson showing off his projects.

My favorite is the licorice just hanging off the roof of his gingerbread house.  His favorite was the snow globe, he loved the fact that his picture was in the water. 

Christmas Gifts

   For the boys teacher gifts this year I made post it note holders.  They are clear frames filled with scrapbook paper.  Then I just added ribbon and stuck the post its on the front.  I put the first post it through the printer for the Christmas message.  

I had left over tins from making turkeys at Thanksgiving and left over red sixlets from making rat eyeballs at Halloween so we made Rudolph spares for the kids in our neighborhood.   The neighbor gifts weren’t very creative this year.  I changed a bread wrapper I found online and we just gave out bread and a poinsettia. 

http://violetpaperwings.blogspot.com/2010/12/post-it-present.html

http://pinterest.com/pin/116530709077768709/

http://sugartotdesigns.blogspot.com/2011/07/free-printable-g-thanks-mini-bread-loaf.html

Our Thankful List

I made this “I am thankful for. . .” printout and put it in a frame so we could write our list on the glass with a dry erase marker.  I started the list with family and then asked Kade and Jaxson the things they are thankful for.  Of course Grandmas and Grandpas were first and as we were going down the list I had to prompt them to add mom and dad or I don’t think we would have made the cut.  Grandmas and Grandpas should feel lucky because they got ranked before pumpkin pie.  Kade loves his pumpkin pie, so that is quite an honor.  Kris was not thrilled that mom beat him but was pretty happy he beat M&M pancakes. 

Thanksgiving Turkeys

We made these turkeys to give to the boys teachers and to our neighbors.  

The pattern is on http://burtonavenue.blogspot.com/2011/11/turkey-favor-tins.html

I also liked these so we had to make both.  It was easier for Kade to help me with this turkey because there is no glue involved.  http://thepinkinkdoodle.blogspot.com/2010/11/m-turkey-favors.html

  While I was making the feet Kade made his own turkey out of the pipe cleaners.  I like Kade’s the best.

First Snow

       

Trick Or Treating and More Halloween Fun

On Friday we went to Kris’ work for their trick-or-treating extravaganza.  This is one of our favorite parts of Halloween.  They have fun decorations and the kids get way too much candy.

  We also went to Gardner Village to see the witches. We had to have our traditional dinner in a pumpkin.  The boys drew faces on it before it got cooked. This one Kade drew crying with lots of tears.  This one is a guy with a sword stabbing the pumpkin with blood coming down the side.     On Halloween we only go trick-or-treating to a few houses around the neighborhood because we already have more candy than they will ever eat from dad’s work. We got Jax to put the mustache on for a few pictures but it was too big.  When dad put it on, it sealed his whole mouth shut.  Perhaps we should have left it on?    2011

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