Sparkle The Elf Has Arrived

Recently, I purchased the kit, Elf on a Shelf. This includes a book and a minature elf to go along with it. The story is the elf explaining about what his job is around your house at Christmas time. The elf sits somewhere in your house and observes the behavior of the kids (and adults). Then with Christmas magic, he goes to see Santa every night to report how everyone has been behaving good or bad! Then each morning he will be in a new spot and it is the kids job to find him. He could be in the bathroom, the kitchen, the family room, laundry room, or even in the car. The kids are thrilled and K exclaimed "I cannot wait to find him tomorrow morning!"
Our first job was to give our new elf a name. The kids all decided on "Sparkle" which seems appropriate since he does have a sparkle in his eye. Sparkle has been given strict instructions from Santa that under no circumstances he cannot speak to the kids. He can only observe, listen, and report back to Santa every night. A keeps asking me if he is real and I keep reminding her about the rule that he cannot speak to us. There have been many discussions about what he eats, if he is hungry, who is friends are, etc.. We are having a blast!
We told the kids that they can tell the elf some of their wishes this holiday season. Shortly there after, I found K in the living room whispering to the elf.
This is going to be such a fun addition to our holiday traditions. We welcome Sparkle with open arms and it is so fun to have the holiday season upon on now and all the excitement and energy it brings.

Happy Thanksgiving 2009

We had a fun thanksgiving this year. Grandma Mary invited her friend Becky and Becky's daughter Monica, to our Thanksgiving feast. We had never met Becky or Monica but much to our surprise they were GREAT and so much fun to be around. The kids especially fell in love with Monica and all three fought over her attention all day long.
We ate dinner around 3:30 PM and it was AWESOME! Grandma Mary out did her self again and I am so thankful she cooked! One of these years I do plan to host Thanksgiving....hmmm...maybe next year if we have a kitchen/house with lots of room!
After we ate, Grandma AL, Uncle T, Monica, Becky, Jon, the kids and I decided to take a walk through the woods to work off some of the food in or bellies! It was the perfect idea and the kids had a blast running through the woods. We got back just in time for the sun to go down and then we had to play some horse racing.
The weather was nice, the food was good, the laughs were plenty, and we all had so much to be thankful for. It was a perfect day!
Thank you God for another successful, relaxing, and awesome Thanksgiving Day!

Tooth Fairies and the Car Wash

As I posted yesterday, K lost two teeth this week. Last night he put his tooth in his Tooth Fairy pillow and when he got up this morning, he came down stairs and he was so excited because the tooth fairly left him a car wash token! That darn tooth fairy must have been really tired last night and grabbed the wrong coins out of the money jar! Much to her surprise, K was thrilled that he got a car wash token and he cannot wait to go wash the car and PAY FOR IT with his new token! Gotta love it!

Worldess Wednsday ~ Happy T Day (X3)

Two visits from the Tooth Fairy

Yup, that's right, K lost not one but TWO teeth in the last 3 days. The first one came out on Sunday afternoon when Jon gave it a little tug. The expression on K's face was priceless and he was so proud. It was awesome. Then today after he got done with his Gymnastics, he went over to show Miss Ann that he lost his tooth. She took a look in his mouth and said "K it looks like the other tooth is just hanging there, can I pull it out for you?" K replied "Yup!" She looked at me and I said "GO FOR IT"! So off they went to get a tissue and the next thing I know, K came running around the corner with a tooth in his hand and some gauze in his mouth. He was so excited and proud. So the tooth fairy came on Sunday night and it looks like she will be making another appearance tonight. If you ask K what he gets from her he will tell you a lot of money ($1 in change!) It is so fun to reach these milestones with the kids. The girls are envious and check their teeth everyday to see if any have come loose yet. So far K is down 3, girls are down 0!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Enjoying the Weather

The things they say!

We headed out to town this past weekend to visit Jon's family and to watch our niece E get confirmed. It was a short but fun get away and the kids always love to be with their cousins. This trip there was a lot of laughs and here are a few things that the kids had to say:

The first morning we were there we all woke up about the same time. Jon got up to go to the bathroom so all three kids jumped into bed with me. When Jon came back into the room, he laid down on the kids blow up mattress and as he did, K exclaimed: "Daddy, you pop that thing and you are sleeping there tonight"

In church on Sunday, K kept asking Jon when church was going to be over. Jon finally told him that it would be over when it was over and to not ask him that question again. A few minutes later, K said "Daddy...(long pause)....um.....daddy.....when....when..............um.........when do you think you are going to tell me when church is over?"

A was marking up the JC Penny catalog for Grandma so she would have some ideas for Christmas gifts this year. She found a pancake maker that she liked so she asked me if she could put that on her list in which I replied sure if you want. Then I notice she marks it with an N. I asked her why she put an N down and she said because it should be on your list mommy not mine!

At dinner one night, K was eating dinner and sitting next to Jon. He leaned over and quietly told Jon that he did not like the cheesy potatoes that Grandma made. Just after he told Jon this (10 sec. later) Grandma piped up from the other end of the table and asked K if he liked her potatoes in which he replied "yes, they are good Grandma"!

We Got Bobs!

The girls have been asking me for over a week if we could get their hair cut. They insisted that they wanted "bobs" so today I called up my awesome friend S who does our hair and she said she had openings for tonight.
After dinner, the girls and I headed over to her house for some hair cuts. I was nervous that they would get their hair cut short and not like it but they LOVE it. S did a great job and the girls were so proud to strut into the house when we got home to show daddy and K their new doo's. It was a fun night. I am thrilled that they wanted to cut their hair as this will be much easier to manage from a mothers standpoint.
It is fun to watch them grow up and enjoy things like hair cuts. They really thought they were the cat's meow tonight! So fun!

Worldless Wednesday ~ Oldie but goodie

Sunshine is medicine

Today was such a beautiful day. It was warm for this time of year and we spent a lot of the day outside. The sun was out and it was truly a gift of a day.
K went on a date this morning with Jane and they had quite the adventure. He had a great time with her and was very patient and good. They had to wait in line for 2.5 hours and he did not complain once and actually told us he had a great time.
This afternoon we met up with some friends at a local park. All the kids had a great time and so did us moms! We got to catch up while soaking in some rays and vitamin D. Such good medicine for the soul.
Today was one of those days that just make you want to smile. I ended my day with a surprise visit from one of my bestest and oldest friends K! I am now on my way to snuggle with my babe and have a mini date! Ahhhhh....Life is good!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Great Neighbors