All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth!

Bria lost another tooth today. Just in time, too. She heard the song "All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth" and has been desperate to have that happen to her. So, I guess tonight we are having a visit from not only Santa, but the tooth fairy as well. Bria said "Maybe the tooth fairy and Santa will get to meet each other!"

 

The kids are beyond excited for Christmas! It's been snowing today and the kids have spent tons of time looking out the window with anticipation. I love having kids at Christmastime!

A Homemade Christmas

Every year, I like to do at least one homemade Christmas gift for everyone in our family. I don't know if it is just something I got from growing up, but I really love doing it. This year I have several for the kids. I suppose it's because I feel so much better than I felt all year, being pregnant most of the year and recovering for a lot of the remainder. But, I finally feel like I'm supposed to feel!

So, here are a few of the homemade gifts for this year:

These are little magnet boards that the kids can use to hang their art projects. We will eventually hang on them fridge (they have magnets on the back so they'll stick to the fridge). I originally wanted to put them in frames to be hung on the wall, but the idea changed a bit. I put a little picture on Max's to show how the kids can hang their art projects.

Obviously, these are ornaments. But, I think they're cute!

This is a little felt pizza. I made two - one for Max and one for Logan. This came from our super saturday. I would have posted it sooner, but I just barely finished them today!

This is also from Super Saturday. They are felt hair clips for Bria.

My very creative and crafty neighbor taught me how to make little stationary kits. I made very simplified versions for the kids to use as spy kits. They each have a little notebook and wallet that they can keep all their clues in. They are very easy to make and you just use card stock, so they are fairly inexpensive too!

I also made new artbooks for the kids. I forgot to take pictures before I wrapped them (oops!). They are similar to these that I made earlier in the year, but they have a new cover and are probably twice as thick as the original ones. Our kids love having their own artbook and have been begging for new ones for a good month.

Finally, (I hope Dave doesn't check our blog in the next 36 hours!) a calendar for Dave. This one was probably the easiest to make. Last year, I made a full on calendar from scratch for him. It probably took me 40 hours. There was no way I was going to do that again! But, I found a completely finished except for the pictures template for $1 on Black Friday. So, I just inserted the pictures and printed them off. They are made to fit an 8x10 frame so all the months are inside. I also printed one off for me to hang in the kitchen.

Well, that 's all of our little projects this year! I hope I'm not jinxing anything by posting early, But, I think we're close enough now that it probably won't matter!

Logan and the Christmas Tree

Logan loves to lay under the Christmas tree and look at all the lights. Today, while he was underneath, he found an ornament that was just in his reach. He was fascinated that he could hold it and swing it.

Webster Family Christmas Party

The Webster family had their Christmas party tonight. When I say the Webster family, I mean the WHOLE Webster family - cousins and all. It is a huge group. I had no idea when I married Dave what a large family he came from. It's fun that everyone gets together for family events. Dave had to work late, so we actually missed out on the caroling, but we did get there just in time to see Santa! So, in case our kids forgot to tell him at the Ward Christmas party the other night, they got the chance here.

Bria is quite sure she wants Littlest Petshops. She told Santa again. So, hopefully she's been good enough to get her wish!

Max was totally different this time than last. He we very apprehensive about even walking up to Santa. I'm not really sure why. He was embarrassed that everyone was trying to get him to visit Santa, so he said it was because he didn't know what kind of toy to ask for. I reminded him that he asked for cars and a "shooter thing".  After he realized that Santa had candy, he decided it was probably worth going up to him for that. But, he didn't want to sit on his lap.

We didn't put Logan through the Santa drama again. But, he did sit on Grandma's lap for quite a while. He was very interested in her hands, which doesn't surprise me since he is so fascinated by his own hands at the moment. I'm sad the picture turned out blurry!

After visiting Santa and having a yummy soup dinner, the kids played games. During the first game, the kids had to walk to a cup blindfolded and spoon in as many marshmallows as possible. The team with the most marshmallows won.

The next game was Do You Love Your Neighbor. I didn't think Max would understand, but he did fabulous. It was so fun to watch Bria and Max take their turn in the middle. They are both growing up so much!!!

I think Logan made a new best friend. His cousin Lucas decided he really loves Logan. So cute!

It was a really fun night! Thank you Merlin and Catherine for such a great party!!!