Christmas Day

We had a fantastic Christmas day! Gracie actually CHOSE to stay in bed till 7 (the time we normally ask her to stay in bed till, but she rarely does!) She came running in and then we all went to see if Santa came. He did! She was very excited.

Grace was the present hand-er out-er. She took her role very seriously.

She loved opening her presents and was happy with each one. (except the jean leggings. I can NOT get her to wear jeans so I thought I'd try leggings. nope!)

Brother got her a new tea set.

and he got even more blocks!

We had a great day and stayed in our jammies ALL day long. We had turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, and rolls for lunch and watched movies. It was a great day!

Merry Christmas

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

We are on COUNTDOWN week! It makes us crazy with excitement!

and it makes us make funny faces! We are SO excited!

SNOW!

On our first real snow day (it snowed before but we didn't see it so we aren't counting it!) The kids made a fort under the counter.

Then we walked over to the office in the snow!

ha! Graham's coat is so big.. I asked Grace to take a picture with him and her arm knocked him down. It was like the little boy in Christmas Story!

We liked making footprints in the snow.

This was just the start of it. We had 9 inches!

See the woodpecker on the feeder?

Saturdays

Saturdays are for making bread (parmesan herb bread- it was fantastic!)

playing with chalk while it's still nice outside

being silly and running around while Daddy rakes leaves.

and for playing hopscotch.

It was a great day. I love my family.

#2

Gracie has made Graham her playmate, whether he likes it or not! The door to her room will close and it will be quiet for a looooonnnnggg time. Then out will come sis in a new (for the 10th time that day!) outfit and brother in a tutu and hair bows. It's so funny! He just looks at us like "guys, I just go with it, it's easier, trust me". ha!

He LOVES playing with blocks and can stack quite a few. They keep him entertained.

The Christmas tree was very exciting to him. So are the ornaments. We let Gracie decorate it and her sweet spot seems to be middle right so, there are about 100 ornaments there and not to many anywhere else.

He has also enjoyed coloring lately! If he sees the crayons out he starts squealing and pointing to the paper.

He finally got tooth #4! 5 & 6 are not far behind. Those top teeth sure do change how he looks. :)

Book Review: Thank you God for Blessing Me

We’ve had this book for a bit now, and it’s already a well loved one in our house! Thank you, God, for Blessing Me, by Max Lucado is a great way to take Hermie books down to a infant/toddler level. It is about little Hermie the caterpillar who goes through his list thanking God for all He has given him.

This story is told with rhyme and is easy to read and understand. Both Gracie and Graham enjoy the verses and pictures. They idea that we should thank God for all we have been given is clear. Little Hermie takes time to thank Him even for the little things in His life.

I have always enjoyed the Hermie books. This one isn’t any different but I do think that the illustrations are not as vibrant and bright like the usual Hermie books. That was more of a disappointment for me than my kids though, they didn’t mind a bit and this book is requested often! I would purchase this book for any young child (baby to 3ish) as a gift!

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