Santa's Letter

I think the letter says it all...

M is Easily Amused

Yep, how to keep a 6 year old boy entertained...it doesn't take much.

Snowball Fight with Santa

Yep, this is the beginning of the snowball fight with Santa whre H was pelted by Santa with a snowball...I don't think I got it on video but I think the story will remain (her letter to Santa was a keeper!)

I decided the best thing to do was to sit H down and explain Santa is not real...I took her to the Quiet Room and asked her to shut the door...while closing the door, she looked at me and said "You better not be going to tell me that Santa isn't real." Well, there went that plan.

Skating Snowballs

This is where H spent most of her time...little did we know the next day we would have the real stuff in our own backyard!

Skate With Santa

The kids love ice skating so when the local Ice Complex had "Skate with Santa" on Christmas Eve, it seemed like the thing to do...Meet Santa, now there is a little story that goes with Santa...

One of the games during skate time was a snowball fight with Santa (the complex provided a mound of snow and the snow was a hit...literally, it seems Santa hit Hannah in the forehead and left a mark! When we asked what happened to her forehead and she replied Santa hit her in the head with a snowball, we couldn't help but laugh...which made her cry...the only way to get her to stop crying was a stop at the local ice cream stand...and that was "Skate with Santa.")

My Nutcracker

I collected Nutcrackers in college and for a few years after college, Santas in the 90s and now I like Snowmen (light blue and white are my favorite). Last year, while decorating the tree, M found my old Nutcrackers and wooden soldiers and he loved them. This year while at Sam's Club, I found a 6ft plus Nutcracker so I used my mad money and now we have a Nutcracker guarding our door. The Nutcracker needed to be put together and H modeled the mustache for me during Major Chestnut's assemblage.

Ringing of the Bells

Last year the kids and I rang bells for The Salvation Army and we did it again this year. H brought her own bells this time since last year, the bells were well...worthless, broken pitiful excuses of bells to ring for such a worthwhile organization. In addition, to the bells, she brought the box which had the tune for Jingle Bells (two bell were left at home by M) so this little video is H, ringing Jingle bells minus two bells and competing with sirens...Oh well, we tried :-)