Christmas Party, Gingerbread Men, & PJ Day

Today Emma Claire's class had their Christmas Party! Even better that they got to celebrate it with their PJ's on for pajama day! First they had some yummy pizza for lunch...

Then some homemade green cupcakes...

And to end the party they all got to make their own paper Gingerbread Man. Emma Claire and Liza decided they wanted to make girls so they put the bow-tie on top of the head for a hair bow! Pretty Creative...

Emma Claire's face is so funny in this last picture. She is telling Lucia how beautiful her gingerbread man is and that she did a great job on it.

I will never be able to express how much I am thankful for and love my job. What a blessing that I get to work a couple days a week with my children with me! So thankful for Bay Leaf Baptist Church.

Sunday Morning in the Snow

On Sunday morning Emma Claire called me into her room and said 'Mommy is the snow still outside?' When I pulled the blinds she was beside herself when she saw it. She immediately jumped out of her bed, went to her closet, put her snow boots on, and said 'I'm ready to go outside and play!'. She couldn't understand why I wouldn't let her go outside in her PJ's to play in the snow after she had been running a 103.5 fever... go figure. : ) After Benjamin made us a yummy breakfast we spent 30 minutes getting the kids all bundled up and then headed outside.

Emma Claire thought it would be yummy to taste the snow!

Our neighborhood is absolutely beautiful during the fall foliage and winter snows.

Camp was not so much a fan of the snow. This is the look he had on his face most of the time. Not mentioning the fact we had that small boggin shoved down on his head! He looks like he is saying, "Really, mom. Pink gloves??"

 All Emma Claire wanted to do was build Frosty. She was so proud of the finished product!

Camp could have cared less. Can you see him screaming in the background??

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First Snowfall of Winter 2010 and Our First Gingerbread House

Yesterday afternoon we got a big surprise and it started to snow! I was so excited and wanted to share the excitement of the moment, but both kids were asleep and Benjamin was gone hunting. : ( Here is what it looked like when it started...

 By 8:00 pm we had a nice covering and the tree in our backyard looked so pretty!

When Emma Claire woke up from her nap she was SUPER excited and immediately wanted to go outside and play in the snow but because she had been sick we didn't want to take her out in the yuckiness. So, we decided to do something else special with her...building a Gingerbread House.

She was beyond excited about this project.

 Daddy was busted SEVERAL times eating the crafts.

 So proud we got the spend this special time with our sweet girl while Camp was in the bed. We had lots of laughs and certainly began making memories of our own this Christmas season.  Daddy even made us coffee and hot chocolate to enjoy afterwards! : )

Snow! It's Christmas time...

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An Early Christmas Present for Camp

Yesterday Camp got an early Christmas present in the mail. Since we have to travel home some things are just easier shipped directly here.

Sometimes when mommy just needs a break and it's not time for a nap I will put the kids in their rooms to watch a movie and play with their toys. Emma Claire has had TV in her room since she was about 1 1/2, but it has never been hooked up to cable. It is ONLY for movies. Actually, for the sake of a fun fact, it is the same TV I had in my room growing up that Benjamin bought me as a Christmas gift when we were dating. This year RaRa and Pepaw were so gracious to get Camp his own TV for Christmas. I have to say he has the best TV in the house! : ) (FYI, it was a great Amazon deal on Black Friday : ) Thank you, RaRa and Pepaw from Camp and from Camp's Mommy!

It's Been a Tough Day

Today Emma Claire woke up with a 102 degree temp so we took Camp to school and then headed to the Dr. She had yet another ear infection and possible strep. (we will find out tomorrow from the strep test) By the time I got back to school and got Camp they were both zonked. Emma Claire and I did have a great time having a mother daughter day though!

Camp Fun Facts

More new teeth!

His bottom left second front tooth.
His top left first molar.

Little Green Frogs Book

This past week Emma Claire got to bring home her class book for us to get to know her friends better. Loved this treat and what a wonderful idea it was from her teachers.

 Emma Claire got this book out a zillion times. She loved it and would make up all the crazy stories about each child. Thanks Mrs. Amy & Mrs. Kathy!