Christmas parties

Long time no blog! I have several (and by several I mean 3-4) Christmas posts coming up. Can you say I.AM.SO.BEHIND! Ok, let's get started, shall we?

Luke had Donuts with Dad followed by his Christmas program earlier in December.

Just look at Luke's smile- so happy to have Daddy with him at school. 

Luke is the second from the right. He somehow got the role as one of the painters. He did so good!

They later joined the remainder of the group- he is on the back row- third from the right. 

Back in the class room.

Our little angel!

There are 14 kids in his class- 2 of which are girls. Yes- 12 boys in one class! Holy moly!

A few weeks later, Luke had his Christmas party. 

Enjoying their pizza lunch.

Their snack craft was making a powdered donut snowman. 

Yummy!

Christmas Bingo! Sarah quickly caught on and played even when Luke wasn't at that center.  She was cracking me up. 

Since their class is the Owls, we found an owl ornament that they got to make and decorate. We used a picture of each student from the Christmas program as part of the ornament. 

We ended the party with a book exchange. 

Waiting in line to collect all their goodies.

Jacob had a Christmas party as well on his last day before the break.

The Assistant Principal delivered letters from the North Pole. The letters were even cold. I guess they stuck them in the freezer to make it seem real that they were just delivered from the North Pole. Such a fun treat for the kids. The kids were so excited.  Ms. Lewis Santa was so sweet to have written each student a personalized letter.  Love!






Shortly after this picture, the little girl that sits across from Jacob says to Luke, "You aren't supposed to give YOURSELF bunny ears..." It was too funny!


Each student made a Christmas card for a solider that couldn't come home for Christmas.


Jacob's best buddy, JT.


JT's mom and me


Class picture

Silly picture

As part of their party each student made an elf hat.

And they got to decorate a graham cracker with icing and candy!

Ms. Lewis is so dedicated to her students. She is passionate about teaching and it shows in so much of what she does!

Santa Picture

One of my favorite things to do during the Christmas season is to make a trip to the mall and get the kids picture with Santa. I frame each year's picture and put them out during Christmas.  We went one day after Jacob and Luke were out of school and walked right up to Santa. No line! However we all know the best laid plans don't always pan out with the little ones.

Sarah walked right up, gave Santa a hug and a high five. However, once they put her up on his lap and I took a few steps back, the tears began. And they didn't stop. Soooo, we walked around for a few minutes and she calmed down. We thought we'd try again so we got back in line. This time behind two other families. Still, not bad. As we got closer to Santa, Sarah wouldn't let me put her down. Soooo, the next plan was to head up to the food court and have dinner. We enjoyed a Chick-fil-a dinner and then decided to get the kids a cookie to use as a bribery tool for later.  Oh the things we'll do for a smile! Anyone with me here??  :)

We all head back down to Santa. This time the line is about a thirty minute wait and it's now 6:30. We got there at 4:30.  When our turn was up, Sarah started acting scared and crying again. Oy! Thankfully, once we handed her the cookie she was ALL smiles! She didn't even take a bite of it. She just held it and she was happy! Turns out, this picture is one of my favorites so it was worth the 2.5 hour ordeal...on a school night!!!

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Sarah's first haircut

I had a haircut appointment scheduled a few weeks ago. I had decided I was ready for a change and wanted to get some of the length cut off. I had also been contemplating getting Sarah's hair cut for the first time. She seems to have my fine hair and I was thinking she needed to get it shaped up a little.

Before

I went back and forth on if I really wanted to cut it or not. But after talking to my hair dresser she thought by cutting off some of that fine baby hair, it would help Sarah's hair grow in fuller and thicker. She came with me to my appointment and experienced her first haircut! 

I thought I would let Sarah go first. She sat in the little booster seat and was ready to go. 

She even sat still while getting the cape put on. 

However, it didn't take long for her to get that look of "I think NOT!" Tears soon followed this picture. 

 I decided to let her take a break and I went first. Jacob was home from school that day with a rash which worked out good that he was there to help entertain Sarah for me. After I was done, we tried to get her to sit in the chair again but she wasn't having it. So she ended up just cutting her hair while she sat in my lap. I was very thankful for Sophia the First on the Disney Jr app. She sat still and watched her show while Melissa trimmed up the bottom of her hair. Sarah and I were both covered in hair, but hey that's ok! 

Me and my girl after our haircuts! So fun!

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