Saturday, December 25, 2010

December 16-25, 2010

Merry Christmas to you all! We had a relaxing, joyful day spent with just the three of us plus one, my brother, John. Enjoy the pictures as we prepare for this day and the ones from Christmas day.



Getting daddy's present wrapped.



Making more cookies with daddy


Great fine motor practice....styrofoam, pipe cleaner, bead Christmas tree


Reindeer math grid (from makinglearningfun.com I think)


Candy candy pattern


Adding a couple more homemade ornaments to the tree


Christmas themed pattern blocks (can't remember where these are from)


Kyle met Santa just one time during the holiday season and asked him for a fire truck. Since then he has also asked for a girl baby doll (he had three from Granny that he had been taking care of lately but one of them, unfortunately, lost his head). He mentioned it to me again on December 23 and I reminded him that he only asked Santa for a fire truck and that it may not be possible for Santa to bring him a baby doll since it was so close to Christmas. He reminded me that Owo (his Elf on the Shelf) would be visiting Santa that night as he has done every night. In fact, he said, he wanted to write a letter to Santa for Owo to deliver. So, he asked me how to spell Baby and doll, wrote those and his name, as well as Santa on the outside of the letter. We then stuck it next to Owo and asked him to please give Santa the letter.


Christmas tree pattern blocks



Disney Christmas maze from Family Fun website


Comparing lengths of rectangles to determine which one goes next on his rectangle Christmas tree.


Getting ready to make two types of peppermint cookies.



Owo and the letter for Santa


Christmas Eve gift from Oma....Frosty the Snowman recordable book



Selecting cookies for Santa



View of the living room after Santa stopped by




Christmas morning....Kyle noticed the baby doll in his stocking right away, as well as the fact that all the stockings had something in them.



Opening a card from Oma and Opa



Digging deep into the stocking



Christmas hugs for daddy



Enjoying the remote controlled car from daddy



Mobigo from Oma and Opa


Couldn't wait to start working on the dot to dot book from Uncle Mike and Aunt Louise....thank you!!


Leapfrog scribble and write from Uncle Jacob, Aunt Sara, Keely, and Jordan......thanks to you all!



Stinky the garbage truck from Granny


Time to rest and watch some of my new movies....Bob the Builder and Doodlebops


Watching the Disney Christmas parade with Uncle John



Playing with the aircraft carrier from Santa


Opening the lego airplane kit from Uncle John


Daddy is really happy with his present!



Pirate puzzle.....Arghhhh!


Racing ramp from mommy and daddy



Like my style? Ready for the snow!


Big Christmas squeeze hugs and kiss for Uncle John



Merry Christmas, mommy!


Getting daddy's present wrapped