PJ Christmas Craft Day

So our last package came in the mail the other day and it was full of the fluffy stuff to protect the item.  The kids' eyes lit up with they saw the fun they could have and they did for about 30 minutes! Macie almost dumped the entire box and then I had to put an end to the fun.  The garage was a wreck but it was worth the clean up.

...and I thought we weren't playing in cardboard boxes anymore!

Daddy got home from his trip to Boston and I thought Macie was asleep in her bed; however, she was waiting up for him. Her words, "When I heard that door open. I just knew it was you so I flopped out of bed."  She said some of the cutest things and had a precious conversation with a Zack.   Things she said was "Dad, did you eat a lot of fish? Did you sleep on the plane?  Come see what we made...our dessert.  It is dog food but it is for people. It is a good bedtime snack.  Did you know I saw Nonnie?  It was awesome and I saw Pappy too. I missed you, Dad.  Did you miss me?  Oh Dad, you are so silly."  Those were just a few parts of her conversation.  It just made us laugh and as I watched her talk to him I thought, "My big girl is almost 4, she is just growing up before my eyes and these are the moments that make parenting so rewarding and memorable."

I love Pinterest!!!!  There are so many fun things on that Website!  So today we had a PJ Craft Day.  I found several things I thought we could do and we still have abour four more things to try but lunch and nap time came around so we put an end to crafts for the day.  We had a great time!  The first thing we did was since a song about Jesus and used the puppets to dance with and act out the parts.  Again I take no credit for the activity but it was a success.  Macie played forever with the stable and people.  Then when her friend came over they played with them and were singing the song (or trying to...the song went to Are You Sleeping).

Weston did more throwing then playing.  He got a kick out of that.

Next came the puppet show....

Macie pushed the chairs together for a stage and used Baby Jesus and the gang to put on a play.  I took a turn and then I realized Weston kept trying to get in there for his turn.  So I helped him "put on his play."  I bet you can't guess what his play consisted of....throwing each person over the chair and laughing hysterically.

Does this look like we may be headed to the emergency room again? 

Next we decorated the garage door.  Macie put the face and scarf on the snowman. Weston put the buttons on our snowmany but then kept trying to take them off.  He was pretty upset with me when he got introuble for pulling them off.  They both were trying to add other things to the snowman.

Brave Mom....so I covered them in trashbags and decided that I would stay calm while we let Weston explore with paints.  He did put some paint in his mouth once but did great as I sat right by him the remainder of the time.

Hayden came over for a little bit while her mom ran some errands.  So Macie and Hayden painted Chrismtas trees.  Weston and I made a wreath with his handprints which was fun because he would giggle when I put the paint on his hands.

I tried to make the reindeer sandwich.  It doesn't look quite as good as it did on Pinterest.

 

This isn't the greatest video but I thought as she was doing her play I should film it. 



Christmas with Grammy and Papaw

We celebrated Christmas this weekend with Zack's side of the family.  Amy, my sis-in-law is due in a few weeks so we wanted to make sure we could all celebrate together just in case the newest addition comes early.   Again the weather was perfect so that was great for the kids.  We enjoyed spending time with everyone.  It went fast as it always does but we loved every minute.  Oh and the kids loved all their presents (and we did too).  When we got home Zack and I put things together and spend lots of time playing with all the new toys. 

 Candycane went with us to Tyler.

 Kirby and Sebastian aren't too impressed with their new riding spot but "you get what you get, no throwing a fit."

 So the Christmas tradition is that after the gingerbread house is made, the kids smash it with a hammer.  I am not sure when Jackson and Jillian started this tradition but it lives on.  Everyone including Weston got to smash it before eating all the pieces.

 Macie had on another pair of pajamas but when she discovered that Finley had some similar to hers she quickly changed.  Macie and Finley had a lot of fun playing together.

 Weston is playing with a toy he got.  He was suprisingly good at unwrapping presents.  I didn't think he got it completely.

 Macie is practicing with her new skates.  She said something like, "How did Grammy know skates were on my list."

 Finley got stuck in the scooter box.  Weston is trying to help him.  Since Weston does what everyone else does he then tried to get inside the box and got frustrated when he couldn't figure out how.

 Get your Guns Up.

Jackson and Papaw got Tech shirts this year.  Zack had his on.  We are excited about this coming season of Tech football.

 Here's my little football player.

 "I am having so much fun.  Are you?"

Thanksgiving and then some

December is flying by and I missed November.  I don't know where all the times goes but I blink and it is bed time.  We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with both sides of our family!  I love having all the kids together.  It is never quiet, always busy, and always enjoyable to watch and hear the kids play.  We are blessed beyond measure with wonderful cousins for Macie and Weston to play with.  I love mine and Zack's siblings/spouses.  I truly believe we have some of the very best parents to look to for example and to thank for being such important parts of our kids' lives. 

 

Some of the pictures are out of order but since I am playing catch up I am just going to leave them.

 

 Oh Christmas Tree

 Mr. Weston is sporting his snowman jammies.

 Hayden came over the other day and within minutes both girls had on Christmas pjs.  They are always planning on when they can have a sleep night.

 I tried multiple times to get a Christmas picture for cards.  It just isn't that easy. 

 We had a picnic by the fire for lunch.  Macie had gathered sticks to put in the fire place but ours has the gas logs.  She was a little disappointed but we enjoyed the fire anyway...with the back door open.  It just isn't that cold so the house heated up quickly.

 Macie's friends came to spend the day with us while their mom recovered from surgery.  We made Christmas trees.  The girls had a great time playing. 

 So this is the AFTER PICTURE.  He doesn't look too sad.  You can't see the blood that has dried on his clothes.  I can't believe this little guy had to make a trip to the emergency room for stitches.  Who knew that a card board box could cause this momma to get so scared and to cause so much blood.  I am very proud of Weston.  He was very brave when getting his stitches even though he cried so hard.

 Early in the day before Weston fell, I thought, "Why get Weston presents  when what he loves is boxes."

 Getting ready for Macie's Christmas concert.

 Macie sang last Thursday at her school.  She did some of the hand motions but was more concerned about looking for us in the audience. 

 For some reason this picture above reminds me of Sheldon, my brother. The mouth maybe..

 We had so much fun putting up the Christmas tree.  Weston is a great helper! However, he does throw the Christmas balls or brings them to us and says,"Ball,"

 Thanksgiving at Nonnie and Pappy's House

 7 Little Monkeys On the Bed

 Since the weather was so nice the kids played outside with the flashlights.  They were having a blast.  Anyway, Josh decided to scare them by making monster noises on the other side of the fence.  It was so hilarious!  The kids screamed but they were pretty brave too!

 We went to the park to play before our yummy lunch.  It just isn't easy trying to get 7 little ones to look the same way.


The next set of pictures is from Thanksgiving with Grammy and Papaw.  We were taking the kids on a walk while Finley and Kylan were still napping and decided to ride the wagon down the grassy hill.  Then the kids rolled down the hill.  It was so much fun!  Macie couldn't stop talking about it.

 The wagon fun...we all rode down at least one time!

 Weston lifts his shirt when you ask where his belly button is and giggles with delight when you tickle him.

 Weston is trying to roll down the hill but hasn't figured out how to make that happen like his sister can.