Christmas bucket list

There are so many fun Christmas activities I want to do so I came up with a Christmas Bucket list for this year. I know we will probably not get to do all the things I want but at least now I have something to keep me on task. Which is not easy as my mind goes 100 miles and hour and in every direction possible. So here it is:

Christmas 2012 Bucket List

1. Lego Advent- the boys love legos and look forward to building a new piece each day. They take turns each day.

2. Truth in the Tinsel


I am excited about this and looking forward to doing this with the kids. Owen and I went out last night to pick up the some supplies for the crafts and I hope to get them all organized by Friday. I plan on posting more on this once I get it all set up.

3. Why do we call it Christmas

I hope this explains to the kids the real reason behind Christmas.

4. Bass Pro Shops to visit Santa- We have been doing this for a few years, visiting the Myrtle Beach, SC store. They have Santa, crafts, and games to play, the kids enjoy it. We have learned to go during the week and earlier in the season to keep it pleasant for everyone involved.

5. Make a Gingerbread house.- we love doing this, It makes a fun project that everyone can help on.

6. Christmas cookies- We have lots of favorites, and like to try new recipes too!

7. Mikes Farm hayride to look at the Christmas lights.

8. Arlie Gardens holiday lights- we have never been but they are suppose to have a beautiful display along with trains up and I think the kids would love it.

9. Read a new Christmas story everynight. I collected all of our Christmas books then went to the library to check out some new ones to add to our night time stories.

10. Take time to enjoy quality time with our family.

I may think of some others to add to our bucket list, but I hope this will help me at least remember what I was trying to do this year.

So Thankful

Thanksgiving is in a few days, I love the Holidays! Even though we have no family near I go all out for the festivities. I enjoy cooking a complete Turkey dinner with all the fixings for my DH and kids. Now that Owen is getting older he likes to help me in the kitchen which is fun. This week we are only doing school for Monday and Tuesday then taking a much deserved break till next Monday. We are currently 76 days into our school year! Things have been going so well I am almost afraid to say it out loud! We just completed our second spelling book and also our MUS Beta (math). Much of what we have been doing is to make sure I am filling in the gaps the public school had left. Owen is getting more confident and less frustrated with things and this makes me so happy. Wyatt enjoys working on his worksheets, tracing, cutting and playing. We still have our challenging moments but we are able to work through them much quicker now and move on. I am so thankful for this opportunity to have my children close. I am enjoying seeing all three interact together and know that the bonds they are creating will be a great joy to them as they grow.

We celebrated Pixie's 2nd Birthday earlier this month, we had friends over and ate ladybug cupcakes and red velvet cake. It goes by so quickly, seems like just yesterday she was dependant on me for everything. Now she puts up her hand and runs by saying "I'll get it", or joins in on the crazy wrestling the boys get into from time to time. I watch her and Wyatt playing together and how she picks up things he does, the good and the bad.  Every morning she as I get her out of bed she says "go see brothers". They adore her and she adores them, and it is beautiful!  As life gets crazier I try to enjoy these moments and worry less about the other things. Drama is always developing somewhere, stress can easily creep into our lives, worries can come at any moment. However I have adopted the mentality if we are all OK, all will be fine. Life is short, time is limited and in the end family is the only important thing.