Wednesday, February 1, 2012
12/20/2011 ~ Jangles, Our Elf on the Shelf 2011
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Although I would not classify myself as an over achieving Elf on the Shelf Mom, I do try to make Jangles as lively as I can for the kiddos. I didn't remember to take his picture each time. Frankly, I didn't remember to move him daily either. But the Elf on the Shelf is a tradition that my family adores, even if I have to occassionally accuse the kids of touching him and taking his magic away in an attempt to explain why he hasn't moved to the next location that morning.
Although I would not classify myself as an over achieving Elf on the Shelf Mom, I do try to make Jangles as lively as I can for the kiddos. I didn't remember to take his picture each time. Frankly, I didn't remember to move him daily either. But the Elf on the Shelf is a tradition that my family adores, even if I have to occassionally accuse the kids of touching him and taking his magic away in an attempt to explain why he hasn't moved to the next location that morning.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
12/19/2011 ~ Playmates & Cake pops
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| Mommy was hormonal, so instead ot trekking out for a playdate, we rescheduled and had friends in. The boys made a picture for Jangles the Elf. |
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| I tried my hand at Cake pops (with lollipop sticks) |
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| A finished cake pop for Brooklyn to celebrate her Brother's birthday |
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| Braden's birthday ~ A pressie from his friends |
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| Big debate over the pronounciation. Ninja-go or Ninjah-go |
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| Boys assemble Ninjago and Lily works on homework |
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| Almost finished! |
Sunday, December 18, 2011
12/18/2011 ~ Sunday
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| Chillin' in their jammies this morning. |
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| Griffin and Dad playing Angry Birds on Lily's Ipod |
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| Oh the important lessons to be handed down to our sons. |
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| Lily's device, getting removed tomorrow and replaced with a new variation. (Ignore the pizza dough!) |
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| Paul assembled a few things so the kids can use it right away on Christmas morning. |
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| This puppy is surprisingly tricky to assemble. Definitely a two parent job when it comes time to pull the elastic rope around. |
Saturday, December 17, 2011
12/17/2011 ~ Christmas Picture with Santa 2011
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Lily told me how her teacher mentioned that if anyone heads to Upper Canada Mall for pictures with Santa, to pay the extra couple of dollars and order a "fastpass" online. You print off your pre-paid ticket at home and line up in a separate line than the mall lineup. They alternate one family from the mall lineup, and then one family from the fastpass line. It meant that instead of lining up for what appeared to be a two hour wait, we were in and out of there with photos in hand in about ten minutes. I felt like I stole a cookie from the cookie jar! Best kept secret on earth. And the greatest part is that our picture didn't turn out half bad! No terror Claus this year.
Lily told me how her teacher mentioned that if anyone heads to Upper Canada Mall for pictures with Santa, to pay the extra couple of dollars and order a "fastpass" online. You print off your pre-paid ticket at home and line up in a separate line than the mall lineup. They alternate one family from the mall lineup, and then one family from the fastpass line. It meant that instead of lining up for what appeared to be a two hour wait, we were in and out of there with photos in hand in about ten minutes. I felt like I stole a cookie from the cookie jar! Best kept secret on earth. And the greatest part is that our picture didn't turn out half bad! No terror Claus this year.
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| The pre-photo in house mayhem |
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| My little lovelies with a wonderful (realistic) and nice Santa |
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| Can't blame Claire for being terrified of this Terror Claus last year. |
12/16/2011 ~ Spirit Day Assembly & Haircut
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I took a vacation day to accomplish a few things today. First I dropped the kids off at Kiss N' Ride for school. Started my day with a trip to polish off the stocking stuffer shopping. Then we hit Tim Horton's for a coffee to start my engines and a bunch of berry muffins for the kids to have as an after school snack attack (Lily's request). I had a haircut appointment and took off the dead ends but tried to keep all of my length as I'm working toward my DayZero goal of donating my hair for a wig for a Cancer patient by the summer. It has to reach 12 inches in length before it can be donated. Claire and I ran to Sears to pick up a catalog order and hit McDonalds on the way home. Then I put her for a little nap. When she woke, we went to the school about 40 minutes earlier than we really NEEDED to be there. I signed in at the office and strolled around with Claire. We saw Lily at recess and her friends swooned over how adorable Claire is. Then we went to Griffin's Kindergarten pen where all the boys were yelling for me to pass them the basketball that went over the fence so I passed it to Griffin and he beamed from ear to ear. I don't get to do these stay-at-home-Mom kind of things very often. I loved it. Next time I hear a SAHM vent, I might throw up a little bit in my mouth. Getting to volunteer in your children's classroom, that's the stuff dreams are made of in my world. Claire and I made our way to the gym where we got front row seats and I took a few pictures of the gym murals while she made friends with a baby girl a year her junior, but bigger than Claire. Griffin's class was parked directly in front of me, so I couldn't really see his face for the performance but it was so great being there. Lily's class was centered in the room and I got great footage of her dance. My camera wouldn't focus when she was at the mic to introduce the kindergarten performance but it's burned into my memory. Griffin's class wore their pajamas and Santa hats. They held gingerbread men that they made and sang a Christmas song. Lily's class tried to dress like Pioneers. They have been doing a grade three unit on pioneers and performed a traditional pioneer dance. She did a great job. Proud day to be a Mommy today.
I took a vacation day to accomplish a few things today. First I dropped the kids off at Kiss N' Ride for school. Started my day with a trip to polish off the stocking stuffer shopping. Then we hit Tim Horton's for a coffee to start my engines and a bunch of berry muffins for the kids to have as an after school snack attack (Lily's request). I had a haircut appointment and took off the dead ends but tried to keep all of my length as I'm working toward my DayZero goal of donating my hair for a wig for a Cancer patient by the summer. It has to reach 12 inches in length before it can be donated. Claire and I ran to Sears to pick up a catalog order and hit McDonalds on the way home. Then I put her for a little nap. When she woke, we went to the school about 40 minutes earlier than we really NEEDED to be there. I signed in at the office and strolled around with Claire. We saw Lily at recess and her friends swooned over how adorable Claire is. Then we went to Griffin's Kindergarten pen where all the boys were yelling for me to pass them the basketball that went over the fence so I passed it to Griffin and he beamed from ear to ear. I don't get to do these stay-at-home-Mom kind of things very often. I loved it. Next time I hear a SAHM vent, I might throw up a little bit in my mouth. Getting to volunteer in your children's classroom, that's the stuff dreams are made of in my world. Claire and I made our way to the gym where we got front row seats and I took a few pictures of the gym murals while she made friends with a baby girl a year her junior, but bigger than Claire. Griffin's class was parked directly in front of me, so I couldn't really see his face for the performance but it was so great being there. Lily's class was centered in the room and I got great footage of her dance. My camera wouldn't focus when she was at the mic to introduce the kindergarten performance but it's burned into my memory. Griffin's class wore their pajamas and Santa hats. They held gingerbread men that they made and sang a Christmas song. Lily's class tried to dress like Pioneers. They have been doing a grade three unit on pioneers and performed a traditional pioneer dance. She did a great job. Proud day to be a Mommy today.
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