Sunday, December 24, 2017

December 2017 Recap

We had very warm days for December.  After Therapy we stopped by the big slides to get some energy out. 
Made a felt tree for Abigail to play with, in hopes she would not play with the real tree.  (She does not play with either tree!)
Heaven had her school Musical which was called Once on this Island and she did amazing as Mama!
Took Abigail to open gymnastic and she is loving the balance beam.  She developmental skills are finally catching up. 
We went to the forest to get our tree this year.  Heaven is so strong now, she can show off her strength with a 6 foot tree.
Heaven helps out once in a while at a local stables in exchange for free lessons. 
 James and Emma both got an award at school for good behavior.
 Emma and James had a Christmas party at the end of there 2017 school year!
 
we have had very little snow this year and the kids were persistent about making a snow man.
Emma made this at girl scouts.  After the holidays cookie sales will begin soon!
two days of making cookies for the neighbors, we made 6 different types of goodies and over 15 dozen of sweets! All the kids did great with there hands and not licking anything.  I figured out if you give Abigail the stuff to lick she is sick of sweets and wants no more.
 we went to the fire station to see Santa.  Parents bring the gift for Santa to give out.  This year I was on a roll, I made two out of four kids cry on Santa's lap!  James wrote to Santa and asked for a real baby brother.  I had to mess with that and Santa gave him a boy doll for him to play with his sisters and the doll had a note stating he does not give out real babies so here is a toy baby.  (he plays with the doll daily and sleeps with it too)!
 Heaven got a book called Love you forever by Robert Munsch.  It is her favorite book when she was a kid, and Santa had to bring that to her.  Her's was a cry at least. 
 
Kids sang a song at church for Christmas.
 Couple nights sewing I finally got Emma and Abigail there baby doll carriers made.  I hope they love them!
 
I have my little slaves, wait I mean elves making next year's Christmas cards.
 
 We finish off with a little ice skating before Christmas.  James is learning how to stop instead of falling.  Emma just has so much confidence while skating, I love it.    Abigail has a love hate with it.