We are in full swing with all things Christmas over here. In the past week, there were 5 Christmas parties between all of us, of which I planned and attended 3. Despite the extra work and less sleep, I really enjoyed those parties. The first one was a girls' Christmas Get-Together at my friend's house. She always does the best decorations and I just helped out with the food and organization. We had so much fun that night that the only picture we took is of the food and part of my crafts. We ate, laughed, drank and crafted till way past midnight.
As little teacher gifts this year, I made some Santa and Mrs. Claus sets and a gift card tree for Mrs. Ingham. I also made this beautiful Nutcracker peg doll set for Amelia's Ballet teacher.
Derrick had his Christmas luncheon at work and then Amelia had a Christmas party at her dance class. The girls performed a dance from the Nutcracker before enjoying their Christmas picnic dinner.
The next day, I had organized a Christmas Potluck at work, including a Dirty Santa gift exchange. Again, we had lots of delicious food and fun exchanging gifts that no one took a picture. On Wednesday, the elementary school children had Pajama day at school. They brought in their stuffed animals, blankets and then watched the Polar Express while drinking hot cocoa. This is one of their favorite days of the year and I can't blame them.
We saw the Vice Principal directing traffic in the morning in his Santa suit and after a quick phone call to his office, he stopped by their classroom for a picture. So fun!
Thursday was the last day of school (a half day) and both children had their Christmas parties that morning. As room mom, I had planned Amelia's party, including organizing the food, prepping the games and making sure everything goes smoothly. Mrs. Ingham and her 2nd graders:
She is the best teacher we had so far. This gift card tree was a big hit:
The children decorated their lockers earlier in the month:
Pin the Nose on Santa and photo booth fun with the props I made last year and an easy backdrop made from wrapping paper and some Christmas lights.
Elliot also had his gift exchange and Christmas luncheon but I was told the parents don't have to come. Thus, I went back to work but still received these pictures from the teacher. The preschoolers enjoyed their gifts from each other and loved the pizza and treats.
While we were busy this month recovering from being sick and working and taking in all the advent activities, our elves, Eli and Sparkle, entertained us at home with their shenanigans.
Only a couple more days and Christmas day is here. The gifts are wrapped and the Hallmark Christmas movies are playing non-stop on tv. While it is cold and wet outside, we are enjoying a well deserved and relaxing weekend at home by the fire, watching movies, playing monopoly and cuddling our children. In case you are curious, here is a sneak peek of what each child will get this year - 3 gifts from Santa as usual:
Next to the guinea pigs, the family will also receive a board game and an overdue upgrade for a tablet. It looks like the children have been good and there will be plenty of presents to go around.
HOHoHo
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