brownie & static.

Sometimes you just need a brownie.

Crazy Hair.

After all the presents....

Mason found his plastic golf bag and clubs...

that he already had.

Christmas in Kansas...Part 2

Mason and the train...He is starting to like trains more and more.

Still Opening... 

Mema opening a gift. 

Mason saying "ooooh" when he saw mommy's Pandora bracelet.

Heath picked out a Pandora bracelet for me, and he picked

out all the charms for it. It is so pretty! 

Heath opening his insulated hunting bibs....

the good ones for the crazy cold Kansas weather. 

Mason hugging his pillow pet. 

Mason's wooden block set.  

Mason didn't want to keep opening gifts.

He wanted to play with the one he opened.

When you tried to give him another gift,

he thought you were taking away the one he had. 

Hiding behind all the gifts. 

 

After all the excitement.

Maci dog.

We fixed lunch on Christmas Day.

Heath deep fried a turkey. Yummy.

The plate rack every kitchen should have.

I love this thing... 

Christmas in Kansas.

This year was our first Christmas in Kansas.

We opened presents on Christmas Eve this year.

We thought Mason would do better in the evening.

The load of presents that came from Tennessee.

One side of our tree.

2010 Ornament

First Present.

Mason telling us all about it. 

Papaw had the fun of putting the toys together. 

Opening another gift with Daddy and Mema.



stars.

Mason and Faith making star ornaments.

(Construction Paper, Glue, Macaroni noodles-you

could use many different items)

Miss Faith thinking...

Mason watching Faith. 

All done. 

Tired from all the Christmas activities.

Long weekend.

The weekend just seemed so long.

Mason had a rash all over his body.

It was a side effect from a shot he got last week.

It wasn't bad...just little red dots.

We just stayed around the house,

just in case the rash was something

else. Although, I was pretty sure

 that was the cause.

I don't know why the weekend

seemed so long.

Maybe...

it's because

Christmas

is this weekend!!

Mason loves the iPhone.

Then we played with chalk.

snowman.

Marshmallow Snowman.

Items needed.

I have been putting the glue on the paper

before I start the craft. 

Mason was checking everything out...

He thought about sticking the marshmallows on the glue... 

BUT

Eating the marshmallows are so much better!

He thought this was so funny...

oh well, we had fun! 

We didn't make the snowman,

but we did have fun-

eating the marshmallows, and we had

a snowball fight with the marshmallows.

Fish Decorations.

Friday night, we started working on the next craft

 because I knew the paint would have to dry.

I put the freezer box in our basement so we would

have a place to paint.

I drew a Christmas tree on a piece of white paper.

Then I let Mason have fun painting.

(It wouldn't have been as fun using green paper!)

He had to have both paint brushes.

At first, he did dots.

Then I helped him spread the paint all over the paper.

This morning we finished the tree.

Since Mason likes fish right now, I used

foam stickers of fish and turtles.

He put all the foam stickers on the tree.

Mason's Christmas Tree.

(-Make sure you buy washable paint, it comes off super easy!

-Pour out what paint you think you need,

 then pour 3/4 of that back in the bottle...

paint goes a long way!

-Be patient, let the kids enjoy it.)

Candy Cane.

Today, we started making our Christmas crafts!

There are a lot of simple crafts for young ones to make.

Our first craft is the

CANDY CANE.

(Items: Red Construction Paper, Cotton Balls, Glue)

I put the glue on the construction paper.

Then Mason placed the cotton balls on the paper. 

He thought he needed more glue. 

The poem to read with this activity.

Look at the Candy Cane

What do you see?

Stripes that are red

Like the blood shed for me

White is for my Savior

Who's sinless and pure!

"J" is for Jesus My Lord, that's for sure!

Turn it around

And a staff you will see

Jesus my shepherd

Was born for Me!

Poem from : http://www.homeschooled-kids.com/candycanelegend.html

Santa...

Christmas Party.

Saturday night, Heath and I went to

his Christmas Party for work.

The theme: Ugly Christmas Sweater.

to the woods.

Friday morning the weather was warmer. Heath

decided to take Mason to the woods

when he went to get his trail camera.

Here is Mason exploring.

Telling Mommy about it. 

Still exploring. 

It was a family event... 

(see Maci dog?)

Walking with daddy.