Christmas Presents

So I am still playing catch-up from Christmas so I am taking sections to blog about.  These are the three blankets I made.  I made one for each of my kiddos and one for my five almost six month old nephew.  I tend to over complicate things...part of being a woman probably.  I started off thinking that I would just tie fleece blankets, but then I thought I wanted two sides that were different, but then if I did that I should use flannel, but then it wouldn't be thick enough, so I added batting.  Then I thought I would piece together one side and then use one piece on the other.  Then I got really ambitious and decided to stitch their names on it, but then I decided it would be too small if I stitched it so I should do appliques, but then I wanted it soft so I will just stitch on satin letters, but then it would fray so I had to edge it with ribbon.  So it went from tying a fleece blanket to this:

Late Night Christmas

So it's Christmas and I am a little wired from the day. My husband worked at the fire station, yesterday and today and so unfortunately, he missed part, well most of the holiday happenings. I really missed him. I think it is the family times that he has to miss because of work that I find the hardest. It's not his fault and I do not blame him at all. He is a wonderful provider and I love him dearly for it.

But because he wasn't here, I got the Santa's helper responsibilities. Mommy was up very late last night building a city and train set that goes on this wooden table. It's the set from Costco. As I was building it though, I couldn't help but think about my two little angels asleep in their beds upstairs and it made it all worth it. They are such a blessing to me and they are really such great little kiddos!

When they came down, Audrey looked at the train set and played with it for a moment but then went to see the Toy Story table and chair set. My heart almost burst out of my chest though when Jack came down. He got so excited and just kept saying "Train! Train! Train!" He did his little dance and then named every car and every piece on the set. It made me smile knowing that we got something he would love!

Then off to all the festivities of the day which I will post about later, but I just love these two kids so much! They are my life! The only reason I even go to work is so these children can have a wonderful life filled with opportunities for growth, learning, and fun! Sometimes I can't help but stop and stare at them! They are so beautiful and I just love them so much I can't even write it down!

I am so grateful for a fun, happy, and safe Christmas! But now I have got to get some sleep!

Getting Up the Tree

We got out Christmas Tree yesterday and Jack wanted to help with every step of the process.  He watched for a couple minutes, then he decided that he wanted to help saw the end off...

It was quite a bit more work for Johnny while Jack was holding on, but it was so cute to see them doing it together.

Jack lost interest and decided to start taking Johnny's hat off and putting it back on instead.

So then it was time to vacuum.  Jack wanted to "help" with that too.

Then it was time to water the tree.  I got a cup and Jack thought it was for him, so I had to give him a drink first, then pour the rest in the tree.  We did this about five times before it was full.

More pictures to come of decorating the tree