I love the holidays - everything about them and this year, it went by way too fast for my taste. Even though the decorations and holiday food are gone (well, I still have half a box of peppermint Joe Joes), I still can't believe it's over. Before I move on in 2012, I want to share a few of our holiday photos.
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| 17 month old little sister = Christmas tree outside this year. Big sister was the chief Tree Trimmer and Star Placer. |
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| Even though I'm super challenged when it comes to rolled out cut out cookies, we did our best. |
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| Big took some cookies to her favorite neighbors along with a picture that says "God and Jesus Love You." |
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| Sants's little elf |
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| A new bike so Big can be just like Daddy! |
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| Little got a "beep beep." I think she'd sleep in it if I let her! |
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| Many attempts at a picture of the two of them together and this is about as good as it gets. |
I'll save any unposted holiday recipes for next year and instead give you a review. You know I love games and I have to tell you about two that I got for Christmas: Rory's story cubes and Spot It.
I've seen both around, and even given them for gifts but and I finally have them for our family and have had a chance to play them. What's fun is that they work great for groups of adults but I also spent about an hour playing both with big sister while little sister napped yesterday. Great game concepts and I know we'll spend a lot of time with both of them. Bonus: they are small enough to tuck in your purse.
I also got a Kindle which I'm super excited about . . . I'd love to hear any suggestions for favorite books!
I also got a Kindle which I'm super excited about . . . I'd love to hear any suggestions for favorite books!
Happy 2012 to you all . . . may the upcoming year be blessed for you and your loved ones!
I got my big girl Spot It. It's actually a really good game for people who have problems with visual processing (like my girl). It's fun!
ReplyDeleteThis isn't really a game, but I found an activity that we gave Chloe for Christmas. It's called "Pattern Play" and is different colored blocks that fit in a multitude of patterns into a tray. You get a bunch of pattern cards to copy, or you can copy your own. I would think that your oldest would be ready for such things pretty soon. It's basically very early math skills in a fun, challenging set up. It says ages 3 +, but I'd think most 3 years olds might not be able to do it without lots of help.
ReplyDeleteHere's the website--all sorts of cool things to be found here!
http://www.mindware.com/c/educational-toys-for-toddlers/9
Carol - cool site and great ideas! I'll bookmark that one . . .
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