My Little Presents

I look forward to this week every year!  I don't need any material presents...this is my present, a week at home with my kids.  No work related interuptions, no plans...just quality time with my 2 girls. 

It's such a fast paced life...work, work, work all the time.  It even takes me a few days to try to slow down sometimes.  Even Hailey asked, "Mom, what are we gonna do?" and "Mom, are we gonna go somewhere today?" for the first few days.  My answer..."NO!"  I think I'm going to go ahead and make my New Year's resolution for 2012...to slow down and spend more time "at home" with my kids...there's sooo much we can do!



There's countless hours of enterainment when you have 2 dancers & a CD player! 



Unfortunately I forgot to take any pics while Hailey was decorating the Gingerbread house..Lindsey was napping & I was monitoring the home decor & cooking dinner.  This years' Gingerbread house had many flaws...like uneven walls, therefore a result of caving in & missing candy.  Oh wait, let me re-phrase that, missing candy after a little 4 year old stashed some without me knowing and then complained of a belly ache...hmmm.  But, what fun would it be if the kids didn't sneak candy or everything worked according to plan. 

Hailey decided that she couldn't wait to tell Lindsey what she got her for Christmas and was trying to be sneaky.  "Lindsey, I'm so excited about what I bought you...maybe it's aaaaaa pillow? or a pet?!"  Wow, that's sneaky!  So Lindsey figured it out almost immediately and all she could do was run into every room looking for, and hollering, "pillow?!...pet?!"  Oh well.  There will be more surprises underneath the tree.  Glad both the girls have there own pillow pets...and they love them!





So....since Lindsey got to open up a Christmas present early, it was only fair to let Hailey have one too.  I figured she could enjoy this a little early!  Since she is my little ballerina...I thought this was very fitting.



Hailey really enjoyed her nativity/advent calendar this year & said it best..."All we need is Jesus."  It's so hard to wait when you're a little girl.


 

Lindsey enjoyed her favorite movie of the year..."Fossy tha man!"  aka ~ "Frosty the Snowman"



Oh...Craft Day ~ a day of mess!  I try so hard not to stress about it & have as much fun as they are.  It's just so hard when I see paint in places it's not supposed to be...like all over the bathroom cabinets, the walls & the kitchen floor!  But at least Hailey had good intentions and did not want to ruin my white towels.

Ah yes, glitter...you ARE my enemy!  I was so proud of Hailey though.  She's so creative & crafty.. making felt Christmas trees. 

and she created her own calendar covers...no sneak peaks, family members...sorry, you'll have to wait until Christmas!



And we can't forget about Miss Lindsey...she made a mess too!  Her hair was like cardboard after shampooing it with yogurt!  Did I say I could do this everyday? 





After clean-up...there's always quite time...for mommy, just kidding!  I really did LOVE spending time with my girls this week!  Messes can always be cleaned up and coloring is always fun, no matter if you are little or big.





Can I just say, "I can't wait to do it all over again next year!"