Is he REALLY gone?

As I mentioned in the post about St. Nick's Day, Austin was a bit leery whenever we'd tell him Santa was here. The first night, when I announced that Santa had left him a surprise, he ran into our "condooo" and hid under the covers until we promised him that Santa was really gone.

It only took him a few nights to realize that Santa leaving something in his stocking was a good thing...not something to be scared of! Santa left all kinds of goodies for him...candy, books, cars, movies and even a coloring book at going on the big boy potty (which actually worked, even if only for ONE night). I have a feeling we won't have to coax him to check his stocking next year!

Gingerbread Train!

Christmas Crafts

Please pretend that this is a beautiful craft tutorial that you'd see on those other fancy-dancy mommy blogs...

In early December, I was thumbing through my latest Colorful Images catalog, when I came across the cutest ornament idea. While I loved the idea, I didn't love that they were $6.99 for two or that you didn't get to choose between a snowman or a reindeer.

 

I put on my thinking cap and headed to Archivers to get my supplies...The first step was to get Austin's fingerprints on paper. There are no pictures because the event was fast and dirty - literally. 

 

I drew the deer and cut out the square after his prints had dried.  Then we added a sparkly, red nose and a red paper boarder.  (Ignore my lens cap... I don't know how those fancy blog crafters do it!)

 

We finished the ornament with green boarder, ribbon and the date.

Voila! 12 ornaments for about $10!

 

Hopefully everyone will enjoy these for years to come!

Playing Catch Up: "Hurt Self on Trim!"

This is our biggest ouchie to date...10 days before Christmas, Austin was running around the kitchen when he slipped and cracked his head on a corner piece of trim. He had a goose egg before I could even pick him up. Nana, Pa and B had just left the house so we quickly called them back to assess the situation.

 

Jay happened to call as the drama was unfolding...I have a feeling the Focus went a little faster then it was supposed to the rest of the way home. Everyone decided that no stitches were needed, but we should keep him up for a few hours just to be safe.

He had to show Jay exactly where the accident happened. He kept saying "right here, Dad, on trim!"

It's amazing how quickly they he gets over cuts and scrapes. I wake up the next day still thinking about it and he doesn't even seem to notice!

Trimming The Tree

Does decorating your Christmas tree ever seem like too much work? Have you ever thought about having someone else decorate your tree for Christmas? Maybe paying someone just to put the finishing touches on it? You may want to consider it in 2011...

 

Just call his Wonder Pets phone to make your appointment! Hurry...he's booking up fast!