Advent

We are starting our Advent calendar on Monday. As always we will be having candy and a verse for each day, but this year we are also doing something extra special. I got the idea from a couple of different sites. http://kiddley.com/2006/11/22/fill-your-advent-with-activities/
http://littlebirds.typepad.com/little_birds/2005/11/simple_pleasure.html
I typed up one special activity for each day leading up to Christmas, and will put them in with the verses. Here is the list I came up with:
Make paper snowflakes
Read Christmas stories
Make paper nativity
Play Board games
Donate a toy to charity
Go see Christmas lights at the coast
Make gingerbread men
Watch Charlie brown Christmas
Go to festival of lights
Make Christmas cards
Drink hot chocolate and watch Christmas movie
Bake cookies and share
Go to timber truck light parade
Hand out candy canes
Drive around and look at lights
Sing Christmas carols and dance like crazy
Make ornaments
Make fudge
Donate to food bank
Go to the wild lights
Visit a nursing home
Make gingerbread houses
Star gaze, read Christmas story in Luke
Build a fort
I think it is going to be really fun. In case you want to do this also and don't have an advent calendar here is a link to a craft one your kids can make
http://www.dltk-holidays.com/Xmas/advent_calendar.htm
And here is a link for verses you can use
http://www.intothyword.org/apps/articles/default.asp?articleid=32879&columnid=3881
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas.

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Kid's Thanksgiving Lapbook

Update!

I haven't posted an update in a while, so here goes. I took sweetpea and buttercup to the Dr. a couple weeks ago for their 9 month and 3 year checkup. Here are their stats. Sweetpea is 38.5lbs and 40.5 in, buttercup was 20lbs and 30.5 in. They are both doing well. The kids and I marched in the veterans day parade with our MOPS group. It was raining the whole time and we got really soaked, but the kids had fun. Buttercup had an ear infection last weekend, and the poor thing was in such agony. Last Sunday night she was up crying practically all night. She is doing better now, but of course the older two are sick now. I just hope they are all better in time for Thanksgiving. I have been working with the kids all week on a Thanksgiving lapbook type thing. This is our first time doing one and I will post pics next week, so far they have been really fun. Buster has enjoyed learning all about the Pilgrims etc. Here are some pictures you might enjoy.

Reusable grocery bags!

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You can enter here I did :)

Free Photo book!

Head on over to http://simplemom.net/ for a link to inkubook where you can create a free digital photo album. All you have to do is pay shipping :)

Walking and Homeschool

Our little buttercup has been trying to walk for a few weeks now. Last night she took three steps on her own. It was so fun watching her because she was so excited. She always claps for herself after every try. Here are some pictures of her practicing with me and her aunt. Also there are two pictures of the other kids. Buster is holding an adding game he did on his own, and sweetpea is holding a dry erase board where she traced numbers. I was so proud of how well she did it was her first time ever tracing :)

Sweetpea's 3rd b-day

Just a quick line!

Our little Sweetpea turned 3 yesterday. I can hardly believe it she is just getting so big. Her party is tomorrow and we have been working hard to get ready for it. She is really into Veggie Tales right now, so that's our theme. Sweetpea really wanted a pinata, and since you can not find anything for birthday's I made one myself. I think it turned out really cute. I will post more pictures soon.

Sweetpea is tired out from a long day

MOPS acticle

My mom ask me to write a small article for our MOPS newsletter recommending websites and books for Moms. I figured I would just post it here also :)

Book and website recommendations for your every mothering need:
Creative Corrections
By Lisa Whelchel
Available at the Library
“If you've tried everything and your child is still more Billy the Kid than Billy Graham, it's time for this book! Wife, mom, homeschooler and actress Lisa Whelchel offers hundreds of refreshing ways to discipline children. Organized for busy parents, it's full of ideas for those times when you don't know what to do.”
I recently checked this book out from the library and found it very interesting and helpful. The author is has a fun and relaxed style of writing. What I liked most was the section on scripture references, and great practical parenting suggestions.

The first website that I will recommend is MOPS:
www.mops.org on this website you will find
Interesting articles. The MOPS shop, were you can purchase books, etc.
Also my favorite part the MOPS online forum, a great place to talk with other moms around the US, as well as a lot of advice and suggestions.

I personally enjoy reading blogs and Simple Mom is a great one.
www.simplemom.net “Live simply, stay sane. Life hacks for home managers.”
Here you will find a blog written by a mom with articles on an array of mothering and homemaker topics.

This last one I just found and it is for moms and kids.
www.handipoints.com This is a fun free online game for kids similar to Webkins. The twist with it is your kids earn points for the game by performing household chores/tasks chosen by mom. You can simply set up an account for your kids, and create a list of tasks. When they are ready to play mom checks of what was completed for the day and they earn points for the game.

Americas Choice Now - Video

Here is a link to a great video that you should check out if you are wondering about the candidates views on abortion.
Americas Choice Now - Video

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Dobson interviews Palin

Check out this radio brodcast :) you might find it interesting
http://www.citizenlink.org/clspecialalert/A000008476.cfm