Tick Tock Tick Tock- Time to Talk about Christmas

Since it's Tick Tock Day (December 29), I might as well catch up on the last few days. I said the days around Christmas Eve/Christmas Day were pretty big days so I didn't really blog much because of the busyness then the next few days were kind of chill so I didn't blog then either because I wasn't doing much productive. Today I'm being productive, including blogging so here we go.

 

Jet: My turn!

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Christmas Eve, I got my morning walk in and Jeremy and I spent a lot of time in the kitchen and spent a lot of time trying to catch up on last minute things. I didn't get everything done I wanted to both with food and other stuff so we ate late and I just had to scrap some of my ideas.

Jet: My turn! 

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Jr. Jr. and I did manage to finish and wrap juggling balls for everybody in the family so we all got to open those on Christmas morning.

 

Jet: My turn!

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Before bed Christmas Eve, Jet set out cookies for Santa.

We hung our stockings by the fire- the Darth Vader Yule Log this year. 

I got out for a walk Christmas morning because Jeremy needed some sleep that morning so we got a late start with everyone coming out to the living room. 

Some year's past, Jet has been still asleep when it was time to go out or just slow going. This year, though, he was so excited and was the first person to run out to the living room when it was time. He was very excited about everything. He is so cute.

The week before Christmas, Jet came home from school one day after Santa visited and let us know Santa was going to bring him a scooter for Christmas. That's what he told Santa he wanted and wow, that was the first we'd heard about it.

Apparently Santa delivered and he got that scooter for Christmas with a Spider-man helmet. That little boy got several Spider-man things for Christmas or around Christmas. Christmas Eve the kids opened up pajamas from grandparents (Jet's were Spider-man pjs). 

A few days before Christmas, each family member came to Mom and Dad and we talked about spiritual gifts and let them know what gifts we saw in them. Then they opened up a present from grandparents- this time, a blanket (Jet's was Spidey and His Amazing Friends, of course).

The day after Christmas, December 26, was Wren Day and it was National Candy Cane Day. Jeremy, Nichole, and I took Jet to the Provo River Delta so he could try out his new scooter on the trail and we could look at birds. I thought Jet would be slow but apparently he picked up on riding a scooter really quick and zoomed along the trail.

I did take a moment to capture a picture that celebrated both holidays. Birding on Wren Day with a candy cane.

Jet was content to go home when it was time. He got hot chocolate with a candy cane in it. 

Saturday was a lazy day and it was so nice. I didn't even go out for a walk.

 

Sunday, December 28, was Stan Lee's Birthday so I wore my bow earrings. It was also National Chocolate Candy Day. We definitely ate chocolate candy. It was also Card Playing Day. Jeremy and I played a card game. 

This morning, I went for a walk in the park again with the lights. It was cold.

And since it's Tick Tock Day, I'll also mention that we celebrated Lucky's birthday earlier in December.

For the balloons for Lucky's class, he decided on penguins, narwhals, but couldn't figure out the last design. Jeremy made his suggestion. Everyone was confused (a rocket?) until he called me over.

Ohhhhh. Missile-toe! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!

It was finally decided that the last design would be a mouse with a Santa hat (not the missile-toe). It was a popular design.

 O.K. Enough of blogging.

Mommy, Look

Jet: Stars!

He noticed that the light shining through the blanket looked like stars. The picture doesn't capture it right. Although if you look at it a certain way, it could look like something you might see in space, a galaxy or something.

Catch of the Day

The boys found out that they could make imprints in their blankets they got for Christmas. Hands, feet, and then they realized they could make imprints of their faces.

Don't Forget Your Panda Slippers

We like the movie, Labyrinth.  There is one scene where the main character ends up in a junk yard and goes into a room like her own room at home.  A junk lady comes in and starts bringing her all these "important" things like toys and dolls and her teddy bear.  All these things start sticking to her back as if she is slowly turning into a junk lady, too.  She escapes by remembering what really is important- her baby brother. 
One of the things the junk lady brings to her is her panda slippers.  "Here's your panda slippers.  You know how much you like your panda slippers."
One day, Lucky got up from a nap and wanted a bunch of blankets around him (as many as he could see).  He wanted more and more put on him... and his teddy bear.  It was so funny.  I brought him out to show Jeremy and started quoting the junk lady (after I made him stay there so I could run and get the camera, of course). 

Now every time he's wrapped up in a bunch of blankets with his teddy bear I say things like, "Don't forget your panda slippers," in the junk lady's voice.
By the way, I think he has seven blankets in these pictures.  Seven... and his teddy bear.

Not Too Bad

Saturday.  The one chance for us to sleep in.  And what do the kids do?  Wake up at about the same time I would normally wake them up on weekdays.  Sigh.
On the bright side, they played contentedly together while I rested and read a book in bed.
I came out to find they had laid out blankets on the floor and were all set to watch a movie.  

I let them know they would not be watching a movie because we had to eat breakfast and go to Super Saturday, but they could earn the movie for when we got back if they were well behaved at my activity.
They were mostly well behaved.  The older kids helped one sister paint some boards to be used for a craft and later they helped a friend put together some books for Primary kids to get on their birthdays.
They still got to watch the movie but had to wait a while after we got home because there were not the best moments also.
Like I said, though- mostly well behaved.  They are good kids.