CHRISTMAS 2012

Well it's official, Christmastime has come and gone for this year.  It seems like it was just Halloween but now here we sit on the edge of a new year and on the brink of another year of wonderful possibilities and memories to make. I am excited for what 2013 will bring for our family! (Hopefully the addition of another little miracle to our family, or at least the announcement of one. Let's keep our fingers crossed!) However we have several accomplishments to make before another lil one can be added to the family.  These include potty training and the movement to a "big boy" bed for Colton in the near future. Two things that are sure to prove stressful and time consuming. :)

Christmas for our family was wonderful this year, but very busy at times.  With the constant flow of family members in and out of town and lots of "last minute" things to get done, it's no wonder that the holiday flew by before I really had a chance to sit down and enjoy it!  I didn't even get my Christmas cards mailed out this year or family Christmas pictures taken. At times I felt like I failed this holiday season, but once I saw how excited and happy my son was on Christmas morning I realized that those other things don't matter, all that matters is that everyone is together, healthy, and happy!

Here is a few photos of the last few days:

Cubby's last night here this year. He had a

movie night with the Grinch and Max.

 

Santa Came!!

 

Santa's letter to Colton!

 

I love Christmastime and spending time with our families.  Even with the craziness of shopping, cleaning, baking, and visiting, there is nothing that I cherish more. I hope everyone out there had a wonderful holiday with their friends and family! :)







 

 



CHRISTMAS MOVIE NIGHT

Holidays are such a wonderful time, but with all the excitement and fun comes a lot of stress.  However, I made a vow to not let all the stress of cleaning, preparing, shopping, and family visits keep my family from enjoying the holidays! So every night after dinner, my son and I (and my husband when he's off) cuddle up under a warm blanket and watch holiday movies!



 

I really enjoy sharing the movies that I loved as a kid with Colton. Many of them are classics and much better than the ones that are made today. Here's some of my family's favorite movies to watch at Christmastime.

 

 









Yogi's All-Star
Christmas Caper

Mickey's Once Upon A
Christmas

Mickey's Twice Upon
A Christmas

                               



A Flintstones
Christmas Carol

Frosty The Snowman



A Charlie Brown Christmas





Winnie The Pooh
and Christmas Too

Caillou's Holiday Movie

A Flintstone Family Christmas (not shown)
and The Flintstone's Christmas in
Bedrock



The Polar Express

How the Flintstones
Saved Christmas

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Yogi's First Christmas

Shrek the Halls

Santa Clause Is Comin' To Town

Disney's A Christmas Carol

How the Grinch Stole
Christmas (Jim Carrey)

The Santa Clause 1, 2, and 3



A Family Circus Christmas

Jack Frost

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Mickey's Christmas Carol

The Year Without a
Santa Claus

 





Home Alone

Home Alone 2: Lost in
New York

Elf

Deck The Halls

SNL: Christmas

Four Christmases



A Christmas Story

Truman Capote's:
A Christmas Memory (Original)

Christmas Vacation










Holiday Inn



White Christmas

It's A Wonderful Life



A Christmas Carol

It Came Upon A
Midnight Clear



Miracle on 34th Street









I know there are many, many more wonderful holiday movies that didn't make my list. (These are just our favorites!) I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday filled with love, family, and friends!

CUBBY HAS BEEN BUSY

The arrival of Colton's Elf on a Shelf has been a blessing this year. With temper tantrums a frequent occurrence, the reminder that Santa's helper is watching him seems to help. It's working so well that I'm considering having him stay year round.  Colton loves finding Cubby in the morning and seeing what he's been up to!

Cubby "Tebowing"...

 

 

Yesterday, Colton found Cubby trying to

steal Christmas cookies.

 

 

Cubby went on a date with Mrs. Potato Head.

Apparently she was talking too much, so he took

her mouth piece off!

 

 

 

TO BE CONTINUED...

 

 



WHAT'S CUBBY BEEN UP TO?

I have to admit that I'm really having fun with this whole Elf on the Shelf thing. I love coming up with new cute ideas for Colton's elf.  Colton loves him! The purpose of him is also slowly working. When Colton starts acting up, I remind him that his Elf reports to Santa every night and he is slowly learning to not throw a temper tantrum every time he doesn't get his own way. That makes this mommy happy :)

Here is what "Cubby" has been up to the last few days....

Last night, he built an army out of Gummy Bears....

 

Tonight, we caught him playing with daddy's Playstation...