Christmas Songs

My uncle Tommy wanted each set of Great Grands to sing some songs for my grandmother at Christmas this year. My three were delighted to do so. We have been singing "Go Tell it on the Mountain" ever since Grayson learned it for his preschool Chistmas program. We sing it every night while doing baths. He also taught his brother and sister "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" and the hand motions. I think they did a really sweet job. Just don't listen to my voice!!!! :)Notice how Aubree gets in some of the words.

Get a Clue

I grew up loving board games! Anderson has really been on a board game kick this last month. Mattie got him Toy Story Yahtzee and he played it at least 10 times a day. Grayson got the hang of playing it too so that was good for both of them. About a week and a half ago I was out Christmas shopping and saw the game Clue. I LOVED this game growing up and was pretty good at being tricky and winning! We have Clue, so that night we had a Clue game night with Bryan and Jenn and of course I won! Anderson got really interested in the game and had to sit with us to try to figure out the game. The ages on Clue are 8 and up, so I didn't think he would "get" it. That Sunday Brandon taught him the concept of the game and by Monday he was wanting to know how to play strategically like tricking people the way I do. Brandon only had to explain it to him once and he understood. He wants to play everyday and has it set up for as soon as Daddy gets home. Well fast forward a few days and he beat me and Brandon! Yesterday he beat us again! This boy surprises me everyday with him smarts! Needless to say there are a lot of board games on his Christmas list this year.

Sew What Mommy!

SEW..... That's where I've been! Sewing A LOT!!! If I'm not driving the kids around, taking care of them, running errands, doing chores or sleeping, I'm sewing. I love it! I have been hard at work making some super cute outfits for Aubree for the fall and Holiday season. I'm a sucker for Holiday outfits so why not just make my own, right? They have turned out so cute! She gets comments everywhere we go in her "homemade" things. Lots of people want to know where I buy them because they want to get one for someone, and since you can't buy them, I thought I would offer a way for people to see what I can make. With the help of my partner in crime, a.k.a Jenn (whom I have introduced the love of sewing and embroidery to) we have made a blog that people can come to in order to get some of the cute things we are creating! We've both done some sewing for others this fall. I made some stuff for a little girl in Anderson's class and have several other people I've done things for. It's a fun outlet for us since we have both been staying at home with the kids for 6 and a half years. If you want to check out our site, it's http://www.sewwhatmommy.blogspot.com/. I also have a link to it under my blog links. It's not really a business venture, it's more of a service that we are offering and it lets us be creative!