Monday, November 14, 2011

November Randoms

Time is flying by and we are already half way through the month of November!!  I have a new obsession with pinterest and have found so many great Christmas ideas for teacher/therapists gifts and crafts.  I also found this great Thanksgiving subway art here and had it printed at Costco in a 16x20 for my walls.  Love it!!

Kamryn and Owen have been loving the countdown to Disney calendar!  This morning we were in a rush and we didn't have time to put our sticker on the 20.  I asked Owen if he wanted to put his sticker on and he said "nope.. I'm gonna wait til' Sis comes home.. we do it together!"  These two love each other so much!!
We have all had a little virus/cold/cough going around.  I started with a cough and shrugged it off as allergies, but now everyone is coughing.  I spent the morning disinfecting and cleaning my house yesterday.  Owen has a love of cough drops... I smash a honey lemon cough drop in a baggie and he chews on them like ice.  He LOVES them and it keeps him from coughing, which usually ends up with him puking.  The coughs are just a tickle in the throat, no junk included, so that is positive!

I found these super cute blinking LED light necklaces on sale at Walgreens last week.  I bought them Tink and Mickey, but they had Spongebob and Snoopy as well.  They blink in four different settings and the kids are going to love them at the parks at night.
We are so excited for Thanksgiving next week!! 

Black Friday, I will be up in the wee hours of the night shopping, just because I always do.  Then we will decorate the house for the holidays and put up our tree.  We drew names again this year with the adults in my family and with the kids in Carson's family. 


My kids wrote their letters for Santa and we are going to Macy's to mail them in Santa's box this weekend.  For every letter received, $1 is donated to Make A Wish!!  My kids are only asking Santa for a few small things this year, and our gift to them is the extra four days at Disneyworld.  I like simple because it allows us time to focus on the real reason we celebrate Christmas!!

7 comments:

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The Simmons Family said...

I had to remove the comment Megan... the kids DO believe in Santa and he is totally real!! :) They each make Santa a list and know that they only get a few things that they really want! They are happy with anything.

Evie's Story said...

Sweetest picture EVER of those two!! PRICELESS that bond they have!
heart hugs!

Anonymous said...

I get it ;) And yes, Santa is totally real! I don't know why some people thing he is not real... are you kidding? How else could presents magically get put under the tree each year for Christmas? A few years back, we even saw reindeer footprints at our house :) 2 years ago, there were no presents under our tree, but when we were sitting down to eat dinner that night, santa came! (a little late, but we actually got to see him at our house!) Santa is so much fun and I Love him :) *Megan from WI*

The Simmons Family said...

Megan.. he is totally real. If anything, the spirit of Santa and believing in something we can see or feel is what it's all about. :)

Jeff Boulden said...

Pretty cool. What is pinterest?

The Simmons Family said...

Jeff.. how do you not know what Pinterest is? You'll have to ask Hannah or Sue because they for sure must know. It's addictive!!