Elf on the Shelf

Have you see the Elf on the Shelf that is sold in the Target stores? Well, I thought the $30 was a little steep so I made my own. I copied some of the book and bought my own Elf at the Dolar General (the elf is cute and my cost for the book and the elf- $3.00)! Anyway, the story is that this elf watches the children all day and reports back to Santa each night whether the children have been naughty or nice. Then the elf hides in a different location so the children can find him every morning. The children can never touch him because then the elf will loose his magic.... Ryan and Landon jump out of bed every morning to find the elf, which they named Skeeter. They love it and they have been trying to be very good! I love this little elf! I also made one for Trish and the kids. Their elf is named Maddox. They are enjoying him as well! The pictures show where the kids have found him so far!

Breakfast with Santa at Jackson School

Today was breakfast with Santa at Jackson School. We had pancakes, sausage and juice. The kids made a couple crafts and put their names in for the basket raffles (which we ultimately did not win). We saw Santa AGAIN! On a side note here... when I was a little girl it was a treat to see Santa, we would go to the mall to see him and that was the only place he was...now a days Santa is everywhere! Even Landon has said he has seen enough of him! We of course have another breakfast with Santa on the 17th and so therefore it will be our 6th time seeing Santa- and who knows how many times we will run into him again before then! Anyway, we had a good time today!

Ryan & Cooper's Handbell Concert

Ryan and Cooper play the yellow bells in the Jackson School Handbell. They love playing and do a great job! Last night we were at the little mall we have here in town playing on the stage. It was cute! Mrs. Crowden the music director explained that the music she plays is the melody and then she holds up cards with colors. When they see their color they ring the bells. Simple but fun! Ryan and Cooper like it! This is a little taste of the concert last night shown in the videos. Landon and Ryan got their pictures taken with the snowmen. Ryan had his picture taken with his friends Dominic and Ella. And of course Ryan and Cooper got their pictures taken together and with Santa!

Kennedy's Holiday Concert- December 1

We went to Kennedy's chorus concert the other night! She did such a great job! She is in the gold color dress in the front row- on the left! Go Kennedy Jane- Go! These videos are just short clips of the concert....