It's New Year's Eve.
Christmas has come and gone.
Kids go back to school in 3 days (yes!!)
It'll be 2017.
This year I pulled together another home made advent calendar for the kids. Here's what was included:
- Skittles
- Coupon for a bakery item at Central Market
- Money from Grandma Kathie. $20 for each - to be used on a toy that was donated in a toy drive
- Cinnamon raisin peanut butter packet
- Puzzle pieces
- Gum
- Movie ticket
- Caramel corn
- Band-aids
- Note from Aunt Kerri
- Menchie's coupon
- $7 for pizza at school that week
- Slurpee coupon from Paul
- Note and candy from Aunt Korryn
- More puzzle pieces
- Gum
- tiny boxes of raisin's
- Box of Mac 'n Cheese for Ryan, packs of fruit cocktail for Kathryn
- Coupon for Chuckie Cheese or Bullwinkle's - from Paul
- Coupon for Mom to clean their room
- Fruit leather
- last of the puzzle pieces
- Goldfish crackers
- Lego set for Kathryn, Minecraft building set for Ryan. Wrapped and placed under the tree.
I used muffin tins, covered with a thin magnet - decorated with the number and stickers. Often times the item was too big, so I put in a slip of paper to hand to Mom and redeem the treat. This is a lot of fun for me. Wonder how it will morph as they grow.
A bit of delightfulness (I know, it's not a real word) from Kathryn.
She gave me this bag of "hugs & kisses" to keep with me.
And this little one loves her - whatever these creatures are called. Sparkly eye'd fluffy things
Annual baking day at Korryn's.
The unfamiliar face photo bombing the picture is Jade. Michael's college friend, and also Korryn's boyfriends daughter
Kathryn participated in a local church choir and Christmas pageant this yeas with her friend Lexi. They were both angels.
Then there was Christmas.
Top gifts this year were:
For Ryan:
A electronic football game
A drone
Baseball cards
Pokemon card set
and
Pokemon Monopoly
For Kathryn:
2 stuffed bunnies to join her other bunny friend "Bun Bun"
And ASPCA stuffed kitty
American Girl doll horse with saddle
and
a pink fluffy robe
For Joey:
milk bones
and
toy duckie (a favorite toy she's had in years past)
For Demeter:
kitty treats
and
more kitty treats
The aftermath and no one in sight to pull it back under control
Mini snowman that's just as adorable as she is.
Lastly, a blessed day to spend at the zoo with these two.
Honored beyond words to be a part of their lives.
