Little Drummer Boy

During snack time the girls listen to Christmas music. One of the songs Apani heard and now loves is Little Drummer Boy. Thankfully, we have a Christmas CD with it. Josh Groban sings it and we listen to it almost daily on our drive to and from school. Other favorites include Andrea Bocelli's Jingle Bells, Santa Claus is coming to town, and O Tannenbaum and Celine Dion's Feliz Navidad.

I want to get a Christmas video ready, so I asked the girls if they knew of any Christmas songs they could sing. They couldn't think of any, so I suggested Little Drummer Boy and we began to sing. From across the room, I hear Maddy singing, "pum pum pum pum. I thought, no way. That's just a coincidence. So I grabbed my camera and tried to catch it. She wouldn't do it, so I turned my camera off and she would start to sing. I tried several times to catch it on video, but it was like she knew what I was doing. Camera on, Maddy off. Camera off, Maddy ON. Haha! But I finally got some. Here's a snippet.

Holiday Crafting

Michael's has these adorable foam kits (by Creatology) that are 60% off of $7.99. So I picked up a bunch. Most of the kits include everything you need, including glue.




The other day we put together a nativity. Today we did a Christmas tree. It kept Apani occupied for a good 2 hours!! She didn't even need my help. I just sat and watched...kinda jealous, it looked like a lot of fun. I'm thinking of getting more, so we could sit together and do our own.



For $1.00, I found some stained glass ornaments to paint, some foam reindeer, snowmen, and penguins, and some wooden angels, elves, and sledding snowmen. They have some really cute inexpensive stuff. I hope there's still some left tomorrow!

A tiny pink box, an excited little girl, and broke parents

Kaity bought this home today.




Cute, huh? Guess what's inside ...


HINT: She got it from the school nurse ...




... a tooth! She lost her first tooth today.




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I knew that when she turned 5, she would start losing some teeth, but I didn't think it would be only 6 days after her birthday! She is growing up too fast.




As I tucked Kaitlyn in, I told her to leave her tooth somewhere the tooth fairy can find easily..."make sure it stays under your pillow, don't play with it." I was surprised she fell asleep so easily considering how excited she was.

She had tons of exhausting questions about this tooth fairy.
Where does she live? ~ The Enchanted Forest
Who does she live with? ~ all the other fairies and unicorns
Will she bring candy? ~ No, just money
Do the boy fairies bring candy? ~ No they all bring money
To buy candy?! ~ I guess?

As if two birthdays and Christmas, all in December weren't enough, now I have to play tooth fairy? Thank goodness, she only cost a dollar!

Mine, again! (finally?)

My boobs and bed are once again, mine.

2 and a half weeks ago, after months of no sleep, I decided it was time to put Maddy in the crib and while I was at it, I might as well go full force with the weening. The first night was horrible. She woke up countless times and cried for what seemed like hours. It was so hard to leave her there.

Every night, though, got easier. A few days and she would wake up one less time until, she slept through the night (11 hours) for the past 4 days! Tonight was our biggest success when she went to bed without a single tear!

The weening...is going just as well. However, I must admit, my boobs were in tremendous pain, so after about 5 days I gave in and let her drain them. The poor baby tries to lift my shirt every now and again, only to be disappointed. And she goes to bed crying, saying, "boo boos." But other than that, things are going well.

I wish I could say I was sleeping better, but I'm not. Maybe I miss cuddling with her? Maybe I'm sad that my little baby isn't a baby anymore? Maybe I'm just stressed? I don't know. I definitely like the space though.

I stole this

...from my cousin's blog. It's a picture his wife, Rikki took Thanksgiving day. Maddy enjoyed my pumpkin pie and loved the whip cream.