I've Always Got Something Up My Sleeve!

Cousin love, Trenton and Alan were always together, like two peas in a pod.

Throughout the day, we watched Santa travel across the world delivering gifts and the excitement was priceless. I know it's cliche to say that Christmas is more fun through the eyes of a child, but each time we watched a new video of Santa I honestly felt like I was five years old again. (Even after the boys went to bed, I found myself checking in on Santa's location.)

Christmas Eve was an eventful day of family fun. My mom knows that every time I come home, we tear up the house making projects with the boys. And my philosophy is the messier the better (and more fun)! Our first endeavor we started easy by making the magic reindeer food. This magic concoction of oatmeal, colored sugar, glitter (stirred with love) and sprinkled onto our front lawn helps Santa's reindeer on their long flight.

Next up...dangly snowmen. I totally underestimated what a four year old and two year old can do. Trenton would sit patiently while I started putting the glue on the paper and it wasn't until Alan said, "Mama, Alan do it self" that I realized it was my turn to take the backseat and see what these Picasso's had in mind.

And with a little direction, here is the final product.

In the middle of Art Class, we heard jingle bells so we ran to the window and to our suprise saw a red nose. Matt ran outside to see if he could get a picture or maybe even talk to Santa, but only found a couple of sleigh bells. Santa had stopped by to check on the boys, but when he saw they were not sleeping he knew to come back later. When I told Trenton and Alan that he would come back when they were sleeping, Alan's exact words were: "Nap Now!" And I'm not kidding he went up stairs and was going to bed without his jammies or bedtime routine. He really went to bed and did not come down until morning, he didn't even finish decorating cookies.

And to bed they went...