More pictures from the play!

Make sure you click on the slide show to see all the pictures individually!!

Mill Creek AG Preschool Christmas Play

Cody was in his Christmas play called "The Best Bedtime Story Ever." The kids were getting ready for bed and wanted one more story. Miss Lauren told them the story of Jesus's birth and they sang 5 songs. It was SO cute everyone did such a great job. We are so very lucky to be in a wonderful church with such wonderful friends! It means the world to me that Cody is more interested this Christmas in baby Jesus than Santa (who he seems to be a little nervous around). Make sure you click on the pictures to see them larger!

You better watch out....You better not cry....

My little ham!

Craft time!

Cody told me yesterday that he wanted to make a snowman. So we pulled out the paper and got busy! He cut out the snowman pieces and did all of the coloring and glued it down. I made the bow tie and the outline of Rudolph and he did the coloring. Then I cut out the tree and he went to town decorating it and then glued it. I'm not sure if you can tell from the pictures, but he wrote his name on the snowman by himself (you have to really concentrate to realize it says C-O-D-Y but he did a good job)!!

O Christmas Tree and Craft

We had our playdate today and made this adorable reindeer out of a glove! They were so much fun! If you want the instructions...see here! http://www.freekidscrafts.com/reindeer_garden_glove-e141.html
The rest of the pictures are from around the house and our decorations. We hope everyone is having a very merry Christmas!!




Cody helped me put the Nativity together this year and was VERY interested in all of the characters. He sat there for at least 10 minutes looking at it.

Decorating!

Little man has been sick all weekend, but through the sickness, he decorated his little tree. We put his small ornaments on it and his favorite ones I let him pick from. MeeMaw also let him 'borrow' her Polar Express ornament so he placed that on top of his tree as well. Then we strung some popcorn and that is when his fever started coming back, so he passed out sleeping about that time. He is very proud of his tree! Jingle has been showing up in some odd places and he has had a wonderful time finding where he is hiding!

Buddies!

Marc, Cooper and Cody (aka Buddies) got together today at Monkey Joe's. They played for a long time jumping in all of the different 'jumpy jumps' and they wouldn't stay in one for long. After playing, we had lunch at Stevie B's pizza and they played the video games there. These boys have a great time together and we look forward to spending time with them!!

Suwanee Jubilee Christmas Celebration

We went to the Christmas Celebration at the Suwanee Jubilee shopping center. Cody rode a pony, had a candy cane painted on his face, decorated a cookie, did his hair "funky style", rode the train and had his picture made with Santa. He also picked up a TON of goodies from oranges, to toothpaste, to a Christmas countdown that came from Santa himself! We came home, showered to get the orange color out and cuddled up to watch Rudolf the Red Nosed Reindeer. It has been a night of fun Christmas activities!

Jingle Bells as only a 3 year old can do it

Cody LOVES to sing Jingle Bells (our Elf is even named Jingle because of it). Enjoy! The first video was a sneak attack and then he wanted to play it for me to record. Yes, he insists on not wearing pants at night before he gets in his bath so I apologize for the Halloween undies.

...And a Peanut Butter Sandwich

My child is addicted to peanut butter. He always wants a peanut butter sandwich. Today after play date, he asked for a peanut butter sandwich. He was watching the Grinch, so I let him sit on the sofa and eat it. He got very quiet suddenly and I walked in to find this! He had fell asleep during the movie and his peanut butter sandwich. I of course cleaned him up and took away the sandwich but he is still sleeping! Play dates exhaust him (which I am thankful for!!)

Jingle and the Gingerbread House!!

Jingle is back! For those of you who don't know who Jingle is...Jingle is Cody's Elf on the Shelf. Since he made his appearance on Monday, we have our angel boy back! It is amazing the power of Santa's elf. When he was about to pitch a fit today, he cried for under a minute, looked up and realized Jingle was watching him, politely used his words to tell me I hurt his feelings and ran off to his room to finish crying. I'm trying to get it on video because Jingle has helped stop 2 fits already!! We wish this would last year round! So far, Jingle has hidden in the foyer and on the frame shelf. I think in the morning he might hide in the fridge since he is used to being at the North Pole which is very cold! Be on the lookout for Jingle pictures all month long!! As a side note, if you do not have an Elf on the Shelf for your child...GO NOW to your nearest gift shop and get one! Not only for a trick to help your child behave, but because the story is so very sweet and very well written! Plus it is fun to come up with your own elf name.

Cody and I decorated his gingerbread house this weekend. He did it all himself this year with the exception of me helping a little with icing the candy. Not bad for a 3 year old! He is very proud of it!!

Fun during the week!

Monday before Thanksgiving, I was able to get with some friends and have dinner! It was great to see Ashley, Bran, Lisa and Tracy but surprisingly, I forgot to take pictures! I could kick myself because I even took mom's camera. We had a nice dinner and I can't wait to do it again the week before Christmas hopefully!! Maybe on Brandi's birthday?! :)
Later in the week, Me, Mom and MeeMaw took Cody to see Madagascar 2. It was the Friday after Thanksgiving and I was NOT going shopping! We had some time to kill before the show, so we walked in Hollywood Connection to let him ride a couple of rides. He LOVED the swings and train (rode both of them twice). When we got off of the train the last time, he ran to MiMi and MeeMaw and said "We made it to the North Pole!" He was pretending the train was the Polar Express (imagine that).

Cody is the khaki blur in the middle

Riding the train

Thanksgiving 2008

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving at my MeeMaw and PawPaw's house. We had some wonderful food and Mom took some WONDERFUL pictures like she always does. Enjoy!!