Christmas Questions

So Sarah over at Nurse loves Farmer did a blog post with Christmas questions so I'm joining in on the Christmas fun! 


1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot chocolate. YUMMMMMMMMM
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? both. 
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? we have a pre-lit colored lights tree
4. Do you hang mistletoe? no
5. When do you put your decorations up? Dec. 1st
6. What is your favorite holiday dish?  Ham. And pie. :)
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? Spending time with family
8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I actually don't remember
9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes. Chris's family has a big Christmas eve dinner so we open gifts there as well as at home on Christmas day
10. How do you decorate your Christmas tree? With ornaments. I'm also planning on making homemade ornaments this year with Tristan.
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? It's a love/ hate relationship
12. Can you ice skate? Ha. Ha. Ha. No. 
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Last year, when Tristan started walking on Christmas day non-stop. Best. Gift. Ever.
14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with family and not only celebrating Christmas traditions but also celebrating the birth of Christ.
15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Cherry and chocolate pies. And peppermint fudge brownies (may post recipe).
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?  Spending time with family, watching Christmas movies (and wearing my Christmas movie themed pjs. I have Rudolph, Frosty, and the Grinch.), and playing Christmas music.
17. What tops your tree? Haven't decided yet. This is our first Christmas together that we've had a tree to put up.
18. Which do you prefer giving or receiving? Both. I love buying/ making gifts for people but I also love the feeling you get when you're opening gifts :)
19. Candy Canes: Yuck or Yum? YUM :) I love peppermint stuff!
20. Favorite Christmas show? I have a few favorites: How the Grinch stole Christmas (both the animated and the Jim Carey one), Rudolph, and Frosty the Snowman.
21. Saddest Christmas Song? I don't think any of them are sad.
22. What is your favorite Christmas song? You're a mean one Mr. Grinch and Silent Night.

*Tristan with Santa last year*

*Flashback: Me at Christmas time in 1990 at 1 and a half. 

-Karen

This is just adorable!

*there are no words, just smiles!*

-Karen

This holiday season is gonna be the end of me....

Nope, I don't mean Thanksgiving. I'm talking about Christmas. I went shopping today (uh oh) and walked into Hallmark. That was a mistake. I had to force myself to leave the store without buying EVERYTHING in sight. I'm on a very tight budget. I can only spend money that I get from babysitting (which today was $35). Have any of you seen those recordable books at Hallmark?? I wanted to get Tristan the Frosty the Snowman one and a few others. OH and that Jingle dog and book that they have now showing on tv. I ended up leaving though with only 1 thing bought. Then next door was Family Dollar... yea... I should just stay indoors til after Christmas. I barely made it out of there with only 3 things (1 of them wasn't a Christmas item). 

Santa Hat: Family Dollar- $2.50
Santa's Little Helper Apron: Hallmark- $1.99
Christmas Cards: Family Dollar- $2

Anywho, I really cannot wait til December 1st when I'm allowed to break out the Christmas tree and other Christmas goodies. We gotta buy ornaments though for our tree. 


So how is everyone else's weekend going?




-Karen

Wordless Wednesday: Tristan's Handprint Tree

*So tonight was Tristan's Little Lambs program and they made Handprint trees and this is Tristan's (He wouldn't keep his hands still long so the hands are a little messy).*

-Karen

Pink Dot Design giveaway!!

So Nurse Loves Farmer is doing a giveaway for a $25 gift certificate for Pink Dot Design. I just entered and really hoping I win so I can get me some Christmas cards! Here are my favorite ones:

*Though will have to ask if she could remove the Baby's 1st Christmas part.*

So go check out the giveaway at Pink Dot Design giveaway. 

-Karen

The things that our kids do :)

Tristan kept pushing me and saying "Mine" so when I got up. he promptly sat down... Apparently mommy can't sit on his seat lol.

-Karen

Boys and dressing up...

So Tristan LOVES trying to wear mine and Chris's hats, clothes, and shoes and I was wondering what everyone's ideas on boys playing dress up are. I think it's OK and I want to get him his own dress up hats, capes, and all. I think it'll help him find things he's interested in and find his own "style". What do you all think?

 *wearing mommy's hat inside out*

 *wearing daddy's pants :)*

-Karen

Wordless Wednesday: Tristan and Kana

-Karen

Halloween 2011

            So yesterday was Halloween and we (Chris, my best friend KG, her chihuahua, and I) took Tristan trick or treating. He stayed in his stroller to avoid any crankiness but he LOVED it. He loved the attention and the candy but he refused to hold his bucket or his toy club. He'd occasionally say hi to the people giving out candy and even said thank you once (he also took 2 pieces of candy instead of 1). All in all, it was a pretty good night. We didn't get any trick or treating pictures (though his grandparents got a couple when we stopped there so might have some when/ if they upload them) but we got a couple at home later but he really wasn't in the mood for pictures. 

 *holding his Mickey Mouse pumpkin cup with Apple juice*

 *come on, hurry up with that candy!*

 *attempting pictures*

*Kana trying to join in on the pictures with her little purple Halloween ghost dress on :)*

So how was everyone else's Halloween?

-Karen