She still believes

The older girls, Avery and McKenna and their 2 cousins are watching The Grinch right now. I just heard Avery say that she believes in Santa b/c she heard the reindeer on Christmas Eve. My heart is melting. It was a precious conversation between all 4 girls about Santa and (b/c of the movie) heart size. lol

Tonight is another family night. June 25. 1/2 way to Christmas!

• The girls decorated their little trees. We got out the Little People nativity set. I put one strand of lights over the fireplace. We have lots of library books about Christmas. I got out the Christmas coloring and activity books. I got the caroling piano books out. And Elf and Grinch DVDs. The house smells like cinnamon, thanks to leftover holiday candles.
  
• Made white pretzels. And Christmas cupcakes. I got Christmas cake mix and frosting in January for 33 cents each! That's when I got the idea for today.
  
• We usually have snack food on Christmas eve. So that's on the menu tonight-queso and chips, cheese, sausage, and crackers, shrimp dip, artichoke dip, and little smokies. I'll throw a few carrots on the table just for fun.
• Making hot chocolate after supper to have with the cupcakes. Plan to watch Elf and enjoy the rest of the evening.
• Kevin said no to making a fire and gifts. What a scrooge :) Our temp outside is reading 111 degrees, so I guess I don't blame him...
  
• The girls are playing dress up by wearing old Christmas dresses. They look so cute!

The girls explained the characters in the nativity set to Presley. Another precious moment I got to enjoy today.

I'm starting to love family night. So are the girls...

Take Me Out...

Our 1st family night was a baseball theme. Avery learned about Jackie Robinson in school and so we decided to make our first family night activity centered around baseball. Avery made a pendent with Jackie Robinson's number on it. We ate horrible food-good tasting but bad for you food. Hot dogs, nachos, popcorn, ice cream sandwiches. We played ball. We got creative and used frisbees for bases. We learned and sang "Take me out to the ballgame."McKenna up at batAvery, making it to 1st base. The girls had the best time. Aunt Marla and Reese joined us in the fun. After baseball, it's bathtime...