Tap, Tap-Bang Bang

Our local hardware store had a free Christmas craft morning today & of course we had to participate (due to Bryce's recent obsession with "tools"). The kids had great fun-starting with the putting on of the tool belt apron :) The project was to make birdhouses. There were quite a few kiddies there by the time we arrived, so we just plopped ourselves in the middle of an aisle (as were many other families). My sweet student Finn & his dad were there and joined in on our aisle of good times!

So ok-the birdhouses turned out a little....different, crooked walls, the perch somehow ended on the inside, you know-things like that....but hey-we were going for the whimsical/Alice in Wonderland look! Jealous of our carpentry skills aren't ya? :)

whoops-better take that nail out!

After the great building project, the kids got to go have treats and meet Santa. Em had no hesitation. She was PUMPED to tell him that she wanted a (and I quote) "Barbie car that goes vroom-vroom". He said he'd work on it & gave me a look, to which I responded with a wink. lol

Bryce on the other hand, was NOT about the whole Santa business (as is typical). He's been talking for weeks about asking Santa for a "Cha chow" car-then his moment came & he froze. Dad walked up with him & he hesitantly sat on the big guys lap-I told him about what Bryce has been dying to ask him for, and Santa asked him if that's what he'd like for Christmas....at that point Bryce looked at him and gave a huge smile (which of course I missed with the camera-sorry, it's kinda hard to juggle the "mom" thing AND be the photographer simultaneously).

Both kidlets had a blast & came home eager to place their birdhouses in the tree....no food & all! Not that the bird would be able to get it out anyways :) Good times...good times.

I love when the trees look like this! Had to take a picture of it....and in that tree-there was a-

BIRDHOUSE! :)