I love buying my boys matching outfits from The Children’s Place for seasonal and holiday pictures. About a week ago I placed my order online at The Children’s Place for their Holiday picture outfits, their Thanksgiving shirts, and their outfits … Continue reading
With National Collection Week for Operation Christmas Child coming up in less than a couple week I wanted to share a video about how much these boxes touch the kids who receive them.
To learn more about Operation Christmas Child you can check out the Samaritan’s Purse website.
Jacob is a typical four year old. He sees a commercial. He wants the toy featured. He goes in the toy aisle at the store. He wants this toy and that toy and oh, this one, too. He started his … Continue reading
It’s time to start thinking about your Holiday cards! I am looking forward to doing photo Christmas Cards again this year. These were mine last year: COVER *** INSIDE TOP *** INSIDE BOTTOM *** The quality was great and the … Continue reading
I know it’s not even Halloween yet but I had to share these really cute VeggieTales printables with you all! Enjoy :) ***
After hearing this song for the first time this week I really wanted to share it with you all. I looked it up on YouTube and discovered it’s 4 years old. And a Christmas song. Oh well. It’s amazing! Let me know what you think :)
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A week or so ago I shared with you all how I was working on a campaign with Champions For Kids and how I was going to give a stocking to my blogging friend, Paula. As a boy scout leader, … Continue reading
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I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! I will be taking today and tomorrow “off” to spend time with my family. <3 Alicia
Still have shopping to do? Family Dollar has a great selection of name brand toys at wonderful prices. Hundreds of their toys are only $5 or $10. They also have a coupon online for 10% off a toy purchase of … Continue reading
Christmas is in a couple days! This is the last Christmas music video I will be posting. It’s by 4Him. Enjoy! :)
Giving to others is very important to me and during the Holidays it seems like there are even more opportunities to do so. I try to get my children involved in the giving whenever I can. When we pass the … Continue reading
Sidewalk Prophets had another song I really liked recently but I hadn’t heard this song until this week {even though it came out in 2010}.
I hadn’t realized {until today} that Mandisa is the woman singing this song. She has a beautiful voice!
One Christmas tradition I loved as I was growing up was having a big breakfast on Christmas morning. We used to open our stockings from Santa, have breakfast, and then it was finally time to open gifts. My dad used … Continue reading
I’ve had readers telling me they love discovering these new Christmas songs that I’ve been posting so I decided to post one a day this week. I heard this song on the radio and knew I had to share it. I’ve now listened to it three times in a row. It’s a great song!
1) Enjoy hot cocoa as you drive around town and look at lights
2) Sing Christmas carols
3) Bake cookies and decorate them
4) Make ornaments for the tree
5) Watch a Christmas themed movie. Jacob and Lucas both love Caillou’s Holiday Movie.
6) Attend a Church service
7) Make Reindeer food {oatmeal mixed with glitter} and sprinkle it in the yard
8) Eat a special Christmas Eve meal as a family
9) Set out cookies and milk for Santa {and don’t forget the carrot for Rudolph}
10) Track Santa’s journey online
11) Eat sugarplums {here’s a recipe to make them}
12) Put on Christmas pajamas. The boys have special Thomas jammies for Christmas and will wear them all day :)
13) Read ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas
14) Read about the birth of Baby Jesus and make him a birthday cake.
15) Send the kids to bed early!! {Ok, maybe this one is only fun for the adults….}
With Christmas one week from today I wanted to share my all time favorite Christmas song. This one is called Breath of Heaven {Mary’s Song} and is performed by Amy Grant. Enjoy :)
Making Time For Mommy 