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Showing posts with label christmas. Show all posts
Christmas Day at our house...
As you may have read on Christmas Eve, me n hubs went to sleep at 8am Christmas day, lol.
Kids start screaming for mommy like there was a fire! so I jumped out of bed and stepped on the dog, then we both (the dog and I not the hubs, cause he was commatose, lol) ran towards the screaming and saw the kids standing in front of the tree.
"I dont see anything can I go back to sleep for a little bit?" I asked the kids,
I got a bunch of "No's" from everywhere. "fine, go wake up Daddy guys!" lol, and they ran, giving me a chance to hunt for the camera and batteries. I heard hubs begging for 15 more minutes of sleep, lol, HA!
After all of the presents and hugs, the fantastic 4 decided to go play a game of hungry dogs, lol
For dinner, Lily read daddy and mommy a card she made for us in school, she waited for 2 weeks to be able to read it to us, lol
For dessert, I made a cake, it was out ! yr anniversary since we renewed our vows, so I thought it would be nice ;) Lily chose the sentence to write around the cake, she said "you are the best husband I can ever ask for" She always is the sweet one ;)
And that folks, concluded our Christmas day ride, kids were asked if they had a good Christmas and they all said they had a GREAT one!
Kids start screaming for mommy like there was a fire! so I jumped out of bed and stepped on the dog, then we both (the dog and I not the hubs, cause he was commatose, lol) ran towards the screaming and saw the kids standing in front of the tree.
"I dont see anything can I go back to sleep for a little bit?" I asked the kids,
I got a bunch of "No's" from everywhere. "fine, go wake up Daddy guys!" lol, and they ran, giving me a chance to hunt for the camera and batteries. I heard hubs begging for 15 more minutes of sleep, lol, HA!
After all of the presents and hugs, the fantastic 4 decided to go play a game of hungry dogs, lol
Christmas Eve...
here I am trying to catch up...
Christmas eve was spent waiting for Hubs (yes i call him hubs not husb, lol) to get off of work, he finally got home around 4pm.
We rushed out of the house to start our Christmas shopping. We had some gift cards given to us as gifts, so we were able to get all of the kids a new pair of shoes. I was so happy for that!!!! Then the clock said 5pm, I called around and found out Target was going to be open until 6pm and Walmart until 8pm, so we rushed to Target, the kids voted that they each were going to pick one sibling this year to get gifts for their stocking.
We rushed through target until they turned off the lights and asked everyone to come to the check out. So next we rushed to and through walmart. Husb and I were able to buy each other one thing, and it was so stressful trying to go through the store without catching the other one looking at something, then they started announcing that the store was closing and we had to go to check out, 10 minutes later the floor managers were walking down every aisle having the customers go to the front, it was funny.
After that store we rushed into the grocery store to get the last things we needed for our Christmas dinner and some for tonight, then off to the Bat-mobile!
First thing we did was give all of the kids a new set of pajamas, a new little tradition we will hopefull be able to continue. Only the 4 little ones seem to participate in pictures, lol
Next I baked sugar cookies and set up the table with frosting and the cookies. What came next was a sugar avalanche, lol... on the BIG paper tray id one cookie from each of them for Santa, hhhmmm, I wonder who ate theirs, lol...
Next came writing their letters to Santa Claus, and yes, I know we were a lot behind schedule thank you very much, lol
While we did the letters, Daddy hung the stockings in the living room, and yes again, I do know we are late with that as well thank you very much, lol, lol. The kids put their letters to Santa Claus in their stockings, and after that I had to cover the stockings with a sheet so each kid could put their gift in their siblings stocking...
Next the kids put their gifts for mommy and daddy that they were able to "shop" for at one of the wonderful USO events...
For the first time, our family sat down and read/had read to The Night before Christmas...
The kids were all tucked and heaters were turned on in their rooms, time for the fun to start....
we took out the gifts that we got to "shop" for at the USO. It was such a fun experience ;)
What came next was just no where to be seen in advance, lol, hubs (yes i call him hubs, not husb, lol) were wrapping presents until 730am; yes i said it, 730am!!! lol it wasnt that they were so many or anything like that, lol, we just had to keep stopping because kids kept comming in the living room, and we didnt have tape, so we were using hot glue gun, and school paste, lol, santa was probably laughing at me so hard that i know what will be in my stocking next year, lol.
We finished and ran to bed, so i guess we fell asleep around 8am on Christmas day, lol
Christmas eve was spent waiting for Hubs (yes i call him hubs not husb, lol) to get off of work, he finally got home around 4pm.
We rushed out of the house to start our Christmas shopping. We had some gift cards given to us as gifts, so we were able to get all of the kids a new pair of shoes. I was so happy for that!!!! Then the clock said 5pm, I called around and found out Target was going to be open until 6pm and Walmart until 8pm, so we rushed to Target, the kids voted that they each were going to pick one sibling this year to get gifts for their stocking.
We rushed through target until they turned off the lights and asked everyone to come to the check out. So next we rushed to and through walmart. Husb and I were able to buy each other one thing, and it was so stressful trying to go through the store without catching the other one looking at something, then they started announcing that the store was closing and we had to go to check out, 10 minutes later the floor managers were walking down every aisle having the customers go to the front, it was funny.
After that store we rushed into the grocery store to get the last things we needed for our Christmas dinner and some for tonight, then off to the Bat-mobile!
First thing we did was give all of the kids a new set of pajamas, a new little tradition we will hopefull be able to continue. Only the 4 little ones seem to participate in pictures, lol
Next I baked sugar cookies and set up the table with frosting and the cookies. What came next was a sugar avalanche, lol... on the BIG paper tray id one cookie from each of them for Santa, hhhmmm, I wonder who ate theirs, lol...
Next came writing their letters to Santa Claus, and yes, I know we were a lot behind schedule thank you very much, lol
While we did the letters, Daddy hung the stockings in the living room, and yes again, I do know we are late with that as well thank you very much, lol, lol. The kids put their letters to Santa Claus in their stockings, and after that I had to cover the stockings with a sheet so each kid could put their gift in their siblings stocking...
we took out the gifts that we got to "shop" for at the USO. It was such a fun experience ;)
What came next was just no where to be seen in advance, lol, hubs (yes i call him hubs, not husb, lol) were wrapping presents until 730am; yes i said it, 730am!!! lol it wasnt that they were so many or anything like that, lol, we just had to keep stopping because kids kept comming in the living room, and we didnt have tape, so we were using hot glue gun, and school paste, lol, santa was probably laughing at me so hard that i know what will be in my stocking next year, lol.
We finished and ran to bed, so i guess we fell asleep around 8am on Christmas day, lol
Thankful Thursday.... The USO
My first Thankful Thursday post goes out to The USO. I am so Thankful to them for all they do.
The USO is an organization that is there for our Military and families.
They have branches all over the world, They do events for our Soldier's overseas, and events for Military Families as well.
"While times have changed, the USO mission has remained the same: to boost the morale of service members and serve as the link between them and the American people. Today the USO delivers its programs and services to 1.4 million active duty service members and 1.2 million National Guard and Reserves as well as their families at more than 130 centers located worldwide."
As a Military Family of 8, we have turned to The USO for many events they host.
The USO is such an amazing organization, they host so many events for the families, and always do it with every member of their staff smiling.
Tuesday Dinners
Since our family runs on one income, feeding 8 people does not come cheap, we are very thankful to The USO and all of their volunteers and donations that make the Tuesday Dinners happen.
The dinners are given by volunteers or The USO staff, they fix up the upstairs dinning room and serve wonderful meals. The staff is always so attentive, and they will not even let me throw out my own plate. Those dinners have helped get us through some hard weeks, just by saving money on one meal for all of us. Our children love attending Tuesday dinners, its a fun way to eat out, and we can completely afford it.
Santa's Secret shop is an Awesome event!
There is a wonderful Holiday meal served for the entire family, and downstairs the children get to see Santa and have a picture taken. Is that not cool enough? Santa has a gift for every child as well! The best part, especially for families on limited incomes, is that the children get to all go to a "secret" store, where they each shop for a gift for each parent, they get it wrapped by wonderful volunteers and the most important thing, is that they get to feel so good about themselves for it!! Our children got to attend the Santa store event this year, and it was so wonderful! The turkey dinner was awesome! the fact that the kids got to see Santa and get a gift for themselves was so much fun, and to see the excitement of being able to shop for us was even better. They could not wait to tell us what they got us, and since then it's been an everyday thing to try to get them not to tell us ;)
For Halloween and throughout the year when available, there are always bowls of candy in the lobby for our Service Members to treat themselves. Our children got to attend the Halloween event, and they got so much candy, that they still have some in December. We got a great dinner, and all the kids went trick or treating downstairs to each staff and volunteer. They were so excited!!!
When my husband was deployed to Iraq, he went to a couple of USO's that were in the Airports. There he was welcomed with nice staff and given little goodie bags, candies, and cookies, and even toiletries to freshen up. He said it made him feel like someone cared in a land of travelers.
All of their staff is always willing to help, and please. There is one person in particular that I Love, her name is Sara.
She is always seen rushing from place to place trying to please everyone. She has always been there even when I needed someone to cry or whine too. I am so thankful to be able to know such a giving person.
Needless to say, We are very grateful for all that The USO does as an organization. Many Soldier's that are away from home, make this their home, and families like ours make it our dinning room ;)
If you know any Military Personnel, please thank them for their service, and mention The USO to them, you would be surprised how many people rush through life without benefiting from the programs available. If you would like to volunteer or make a donation, or learn more about the USO, This is the link to the Downtown San Diego, Ca branch .
Thank you to all the Volunteers and staff that make The USO what it is to families like mine!
The USO is an organization that is there for our Military and families.
They have branches all over the world, They do events for our Soldier's overseas, and events for Military Families as well.
"While times have changed, the USO mission has remained the same: to boost the morale of service members and serve as the link between them and the American people. Today the USO delivers its programs and services to 1.4 million active duty service members and 1.2 million National Guard and Reserves as well as their families at more than 130 centers located worldwide."
As a Military Family of 8, we have turned to The USO for many events they host.
The USO is such an amazing organization, they host so many events for the families, and always do it with every member of their staff smiling.
Tuesday Dinners
Since our family runs on one income, feeding 8 people does not come cheap, we are very thankful to The USO and all of their volunteers and donations that make the Tuesday Dinners happen.
The dinners are given by volunteers or The USO staff, they fix up the upstairs dinning room and serve wonderful meals. The staff is always so attentive, and they will not even let me throw out my own plate. Those dinners have helped get us through some hard weeks, just by saving money on one meal for all of us. Our children love attending Tuesday dinners, its a fun way to eat out, and we can completely afford it.
Santa's Secret shop is an Awesome event!
There is a wonderful Holiday meal served for the entire family, and downstairs the children get to see Santa and have a picture taken. Is that not cool enough? Santa has a gift for every child as well! The best part, especially for families on limited incomes, is that the children get to all go to a "secret" store, where they each shop for a gift for each parent, they get it wrapped by wonderful volunteers and the most important thing, is that they get to feel so good about themselves for it!! Our children got to attend the Santa store event this year, and it was so wonderful! The turkey dinner was awesome! the fact that the kids got to see Santa and get a gift for themselves was so much fun, and to see the excitement of being able to shop for us was even better. They could not wait to tell us what they got us, and since then it's been an everyday thing to try to get them not to tell us ;)
For Halloween and throughout the year when available, there are always bowls of candy in the lobby for our Service Members to treat themselves. Our children got to attend the Halloween event, and they got so much candy, that they still have some in December. We got a great dinner, and all the kids went trick or treating downstairs to each staff and volunteer. They were so excited!!!
When my husband was deployed to Iraq, he went to a couple of USO's that were in the Airports. There he was welcomed with nice staff and given little goodie bags, candies, and cookies, and even toiletries to freshen up. He said it made him feel like someone cared in a land of travelers.
All of their staff is always willing to help, and please. There is one person in particular that I Love, her name is Sara.
She is always seen rushing from place to place trying to please everyone. She has always been there even when I needed someone to cry or whine too. I am so thankful to be able to know such a giving person.
Needless to say, We are very grateful for all that The USO does as an organization. Many Soldier's that are away from home, make this their home, and families like ours make it our dinning room ;)
If you know any Military Personnel, please thank them for their service, and mention The USO to them, you would be surprised how many people rush through life without benefiting from the programs available. If you would like to volunteer or make a donation, or learn more about the USO, This is the link to the Downtown San Diego, Ca branch .
Thank you to all the Volunteers and staff that make The USO what it is to families like mine!
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