Christmas Vacation Fun in NWA

Sunday night my siblings from out west stopped by on their long road trip home. It was a pleasant last minute stop by that made my kids so happy.

As the kids were getting ready for bed, Aunt Sarah went to get Max dressed in his PJ's. Tanner walked over and  said "you know that's my sleeper right?"
Sarah started laughing because the PJ's weren't Tanners, but a matching set for Max. So obviously we had to get Tanner's PJ's out too so they could match.

These two boys are so cute. They have a special bond.

The next day we just hung out with everyone at our house- including Uncle David and Aunt Laura.
Around 5 pm, Uncle David and Aunt Laura left for Mountain Home and we took Aunt Sarah, Uncle Johnny and the kids out to explore Bentonville a little bit.

We grabbed dinner and then headed over to the square to see the Christmas lights.

How cute is this little sleigh, but the kids inside are even cuter!!

Max and Bailey driving a mini Sam Walton's truck.

After looking at the lights we went over to Spark Café for some ice cream.

Tucker enjoyed sharing his ice cream with everyone.

Then it was home to bed. The next morning these two cuties spent some quality time together.

Even made some beautiful music together

Then Aunt Sarah, Uncle Johnny and the kids packed up and left from Mtn. Home.

We will miss them, but we are going over to Mtn. Home on Christmas day.

 

We also got invited to the Fuhriman's for a gingerbread house making party.

It was so cute.

Here's Tanner working so hard on his gingerbread house.

These two were very proud of their creations.

 

Then on Wednesday we went over to the Lowdens for a Grinch party.

We watched "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and ate Grinch popcorn.

How cute are these kiddos?

Can you believe that all these kids belong to only three families. So many children. lol

All snuggled up on the couch watching their movie.

After the movie we played "Pin the Heart on the Grinch"

And then decorated Grinch sugar cookies.

It was so fun and the kids enjoyed seeing some old friends. Since our ward split we don't see these particular friends as much. So sad!

 

We also squeezed in a quick ride on the Minivan express.

These kids were very excited to find golden tickets on their pillows.

And Dad was the dutiful ticket puncher. So fun.

We drove around for about an hour looking at lights and singing Christmas Carols. I can't believe Christmas is only two days away. SO CRAZY!!!

Christmas Sunday

How cute are these kids all dressed up in their Christmas Sunday best. I've been dying to do a gold and maroon color scheme, and this was the year.

How handsome does Tucker look in his bow tie? I'm dying. And Bailey loved her gold dot dress.

I just love these kids. They looked so sweet for church today and we had a great Sunday.
The musical program was amazing and it really re-focused us on the true meaning of Christmas!

Firetruck Santa

After living here for the past two Christmas seasons, we finally got to meet "Firetruck Santa". 

Firetruck Santa is the cutest tradition. Our city's fire department sends around some fireman, a fire truck and a Fireman Santa to pass out treats to the kids. They go around the entire city and down most the streets. This year there was an app so we could track the firetrucks and know when they were getting close to our house.   It's completely adorable and we are so happy to finally get to take part in it. 

The kids were pretty excited. Tucker couldn't stop staring at the firetruck, it was pretty funny.
Santa gave out gifts and hugs to all the kids. 

We sure love our little town of Centerton and all their cute traditions. 

Santa Letter Drop-Off and Class Parties

Last week we took our Santa letters over to the drop box so they could make it to the North Pole before Christmas. Tanner actually wrote his own letter this year, so adorable. I wrote Bailey's for her and she asked for a doll that she could dress up. I also wrote Tuckers and he asked for a doggie, which he will not be getting...lol. But these kids were happy to mail their letters. 

Tucker wasn't thrilled that once the letter went into the drop box, he couldn't get it back. It was pretty funny. 

How cute are these little Santa fans? 

Love this girl and her little poses. So cute. Although Bailey may be getting coal this year, she is still my little diva. 

Love these munchkins. We are grateful for fun little friends to do fun stuff with. 

After we did our letter drop off, we walked over to the Bentonville Square and played. They had this amazing sled outside the Walton 5 & 10 and we snapped a few pictures there. 

Then a nice old man decided to play for us on his guitar so we had an impromptu dance session downtown. 

Then it was over to explore the lights and the fountain. 

I just love our Fuhriman friends. 

Then yesterday I got to go to Tanner's kindergarten class party. It was pretty much the cutest. We got to see their typical morning routine. Here are the kids lined up doing the date, weather and person of the week. I love seeing Tanner in his own element. 

Then we served the kids a Santa breakfast. The kids were all thrilled with their donuts but the pancakes were also a hit. 

That's one happy kindergartner. 

Photo booth fun with kindy friends

I love my kindergarten boy. He is so adorable. 

We also played charades and pin the heart on the Grinch. Pretty cute stuff.  

The kids also made reindeer antlers. So fun. Tanner added a red dot to his nose so he could be Rudolph. 

I had so much fun watching Tanner play with his friends and getting to spend time with him. I'm grateful to good friends who watch little Tucker so I can go to school events. 

Today I went to Bailey's preschool Christmas party. I decorated for it and we had a candy cane theme. It came together pretty cute. 

kid table set up.

While I sat up, the kids played a few games. I'm grateful for nice preschool mommy friends who snapped some pictures of Bailey and I for me. So nice. 

Here's Bailey checking out the food. She was very excited about the marshmallow pops

The entire class

I love this picture of me snapping a picture of Bailey. It's so fun to spend time with just her. She loves all the attention. 

Bailey feeding me her goldfish. 

And Bailey and her little friend Charley. They are pretty cute together.

It was a cute little party and I'm so glad I was able to go. Such a fun time of the year and now we are out of school for two weeks! Wahoo!!!