Today's Words Of Glass

Lil Man will be 3 in March. So Christmas this year was really a lot of fun. He seemed to just absorb everything. Everything was such a thrill. And he really got into 'Santa' and our Elf 'Bobo'. We went to the grocery store and every time someone would pick up the intercom, you would hear sleigh bells. Lil Man would yell "Santa! Santa!"  And our elf Bobo was a huge hit. In fact, he loved Bobo so much that when Christmas rolled around, he was quite upset that Bobo had to go home with Santa. "No, stay, me" was said repeatedly. And 5 days post Christmas he will still say "Bobo home Santa".  Just yesterday Lil Man literally asked to go sit in Santa's lap. Sigh. It's cute and all, but it's also hard to try to explain to him what 'next Christmas' is. ha. Today, when I put him down for nap he said "Santa ate cookies". This is a sore subject for him. He wasn't too thrilled that Santa ate the cookies. It was...

Have you finished (or at least started) your holiday decorating? I had a blast this year decorating with Lil Man. Everything was 'wow' and 'neat'. He loved putting up the tree and the ornaments. However, keeping the ornaments on the tree has been a challenge.  But with holiday decorating also comes holiday safety (or sometimes lack thereof). Here are some helpful tips from the Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI )  "Follow these basic safety guidelines to help prevent serious electrical and fire hazards as you decorate your home and yard this season: Christmas Trees • When purchasing a live tree, check for freshness. A fresh tree will stay green longer and be less of a fire hazard than a dry tree.  • Cut 1-2 inches from the base of the trunk immediately before placing the tree in the stand and filling with water to ensure water absorption.  • Because heated rooms dry out live trees rapidly, be...

I'm not very 'crafty', but it's a secret desire of mine to be. I was one of those kids (and now one of those adults) who can't cut a straight line. Seriously, I wish I was exaggerating. And then came Pinterest  - sigh - a crafty person's heaven and a non-crafty person's hell. But now that I'm a Mom, I feel even more pressure to try to somewhat be crafty with my son. Just because I can't draw or cut paper properly doesn't mean that he shouldn't get to try it. So I came across these cute (and supposedly simple) ideas. I mean, surely we can't mess these up too much right? I'll have to do a 'follow-up post' once we've attempted to completed some crafts. Do you have some SUPER easy (and I mean SUPER easy) toddler crafts that you've done? If so, share them with me.  For more Christmas craft and gift ideas, check out my "Christmas" board.   Follow Amy Glass Christmas on Pinterest

This year has been so much fun. We've let Lil Man open a gift a day for the last few days. He got so much stuff from the grandparents, that we decided to let him have some gifts early. The last few days, he's been shall we say adventurous. This weekend, Hubby noticed something. Notice something missing?  Yep, there used to be ornaments. We have no idea where they all went. I think (but I'm not sure) that Lil Man moved them to the other side of the tree?  Yesterday, I heard a noise and found him with this. Yes, that would be the watering elf from the tree. Yep, he got the watering elf from the tree and was swinging it like a bat.  It's probably a good thing that the tree only has a few more days in the house. :)