Thursday, December 31, 2015

Happy New Year!


Lanterns for New Years! Eat your heart out, Disney.

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Early Christmas Morning!


There's nothing better than happy children on an early Christmas morning!
Waverly was very happy with her lot! 
She had asked Santa for a doll house.  Wishes really do come true!

Harlan was excited to see the Pie in the Face game 
that he had specifically asked Santa for.  
He also got a super nerf blaster and a race car that he can put together
and take apart all on his own.


In true Christmas tradition, we watched A Christmas Story
while playing and having breakfast.

Ella the Elf said her goodbyes last night, but left a fun little pile of 'snow' (ahem, powdered sugar) and hershey kisses behind.  
Until next year...  happy christmas! 

Friday, December 25, 2015

Cold, hard cash

This year we decided to have a dirty Santa gift exchange at Pappy's.  I had the luck of the draw to get Uncle George's name.  What would he like for Christmas?  Cold, hard cash! 
As in, change and a couple dollars that I froze in layers of ice....  

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Santa was here


Wavy and Harlan must've made the nice list! Ella the elf left with Santa, but she had a nice little goodbye note! Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!


Cookies for Santa


Carrots for reindeer, cookies and coffee for Santa. (We thought he'd appreciate the caffeine.)


Twas the night before Christmas...


 
The children were nestled, all snug in their beds...




Goodbye Ella!

Saying goodbye to Ella the elf. Until next year, Ella!

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Letters to Santa


Each year, I write the letters to Santa from each kiddo and
they are published in our local newspaper.  
I'm hoping by next year, at least one of my kids will be writing their own letter. 
Until then, they get a little help from Mom. 


Tuesday, December 22, 2015

Party on


I'm not sure what kind of party they're having, but I wasn't invited.

Monday, December 21, 2015

Ella's Antics


Everyone's favorite elf hasn't let us down this season!
She's been up to all kinds of trouble!  
She finds a new place to hide each night upon her return from 
updating Santa on our behavior.  
Sometimes she's good, sometimes she's naughty, 
but she always makes us laugh.

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Santa...



I keep finding secret notes to Santa hidden everywhere. I hope she was planning to finish this sentence with "cookies"...

Saturday, December 19, 2015

On top of spaghetti

Lunch of buttered noodles before Christmas Shopping! 

Thursday, December 17, 2015

Christmas Pictures 2015

My apologies that I am so far behind on the blog!  I have high hopes for playing catch-up over the holidays.  It seems I'm forever 6-months behind!  Since there is such a delay, I thought I should go ahead and share the link to this year's Christmas photos.  

http://www.dmhargisphotography.com/Clients/Family/Lickliter-Fam/

(You're welcome, Heather.... Love you!)

Sunday, December 13, 2015

All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth


Tooth #2 is out! After a freak out (major/minor, depending on your point of view), we're ready for another visit from the tooth fairy!

Happy Birthday, Harlan!

Happy, happy birthday to my favorite little man! Harlan, you are so smart and kind, protective, hilarious, and I love watching you grow every day!

Harlan's favorite show of the moment is PJ Masks, 
a team of super hero kids that fight crime.  
Little does he know, but he is my super hero!

Friday, December 11, 2015

Teach them young


Learning the intricacies of tic tac toe...

One slick elf


It took awhile to find Ella this morning. She usually isn't hanging out in a marshmallow bubble bath. W said, "Shew, that girl is slick!" #elfontheshelf

Thursday, December 10, 2015

Get this party started!


Ella partied hard with the tooth fairy... #elfontheshelf
Oh, the sugar..... 


Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Does the tooth fairy leave a receipt?


Wavy lost her first tooth! Tooth fairy, get ready!

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Hurry, hurry, bake the cookies!


Tonight we baked cookies to take to the local firehouse and police station.  

The kids are super excited to visit and 
show some love to those community helpers 
that we often times forget are there to help us. 


Harlan has an imaginary firehouse, 
so I think he's most excited to visit the firefighters.


Sunday, December 6, 2015

Cake Smash!


Celebrating Harlan's birthday a few days early at Pappy & Nana's.
Luckily, we'd already handed out pieces of the cake before this
stinker made the giant mess...


He knows how to have a good time, that's for sure!


Happy early birthday, bub.  

Thursday, December 3, 2015

Santa Express

We are so lucky to be able to attend the holiday extravaganza hosted by the Kentucky State Police.  
The kids had snacks, made crafts, and wrote letters to Santa.

They even got to meet the man himself!



I hope they told him all their Christmas wishes...

(and I hope he tells me!)

Friday, November 27, 2015

Gobble it up!


Our family gobbled up the turkey! We hope you enjoyed thanksgiving too!

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Full of bologna


All this thanksgiving food and my kids eat bologna... 

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Christmas Wishes


Wavy would like to wish everyone a merry Christmas.

R.A.C.K.ed



This year we are doing all kinds of things to show people that we care about them.  We're learning about Random Acts of Christmas Kindness, or RACK'ed.


We've left a dollar and popcorn taped to a redbox, dollars taped to the snack machine, bought supper for the people in drive-thru behind us, and handed out candy canes. 


It's a blessing to learn about how great it is to give to others, 
not to just receive. 

Wishing you a happy Christmas!

Monday, November 16, 2015

Selfies and Smiles


Selfies before school this morning! 

Selfies before school this morning! 

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Paint Happy!

Wavy did a FANTASTIC painting of Elsa! 

H refused to turn around, but he painted snoopy!
And this one is by me! 



Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Let it be Christmas

For those that know us well, 
it's no surprise that we love Christmas. 
My favorite thing is Christmas trees. 

My red tree  is extra special this year. 
Many of the ornaments belong to a friend's mother, 
who passed away a year ago.  Everytime I look at this gorgeous tree, 
I think of the love between a mother and daughter.  

The kids were very excited to help decorate our trees. 
They each have one for their rooms, then we have the red tree, the pink 
tree, and the tree on the front porch. 

The pink tree turned out beautiful as well! 

She found her "big sock".  


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Telling secrets under the tree. 

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Tutu turned Hat


At least we're creative and resourceful.... 

Saturday, November 7, 2015

My Peanuts

Watching the new Peanuts movie with my very own peanuts.  

Saturday, October 31, 2015