Christmas Bucket List

Here's our Christmas Bucket List!

• ·       Go see Santa at Bass Pro and get a free picture frame! (the rustic-chic look of the frame is a favorite of mine!).   We accomplished this and I'm so excited!  

• ·       Make handprint ornaments.  We did this last night!  They turned out so good! Avery's ended up being a footprint, because she can't curl her toes as easily as she can make a fist, so I knew I wouldn't be able to actually get her to place an open palm on the ornament.  I still think it turned out so cute!

Avery

Noah

Michael

I set them in a cut-apart toilet paper roll to dry. 

• ·       Watch all of our Christmas movies at least once.  So far we’ve watched:
• o       How the Grinch Stole Christmas (cartoon)
• o       How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Jim Carrey version.  Noah’s favorite simply for the line:  “the the the… the GRINCH!”)
• o       Frosty (also a favorite of Noah’s for the train alone)
• o       Frosty Returns (one of Michael’s favorites)
• o       Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town
• o       Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
• o       The Santa Clause (a personal favorite of mine)
• o       The Santa Clause 3
• o       Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas
• o       Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas
• o       Mickey’s Twice Upon a Christmas
• o       Home Alone
• o       Home Alone 2
• o       Window Wonderland (SO GOOD! One of Aaron’s favorites)
• o       Eloise at Christmastime (one of my favorites and I’m hoping one of Avery’s favorites one day as well)

(Avery napping during Eloise at Christmastime)
• o       Switched for Christmas (new Candace Cameron Bure Christmas movie on Hallmark)
• o       Elf
• Prancer (also a movie that I hope becomes a favorite of Avery’s)

(Noah watching Prancer.  This is when the deer shows up in the barn in the middle of the night.  I'm pretty sure Noah thought Prancer was a scary movie at this point.)

• Arthur Christmas (not Arthur on PBS.  This is a British animated film and it’s wonderful)
•  Meet Me in St. Louis (my mom and I consider this a Christmas film)

• We still have to watch:
• ·       Charlie Brown Christmas
• ·       It’s a Wonderful Life
• ·       Christmas Vacation
• ·       The Christmas List (with Mimi Rogers—a very difficult movie to find, but so good!)
• ·       Christmas Under Wraps
• ·       Christmas in Connecticut
• The Holiday, 
• Love Actually, 
• The Polar Express
• Miracle on 34^th Street (both versions)

I’m sure I’m missing some, but these are the gist.

• Decorate Christmas Cookies (and leave some for Santa)
• Read the Christmas story and act it out with the toy nativity set

I'll add photos as I can!

Until Next Time, 

Much love, Reba