A Bunch Of Gifts From God Above!

Maddie had a Christmas program again at her preschool this year- "A Bunch of Gifts." She had been practicing her songs at home for weeks, so she was more than prepared for the big show! She did great!

Christmas Recap #1

So, as my last blog states...I am behind. I have been behind since before Thanksgiving in all aspects of my life! But, for good reason! I am pregnant! We found out before Thanksgiving that we are expecting baby Dibble #2 in July. So, I have been super sick this round, thus many things have taken a backseat everything else that has to happen as I didn't have much energy! I am finally (fingers crossed) feeling better. So, here I am back to recap our wonderful Christmas!

This year was our first Christmas in our new home! So, I loved decorating every room for the holidays! I ended up putting up 5 trees! I grew up having themed christmas trees, and a tree in almost every room. So, now that I have the extra space I took full advantage! I remember when we were moving, my brother in law commented on how many trees he was hauling to our basement storage room. And, I added one more this year, a 12 ft tree for our entry! Here are a few pics of our decor this year....

The Elf on the Shelf

On


Thanksgiving night, a special delivery was made to our doorstep....

The Elf on the Shelf. This is a darling book that explains how Santa knows if boys and girls are naughty or nice leading up to Christmas. He delivers a special elf. There are a few rules, you have to name your elf, Maddie named ours "Elfy." You are not allowed to touch him, but you can talk to him and tell him your wishes for Santa.

Every night after bedtime, Elfy flies home to the North Pole to report that days activities to Santa. Then, he returns before morning and "hides" in a new spot. We have a hunt for Elfy every morning. Elfy has been very helpful at encouraging good behavior, now if only we had some extra help like this every month of the year :)

Thanksgiving Recap

I'm feelin pretty behind in everything right now, including my blogs. So, this will be one big blog to catch us up to December.

November was such a quick month. However, we did enjoy hosting our first holiday in our new house! We had Thanksgiving dinner at our house and enjoyed the McVicker family, Grandpa Max & Pam Dibble, and Great Great Grandma Marian. We actually did two turkey's this year, a traditional roasted turkey & Dustin did a Fried one. Both were delicious, but to say we had leftovers is an understatement!

Maddie this year at school has moved on from being Thankful for pigs, to being thankful for her mommy, daddy and dogs! Whew! Glad we moved up the scale in her world :)

Here are a few pics...

Halloween Trick or Treating!

We had a great time trick or treating in our new neighborhood. Maddie had just as much fun handing out candy as she did receiving it. I was the host of the neighborhood party in the park this year, so we started the afternoon decorating pumpkins and parading to the park in costume. We have so many great families and kids in our neighborhood, we are loving every minute!

Preschool & Dance Parties

Here are a few pics of Maddie's halloween parties at preschool & dance! I love that I have job flexible enough to be able to help with all of Maddie's school stuff! We had such a busy week, but loved every minute of it!

Pumpkin Carving Party!

We had a busy weekend, capped off with our first pumpkin carving party! We invited a few friends to join us, had chili, mac & cheese, and of course some treats! We had so much fun getting ready, and had lots of fun hanging with our friends!