So this is the coolest thing and the best thing about is that it's free!
here is the video that I made for Joshua.
Portable North Pole is the name of the site and you can insert their pictures and specific requests and everything. I've linked it to the one we made for Joshua.
I recommend everyone to make one for their kids. I haven't shown it to Joshua yet, but I know he will love it!
Monday, December 13, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Our visit with Santa
After our conversation last month about Santa and with Thanksgiving over, Joshua was asking about Santa all the time. So with Derek having the last Friday afternoon off, we headed off to the mall to talk to Santa.
We had absolutely no expectations at all with Joshua wanting to see him, but I dressed nicely and threw Joshua in a sweater just in case I was forced to be in the picture.
He did great! We were so surprised and he went up to Santa and talked to him and everything! Plus, he brought the toy catalogue with a picture of what he was asking for. He asked for an airport and then Santa promised him that and a surprise....I wish Santa had consulted us before throwing in that last part. :)
I love being able to see the joy in a kid's face when believing in Santa Clause. Obviously you don't get it with adults, and it's a nice reminder about some of the little things about the holidays.
Here's our picture!
We had absolutely no expectations at all with Joshua wanting to see him, but I dressed nicely and threw Joshua in a sweater just in case I was forced to be in the picture.
He did great! We were so surprised and he went up to Santa and talked to him and everything! Plus, he brought the toy catalogue with a picture of what he was asking for. He asked for an airport and then Santa promised him that and a surprise....I wish Santa had consulted us before throwing in that last part. :)
I love being able to see the joy in a kid's face when believing in Santa Clause. Obviously you don't get it with adults, and it's a nice reminder about some of the little things about the holidays.
Here's our picture!
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Snowta
That is what J calls snowmen. We have been talking about Santa and one day when I asked him what a snowman was he replied, "It's a snowta Mom!" :)
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Conversation about Santa
Yesterday we were reaching that point of the day where everyone was getting whiny and grouchy and waiting for Dad to come home. When I mentioned to Joshua (in the middle of his whining and sulking) that if he didn't behave Santa wouldn't bring presents for him, he stopped and here is our ensuing conversation:
J: "Santa is coming?"
Me: "Yes, he is. But not until after Thanksgiving. (I said this because the Santa is already coming to our mall this week! Too early!) If you're good, then we can go visit him and you can tell him what you would like."
J: "Is he coming to our house?"
Me: "Yes, to deliver presents."
J: "Will he come and visit?"
Me: "Not to just talk, but to drop off presents on Christmas Eve."
J: "Can I call him?"
Oh my goodness...and it went on for 10 minutes...he has never visited Santa except when he was 6 months old and I dropped him in his lap for a picture. After talking some more, he made sure that Mom and Dad were coming to talk to Santa also and then we spent the rest of the evening studying a toy catalogue (I'm getting like 2-4 a week now) and trying to decide what he was going to tell Santa what he wanted. Mom and Dad had to pick out something too...I picked a doll and Dad picked out a fire truck. We'll see if he is really going to talk to Santa or not...we may just be writing a letter instead. :)
Now that he's talking more we have some pretty funny conversations and he is really understanding and becoming more aware of his surroundings. It's neat to see the development and having these kind of conversations with him.
J: "Santa is coming?"
Me: "Yes, he is. But not until after Thanksgiving. (I said this because the Santa is already coming to our mall this week! Too early!) If you're good, then we can go visit him and you can tell him what you would like."
J: "Is he coming to our house?"
Me: "Yes, to deliver presents."
J: "Will he come and visit?"
Me: "Not to just talk, but to drop off presents on Christmas Eve."
J: "Can I call him?"
Oh my goodness...and it went on for 10 minutes...he has never visited Santa except when he was 6 months old and I dropped him in his lap for a picture. After talking some more, he made sure that Mom and Dad were coming to talk to Santa also and then we spent the rest of the evening studying a toy catalogue (I'm getting like 2-4 a week now) and trying to decide what he was going to tell Santa what he wanted. Mom and Dad had to pick out something too...I picked a doll and Dad picked out a fire truck. We'll see if he is really going to talk to Santa or not...we may just be writing a letter instead. :)
Now that he's talking more we have some pretty funny conversations and he is really understanding and becoming more aware of his surroundings. It's neat to see the development and having these kind of conversations with him.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Parent Teacher Conference
We had our first Parent teacher conference at school today. Joshua's teacher didn't reveal any big surprises. She said, "Joshua is really funny. He cracks me up! But he doesn't like to do Art."
I could have told her that from the very beginning. I have a whole craft bucket that I hoped we would use, but is mainly just taking up space in our Laundry room!But she did say that he understands that he has to do it before he can go play. So, he does, it but she sometimes has to make him redo parts of it because he has a tendency to half-heartedly do it and then try and make a dash for it to go play. :) Other than that, he loves school, is thriving and learning everything...he just has to use manipulatives instead of doing art. :)
Other funny story....we have taught him to spell his name, so he has been going around spelling his name. "I'm Joshua. J-O-S-H-U-A. That's me." Apparently at school the other day, he recited this phrase, and then pointed to someone else and said, "That's Elizabeth. J-O-S-H-U-A. that's Elizabeth." It made his teacher's day and I thought it was pretty funny too!
I could have told her that from the very beginning. I have a whole craft bucket that I hoped we would use, but is mainly just taking up space in our Laundry room!But she did say that he understands that he has to do it before he can go play. So, he does, it but she sometimes has to make him redo parts of it because he has a tendency to half-heartedly do it and then try and make a dash for it to go play. :) Other than that, he loves school, is thriving and learning everything...he just has to use manipulatives instead of doing art. :)
Other funny story....we have taught him to spell his name, so he has been going around spelling his name. "I'm Joshua. J-O-S-H-U-A. That's me." Apparently at school the other day, he recited this phrase, and then pointed to someone else and said, "That's Elizabeth. J-O-S-H-U-A. that's Elizabeth." It made his teacher's day and I thought it was pretty funny too!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
The Blessings of a B-Minus
I need to remember all of this before Joshua gets too old....
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/the-blessings-of-a-b-minus/?hp
http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/12/the-blessings-of-a-b-minus/?hp
Monday, October 11, 2010
Spelling and Counting
Joshua has been on a spelling and counting kick here lately. More counting than spelling. He can spell his name right now and that's about it. There is this dvd that we get from the library about construction vehicles that spell out all the machines. He likes to spell cranes as, "C-R-A-L-M-E, Crane". This movie is about as mind numbing as you can get, but he loves it. It is literally, watching the machines do their work. :)
He has been counting a lot these days. He doesn't quite get the concept of actually counting the items, but rather, just reciting the numbers. This is what he said in the car the other day, " ...25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 20-10". "No Joshua, it's 30". No, Mom, 20 - 10. " I'm obviously wrong. :)
He has been counting a lot these days. He doesn't quite get the concept of actually counting the items, but rather, just reciting the numbers. This is what he said in the car the other day, " ...25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 20-10". "No Joshua, it's 30". No, Mom, 20 - 10. " I'm obviously wrong. :)
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