Weekend Christmas Fun

I wasn't able to get any pictures uploaded from the weekend yet, so here are a few photos from the past two years. I can't believe how much the kids have grown and changed! This weekend Matt and I left the kids at my parents house on Friday night and we went to Boise to finish up some shopping. I had bought Tucker his Spike the T-Rex toy at ToysRus the day after Thanksgiving thinking that if it wasn't on sale taht day it wasn't going to go on sale. Wrong! This week it was on sale at Fred Meyers for $25 less. So of course I had them hold one at Fred Meyers since ToysRus doesn't always price match. I went and bought ANOTHER Spike the T Rex so we had to return the one to ToysRus. I also had a few returns to make at the Mall. We ate at Red Robin and got groceries at Walmart. Saturday I went to the Carberry Christmas Bazaar, which was nothing but crap, and then picked up the kids at my mom's house. Cameron had a birthday party for her friend Athena and Tucker stayed at home and took a nap with Matt. I got my Christmas cards printed, so now I need to get going on those. Saturday night was the Annual Christmas Bazaar at my church. And if you're Catholic, there's not a better way to raise money than by gambling and drinking, so bring on the beer and bingo! You wouldn't believe how many crazy Catholics you can pack into a hall for a little fundraising if it involves bingo prizes and beer. It's always a good time. Of course we were stuck out in the kid alley playing cake walk and ring toss. Cameron won 2-two liter bottles of Coke and Tucker one a two-liter bottle of Pepsi. Gotta love caffeine for kids! We also won a whole pie and a plate of cookies in the cake walk and numerous Christmas related tatoos (all on Cameron's stomach, the only body part she's allowed to put tatoos on). We also got a picture with Santa, will try to scan that in tomorrow, and played kiddie bingo.

There was a three pack of cheap knock off princess barbies. You know the kind that look cute from a distance because they're dressed similar to the Disney princesses, but then you get up close and they've got the look of a three dollar hooker. Purple lipstick, half-crazed ex wife kind of eyes. Anyways, of course, Cameron LOVED those barbies. So we played bingo to win them. I kept telling her not to get her hopes up that someone else might win first or we just might not win at all. She was adamant she was going to win the 3 pack of barbie hookers. Tucker won.

So of course up to the prize table we go. Tucker looked over the whole table of toys and then, after a lot of deliberation on his part, pointed to the barbie 3 pack and said "Cameron". He truly wanted to get them for her, without any suggestions from me. It was the sweetest thing! He was so proud of himself! Of course we all made a huge deal out of what a great brother he was to give Cameron a present. Then Cameron wins Bingo shortly after and she decides she's going to get Tucker a gift. She gets him a stuffed bear with little or no thought to what he might like, but he is still tickled to death. They love their gifts from each other. And now we have these scary looking cheap knock off barbies. When I went in to tuck Cameron into bed, I had to kick them into the closet because the one looks just a little too deranged for my taste.

We also put up Christmas lights today and also the Christmas tree, which I have photos but I am going to bed for now. Hope your weekend was jolly.