The Twelve Days of Christmas....

So, my original plan was to post something each day, but I am more than twelve days behind. So this is a quick run down of what we did for the twelve days of Christmas. Some of my plans worked out, others are on hold, and then a few had to get scraped all together.

On the first day of Christmas, my mom and dad gave to me...
a Barbi "Christmas Carol" DVD.

On the second day of Christmas, my mom and dad gave to me...
a Christmas ornament of Barbi in the "Christmas Carol"
and a Barbi "Christmas Carol" DVD.

On the third day of Christmas, my mom and dad gave to me...
a pair of Christmas pajamas
a Christmas ornament of Barbi in the "Christmas Carol"
and a Barbi "Christmas Carol" DVD.

On the fourth day of Christmas, my mom and dad gave to me...
the Polar Express book
a pair of Christmas pajamas
a Christmas ornament of Barbi in the "Christmas Carol"
and a Barbi "Christmas Carol" DVD.

On the fifth day of Christmas, my mom and dad gave to me...
a Barbi ballerina Christmas ornament
the Polar Express book
a pair of Christmas pajamas
a Christmas ornament of Barbi in the "Christmas Carol"
and a Barbi "Christmas Carol" DVD.

On the sixth day of Christmas, my mom and dad gave to me...
a book called "Fancy Nancy and the Spelendiforous Christmas"
A Barbi ballerina Christmas ornament
the Polar Express book
a pair of Christmas pajamas
a Christmas ornament of Barbi in the "Christmas Carol"
and a Barbi "Christmas Carol" DVD.

On the seventh day of Christmas, my mom and dad gave to me...
a black sequined Christmas dress
a book called "Fancy Nancy and the Spelendiforous Christmas"
A Barbi ballerina Christmas ornament
the Polar Express book
a pair of Christmas pajamas
a Christmas ornament of Barbi in the "Christmas Carol"
and a Barbi "Christmas Carol" DVD.

On the eighth day of Christmas, my mom and dad gave to me...
a black sequined hat and a black and silver sequined scarf
a black sequined Christmas dress
a book called "Fancy Nancy and the Spelendiforous Christmas"
A Barbi ballerina Christmas ornament
the Polar Express book
a pair of Christmas pajamas
a Christmas ornament of Barbi in the "Christmas Carol"
and a Barbi "Christmas Carol" DVD.

On the ninth day of Christmas, my mom and dad gave to me...
a set of three ballerina Christmas ornaments
a black sequined hat and a black and silver sequined scarf
a black sequined Christmas dress
a book called "Fancy Nancy and the Spelendiforous Christmas"
A Barbi ballerina Christmas ornament
the Polar Express book
a pair of Christmas pajamas
a Christmas ornament of Barbi in the "Christmas Carol"
and a Barbi "Christmas Carol" DVD.

On the tenth day of Christmas, my mom and dad gave to me...
a book about a snowman
a set of three ballerina Christmas ornaments
a black sequined hat and a black and silver sequined scarf
a black sequined Christmas dress
a book called "Fancy Nancy and the Spelendiforous Christmas"
A Barbi ballerina Christmas ornament
the Polar Express book
a pair of Christmas pajamas
a Christmas ornament of Barbi in the "Christmas Carol"
and a Barbi "Christmas Carol" DVD.

On the eleventh day of Christmas, my mom and dad gave to me...
a pair of house slippers
a book about a snowman
a set of three ballerina Christmas ornaments
a black sequined hat and a black and silver sequined scarf
a black sequined Christmas dress
a book called "Fancy Nancy and the Spelendiforous Christmas"
A Barbi ballerina Christmas ornament
the Polar Express book
a pair of Christmas pajamas
a Christmas ornament of Barbi in the "Christmas Carol"
and a Barbi "Christmas Carol" DVD.

On the twelfth day of Christmas, my mom and dad gave to me...
a Christmas nightgown
a pair of house slippers
a book about a snowman
a set of three ballerina Christmas ornaments
a black sequined hat and a black and silver sequined scarf
a black sequined Christmas dress
a book called "Fancy Nancy and the Spelendiforous Christmas"
A Barbi ballerina Christmas ornament
the Polar Express book
a pair of Christmas pajamas
a Christmas ornament of Barbi in the "Christmas Carol"
and a Barbi "Christmas Carol" DVD.

Side note... so you don't think we are just spoiling Kaelin rotten (already been done by others in the family), we do have reasons for giving her something everyday for the twelve days of Christmas. First, no one likes to get Christmas pajamas on Christmas day or get books to read about Christmas when Christmas is a year away. So, we give her those things that lead up to Christmas. It allows me to talk to her about Christmas, for her to be involved in decorating, and then to have a little fun in the process. Also... it also helps to lower the anxiety and anticipation of all of the wrapped gifts under the tree. When she knows she is going to get to open something, the other things aren't so tempting.

What did we do for twelve days... (not everything I had planned, but we tried):


We held a party (described in a previous post) where gifts were brought for a needy family.

Kaelin helped shop for gifts for the kids of the family. (we discussed why we give gifts to families that might not have them otherwise)

Kaelin helped buy groceries for the family. (we discussed why we share food with other families)

Kaelin helped wrap the presents for all of the kids.

We bought and donated baby items to a local shelter.

We bought poinsettas to bring to a nursing home (but the wind destroyed them before I got them there... we will try again next year).