The New Year brings lots of changes, but one thing that is NOT going away, is my monthly family favorites post! We had lots to choose from in December, thanks to the holidays. So here is what my sweet family is loving right now!
Lauren:
Snowman Bracelet
Hudson made me a snowman bracelet in school and it is the best gift I got this Christmas. It is the first gift he ever got me that I could actually wear. (Turns out, those necklaces made with yarn and noodles are NOT very durable… who knew?) What made me love it even more is how he explained to me how he made it. Everyone got to make a bracelet in his class, they were given a cup full of beads in the color scheme they chose. But Hudson explained to me how he wanted my bracelet to be perfect so he took time to make sure to repeat the same pattern throughout the entire thing. He also said that he chose the snowman theme instead of the candy cane theme since he knows how I don’t like things too colorful. LOVE HIM!!!!
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| He also made Donnie a super cute picture frame! |
Donnie
TiVo
We have had our TiVo forever! People used to ask us what it did and how it recorded TV shows! HA! Now many people have DVR’s and TiVo is not as special. But it is still special to us, and definitely to my husband come the month of December. In addition to his usual recordings of College Game Day and every single show on Nova and PBS… he records all the best movies from ABC Family’s Christmas movie line-up! My must watch movies are Scrooged and Elf. Prep and Landing is his favorite and the kids really enjoyed it this year as well. He recorded Home Alone and Home Alone 2 and they were a HUGE hit. It was Hudson’s first time seeing the movies and he was laughing SO HARD. He talked about them for days.
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| LOVE this movie! |
Hudson:
Razor E90 Electric Scooter
This was an easy one. He had been asking for one of these FOREVER. It was an impulsive Black Friday purchase that my husband and I went back and forth about. We were worried that he was too young for it, but in the end… we decided to give it to him. To say that he loves it is an understatement. He is only allowed to ride it with one of us there, and right now he can only use it to go around the cul-de-sac since we aren’t confident of his reaction time to let him go down the street. He could go around that circle for days and be happy.
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| How many times can he ride in a circle… A LOT! |
Mila:
Disney Doc McStuffins Doctor’s Bag
I can’t even begin to tell you how many checkups I have had in the past week. Given to me by Doc McMila. She is obsessed with this little kit. Like any good doctor she explains what she is doing. “Checkup?” “Mima (that’s how she says her name) check heart” “Now eyes” (then she gouges my eyes out with a little contraption) Then it’s “medicine” time and she shoves a little plastic syringe in my mouth that I know has been shoved in every other family members mouth as well. (but if I say no, she grabs my chin and forced my mouth open! ha!) My prognosis is ALWAYS the same. “You sick.” Despite being ‘sick’ every time… I enjoy each checkup by my sweet girl. It is the cutest. I have tried to get a video of the whole thing but my sassy girl refuses to be filmed.
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| How cute is she? |
What are some things your family is loving right now? Any favorite or stand-out toys from the holidays? Mila’s birthday is around the corner so I am looking for gift ideas… again.
This post really brings gift giving back to where it belongs. In the heart making memories.
Agreed! I hope you are having a Happy New Year!! 🙂
First of all, that bracelet is soooo nice!!!! I loved it already, but the fact he wanted it to be perfect just for you melts my heart! What a total sweetheart. I think doctor kits for kids are such good toys (it's a favourite in our household too). I think it makes the doc's office less intimidating. Home Alone was a HUGE hit in our household too. Too bad we didn't DVR it as you guys did, because my daughter is still asking to watch it :/
I know! He was like, "Mom… let me tell you all about this bracelet…" haha! I also love that he knows how much I hate colors! 😉 I forgot how funny home alone was, it is always fun seeing things through your kids eyes. Hope you are having a great week so far!
You got a great family photo!! In mine ones looking away, ones not smiling, or ones making a goofy face. I love Home Alone! my 6 yr old thinks its the funniest movie ever!!! Elf is a must watch for me too. I am Huge on the classics but the kids can't stand them. :p
It is RARE, trust me. I should show the 20 outtakes we had in the process! Have a great week!
My daughter is 4 and got the Doc Mobile from Santa and it was a HUGE hit! I think it's so cute when she plays doctor!
We may just have to get her the doc mobile for her birthday… good to know that kids like it! 🙂 Happy New Year!
The snowman bracelet must be really popular because I saw it a few times over the holiday season. The razor is a good pick..I can only imagine when my boys outgrow the manual push one..eek!! And I love LOVE the doctor set for Mila..my boys just got their own "doctor" sets for Christmas and they love the role playing!! CUTE!!
I bet it was a kit from somewhere that teachers order from. 😉 Yeah it prob isnt the BEST idea to get a 6 year old an electric scooter, but I did get the slowest one! ha! Hope you are having a great new year so far! 🙂
I remember when Sammie had a dr. kit! Fun stuff!
My son had one too but he never really liked it. this girl is obsessed! 😉
You have such a beautiful family! Doc McMila looks like she has a promising career 🙂
Thank you Katie! I def wouldnt mind if she decided to follow her doctor dreams to med school! 😉
My nieces love Doc McStuffins! Love watching them check my heart beat and asking for a boo boo bandaid LOL!
Yes, she's VERY popular in our home.. that and Paw Patrol. 😉 Have a great week!!
I love this! The bracelet is so sweet! The thought that went into it, wow!! I love your monthly family favorite posts! They always give me great ideas!
Thank you! I love them too, since I don't really have to think to hard about it! We are always into something new! 😉
We need to get one of those Razor scooters! They look awesome…we have birthdays in a month so I'll add it to the list. This is a great features, I look forward to seeing what you guys are into!
Thank you! Our obsessions are always changing, so its a easy one to write! 😉
Aw, these are so cute! I'm loving the snowman bracelet! My daughter is really into anything Frozen these days, and my son is digging Curious George. Happy New Year!
Yes, Mila is just now getting into Frozen… since she is a bit older. She loves the soundtrack. Happy New Year to you as well! 🙂
Love the bracelet and the doctor kit…geez, I can remember when I got mine! You have a beautiful family!
Thank you! I used to have one too.. but it didn't have any fancy sparkles! 😉 Thanks for taking the time to comment!
I'm happy "Family Favorites" is sticking around for the new year. 🙂 That bracelet is the sweetest!!! Hudson did such a beautiful job.
XOXO
Thank you! I love it! He is a sweetie for sure.. Have a wonderful week!
That is such a adorable bracelet! Kids love playing doctor. My daughter really likes pretending to give me a shot.
Mila isn't into the shots, she just likes jabbing the ear thing into my eyes!!! haha
scooters are big here too!
I never had one as a kid.. but they are very popular now! 🙂
Awww the bracelet is ridiculously cute! Love the look of the scooter! Over from the mrsaokaworkinprogress.com blog hop! Sim xx
Oh my goodness…the doctor kit reminds me of playing with my oldest!! She used to love playing doctor! I was always so sick!!! LOL