Santa Beard Countdown

So because we are starting our Christmas craft countdown tomorrow, I figured I would make something for Hailey to help her keep track of the days, too. I saw this Santa beard countdown craft on Pinterest and couldn't help myself. Every night, starting tomorrow, she gets to glue a cotton ball to his beard. I'm sure that once she sees it, she will love it! I just printed the Santa (link below) colored and cut him out. Then I glued him to green card stock to add a little weight, cut around that, and glued it to red construction paper. Check back tomorrow for our first toddler craft!

(the Santa printable can be found here- 

http://playtimewithmommy.blogspot.com/2010/12/christmas-countdowns.html)

Introduction

Please forgive me, I'm very new to the world of blogging. I created this blog a few weeks ago and have gone over and over in my head what to say, at least on my first post. I'm still figuring it out, but I suppose an introduction is in order.

My name is Mandy. I am married to Ben. We have one gorgeous daughter, her name is Hailey. She just turned three. I am currently 33 weeks pregnant with our second baby, a boy! He, on the other hand, remains nameless. Right now, I affectionately refer to him as Roo. We also have guardianship of my husband's 13 year old sister, Hannah. She has lived with us for 2 years now (on December 1). We are currently buying our first house. Things are a little crazy right now, but amazing, none the less. I am lucky enough to be a stay at home mom to our daughter. We love doing things like crafts, baking, going to the playground (when it's not freezing), playing in the backyard, and having tea parties.

Well, I guess that's all for right now. I'm planning on doing a Christmas Craft Countdown in my upcoming posts. I am looking for ideas on Pinterest (and trying to come up with some of my own!) for crafts to do with Hailey from December 1-25. You can follow me on Pinterest at http://pinterest.com/middletonmama, and feel free to comment with craft ideas of your own.