9, 10, 11 and 12 days of Christmas

 It was a cold, windy, snowy night and we did not hear the bell.  This was on the porch and we think it goes with the group but no tag.  It must have blown off.  

 10 ladies dancing.

 11 pipers piping.

12 drummers drumming.

On the twelfth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Twelve drummers drumming,
Eleven pipers piping,
Ten lords a-leaping,
Nine ladies dancing,
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree!

We loved this and the reality of the gifts on each day.  Such planning and then delivering each night.  I will do this for someone because it was so fun for us. 

On the last day, tucked next to the ice cream drumsticks was a Christmas card telling us who it was.  It is the dearest family in our neighborhood.   

6, 7, 8 days! I am doing this for someone next year!

 I thought I had it figured out today with the brown eggs.  (I was wrong)

 Also in the basket was an omelet recipe.

 A swan swimming in the puzzle.

Chocolate milk and attached in the handle is the Old Maid card game. 

On the eighth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Eight maids a-milking,
Seven swans a-swimming,
Six geese a-laying,
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

5 Golden Rings

Rings of Pineapple, of course, Golden Rings!

On the fifth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Five golden rings,
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

2 more days

Kim has gone to Washington and gotten Colby and his dog, Roofus and brought them back to Utah.   Now when the bell rings we have a dog barking to also let us know what is happening.  Also due to yesterday's note no one is spying and in fact the front shade is closed.  We want these creative gifts.  

Attached to the french bread was gift cards to Chick-Fil-A.

On the fourth day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Four calling birds,
Three French hens,
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

Let's Spy and See Who It Is!!!!

On Day 2 it was announced that someone in my house was going to peek out the window and try and find out who is doing this.  When the door bell rang and the package was left, nobody was spying and good thing because they left a gift and a letter.  The letter said this:

Twas the first day of Christmas

and all through your house,

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.

Then suddenly one little soul did appear,

It's your Christmas friends bringing holiday cheer.

Now beware of this warning your friends will be here,

But  you better not look, or we'll disappear.

Then all our gifts that were carefully planned,

On some other porch will surprisingly land.

This glad Christmas season is so full of fun.

We're happy to share with your family, then run.

How grateful we are that you're playing our game.

You'll now find that Christmas won't be the same.

The song that we sing twelve days in a row

Won't get tiresome with treats from friends you know.

But to keep up the mystery and the fun,

You won't know who we are until we're all done!

Can you see where this is going?  Yes, a very literal translation of the song.  2 packages of Turtle candy tied to Dove Soap.  Also start noticing that all the tags are so cute and the ribbons are matching are oh, so sweet.

On the second day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
Two turtle doves,
And a partridge in a pear tree.

Ding Dong says the doorbell

The doorbell rang.  Jake went to the door.  No one was there but there was a package. We look at this odd package...... I wonder what this is?  It looks kind of strange.  It is a bird attached to a can of pears with an air freshener?  What?

Our family is in for a treat this holiday season.

On the first day of Christmas,
my true love sent to me
A partridge in a pear tree.

Thanksgiving Memories

 We played BINGO on these cards with the cutest pictures.  Take a look at them, you might fall in love.

In the fall I had a craving for plums that we used to can when I was a teenager.  I looked at so many stores and could not find them anywhere so I called my mom.  She had already done all her canning but because she is so good to all her kids and me she went and found some plums and canned them for me and brought them to me at Thanksgiving.