The "Fros": Christmas Auction

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Christmas Auction

One family tradition we do in our family is the family "AUCTION".
this started YEARS ago- at least 12 or so years ago. Every family brings 2 good items, and 2 Not so good items (white elephant, or anything creative). We wrap everything so we have no idea what is good, or bad. Then we play games as couples/families to earn "auction money" to buy these gifts. It has always been fun and very interesting to see what we end up buying for 5,000!! This year however my little sister Britto wanted to make it even more interesting and have us MAKE two of our gifts. So they had to be homemade!! That really put a twist on things, and really brought out the creative side in SOME of us!!

My dad ended up making this GLASS, magnetic, filled with Candy CLOCK!! Brooke was the Lucky lady to purchase this beauty!! It will be a family Heirloom for years to come!Other great gifts included a whack it doll my mom created for when your having a bad day, as well as these crazy magnets she glued together. Brittany and Steve made some amazing artwork, one of which we inherited called the "potatoe field"- it is awesome and displayed so high in my kitchen I can't get it down!!

Another long standing tradition is called "Mug Mania"! It is a game all the kids, and CAMILLE since she is the new comer played. Every kid brings a mug filled with whatever they want. My mom reads a christmas story that has lots of words with right and left in it. As the word right is said you pass it right. As left is said you pass it left! It is always entertaining especially when half of the kids don't know thier right or lefts, which makes for perfect CHAOS!! It is fun and the kids love thier Christmas Mugs!!

And of course, what is the Holidays without family and FOOD!! And lots of it!!

1 comment:

Fredia said...: That sounds like it was a blast! What a cute family you have!!; December 29, 2009 at 7:43 PM

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Little Sayings

July 2011- Ali was talking in the car today and she was trying to think of the oldest person in the whole world. Then she got excited and said, " Oh Heavenly Father has to be the oldest person EVER!!" I am pretty sure she is so smart!!
mar. 2011- I was singing and cam said, "Don't sing!" and I said Why? and his response "because YOU can't sing!!"
Dec. 2010- Ali came up to me with her hedgehog stuffed animal she picked out and said, "mom, I am naming her Tiddles! or Tiddies!", and I was laughing! I Love Ali--I think she has arrived at the age where i need to make sure to explain that!!
Oct. 10- I was putting Cams diaper on him and it has a mickey mouse on it, as i put it on him he looked down and said, "Mom Mickey is on my weiner!!" I was so caught off guard all I could do was laugh!!
August '10-Ali has been affraid of bees since Cam has had his second sting in 2 weeks so she said,"Mom since there are flowers on my swimsuit, the bees are attracted to me!"
June '10 Ali needed me really bad but I was going to the bathroom, and told her she would have to wait. Then she came in and whispered in my ear " it helps it to come faster if you smile mom". I was laughing so hard and pictureing Ali going the bathroom and smiling really big!!
april '10 - Ali came home from school today and announced "wedgies are fun" I looked at her and she had given herself one BIG wedgie!! In questioning her about this, she said a girl at her school gives them to herself all the time!
Feb. 10- today we were driving to family dinner and passed the temple. Ali noticed there was only one car in the whole parking log. Fro said, that must be Jesus' car. Ali said, Jesus drives a TOYOTA! and then said that satan must drive a FORD! We are such a toyota family!
Jan. 10- one thing that Ali does that I had to write down is she calls the operator on the phone "The Mermaid" and anytime Cam gets on the phone she says- "Hurry Mom it is the Mermaid"
Jan 10- Ali was asking me what Martin Luther King Day was so I was explaining it to her. I told her how black people were slaves and treated very badly. Later that night she was saying the prayer and said," Please bless all the Black , or Brown people." We were laughing pretty hard.
Dec. 09- Ali asked me to make her something and I didn't do it Just the way she wanted it. So she said, "Mom you didn't do it right, but don't worry you tried your best!"
August 5- Ali can't say spaghetti, she says SKABETTY. She kept trying and trying and finally she said, "I can't say skabetty,but i can say NOODLES! " it was so cute
July 14- We were trying to explain something to ali and she said, "Wait, I am all Fused Up!!' Meaning, I am all confused, she just mixed up how she said it and it was so cute!
June 29- Ali loves to tell me how much she loves me, and she usually says it in a funny way like"Mom Your the greatest mom I have ever had!" but last night she switched it up and said "Mom do you know I love you more than a grandma in a pink skirt with pink shoes!" I said really, and she said, Yeah seriously!!
June- Ali told me she wished she had a cast like Cams. I told her no she didn't. and she said,"Yes I do, then I can hit him back!!"
May 12, On mothers day I got breakfast in bed, and Ali came in to hug me and said, "Mom do you know who I love the most?" I waited and she said "Cam, he is my favorite." Happy mothers day to me!!
April 9, Ali had to go the bathroom and I was sitting in the other room and she kept saying, "Don't listen to my poop drop okay mom" and then DROP and she would say, You didn't hear that did you? then again and again, it was so funny!
April 4- Ali is trying hard to sound out things and was sounding out BAP, she said,"Mom do you know what that is?" I said, No, and she said, "it is a mountain region in China!!!" I laughed and she said, "IT IS!!!"
Feb. 4- Ali didn't want to go to school, and I threatened her with the doctors office. After much frustration she said, "Well mom I had a dream last night that I didn't have to go to school, and we just played and had the funnest day ever!" I reminded her that now she is awake,and going to school. But she is pretty convincing!
Jan. 09- Ali always makes plans of what she wants to do for the day, and lately she says "Mom I had a thought come to my mind." It is so funny !
Jan. 09- Ali has continually kept praying that we won't have any earthquakes. It is hilarious that every prayer now mentions not family or food, but earthquakes.
Dec. 17- Ali said, "Mom do you know why I like to wake you up in the middle of the night?" and I said, "NO" and she said, "because you are just the greatest mom, I love to see you all the time, even during the night!" Does that make my lack of sleep any better-- Yes!
Dec. 4- Ali was watching something on the tv and said," Mom why do the people on the TV always look right at me?"
Nov. 29- Ali was playing polly pockets and there were 3 MEAN girls, just like at her school. She kept saying to the other pollys "We are more POPILAR than you." It was hilarious because she said POPILAR totally cute, and 20 times. It made me wonder what is going on at school though! She is five, and she shouldn't know what being popular is!
Ali just saw the picture of herself on the toilet and said, "Is that me sitting on the toilet, On your blog!!!!!"
Nov. 28 - Ali likes to see what I "Blog" about, and she really likes when I read things about her back to her- so today she said something funny and she said." You gonna blog that mom?" It was so funny!
Nov. 28- Ali always grinds her teeth when she is going to hit something hard. Well lately she has been playing a little rougher with Cam than I would like, and she always replies," I wasn't even grinding my teeth mom!"
Nov. 18- Ali was telling us what she wanted for Christmas-yet again, and she told us she wanted a baby- not just any baby, but one in her belly!! Yikes
Nov. 17 I was asking Ali what she wanted to do after school, when she said," Mom YOU ARE NOT LISTENING- I already told you!!!!!!! that could have been possible- She told me to start listening better like she does at school!
Ali woke up with a big snuggie, and I pointed it out to her , and she said, "Mom that guy has been up there all night!"
Ali didn't want to go to school and said," Mom feel me I am getting all Heated UP!"
"Mom did you know I can move my bum." As she squeezes her bum togeather !- Nov. 7 2008
"What The................."
Ali saw a picture of Will Smith and said,"Is that the new president?" I said, No, and she said, "They must be freinds then, they look a lot alike."