The 'Corn' Within Me

If you know me well, you know that I've got an embarrassingly corny side that has been rearing its ugly head since becoming a mommy. I've done things as a mom that I thought I would never be guilty of. You know, like forcing my husband to wear something in the same color scheme as his matching wife and children's clothing to a social function. At the time, it seems like the best idea but in retrospect, I feel ashamed for making such corn-filled decisions that I'm sure have some people thinking, "Are you serious right now?"

So when I decided that it was our turn to take on the neighborhood kids' holiday party, it was no surprise (at least to my husband) that I would have the corn out full-force on Saturday night. I really wanted to make it a nice night for the children... so I planned Christmas activities like cookie decorating, had Christmas music going, had Christmas shaped jello, had a stock of Christmas print-outs for coloring, a visit from Santa after a poem sent to them in the mail, and even had a cute story-time activity where the kids would pass the Christmas bear everytime they heard the word 'bear' in the story until the last child left with the bear would win a prize... Elf droppings (runts) of course!

So I think the night was pretty successful but looking back on the pictures (I've included a few here), I think... "Geesh, Corny Mom Jenny... could you have gotten any more CHRISTMAS on these kids?" Oh well... I think the kids had a good time and I think I didn't annoy too many parents especially considering that I kept their drinks full. Spiked egg nog of course! :)