Finally - the Twelfth Day of Christmas

The twelfth day of Christmas fell on Christmas Eve.  With the craziness of Christmas Eve, Day, New Years, and kids out of school, I'm just finally getting around to posting!  (Well...  I confess I did get a Kindle Fire for Christmas and I read 4 books in there too. lol )

On the Twelfth Day of Christmas 

My true love gave to me,

Twelve Hummers Humming!

Eleven Planes for flying, 

Ten Soda's for Sipping,

Nine Records Spinning,

Eight Maids a Milking,

Seven Fish a Swimming,

Six Cheese for Playing,

Five O N I O N Rings,

Four Caring Words,

Three Wrench Pens, 

Two Turtled Gloves,

And a Cartridge in a Bare Tree! 

 

 

Here's MY True Love holding the words to the song.  My family gets together at my parents home Christmas Eve for dinner and a program.  Each person can do a part if they'd like; singing, playing an instrument, sharing a story.  I enlisted the help of my children and a few others there to have TWELVE Hummers Humming.  

 

 

 Watch the Video if you dare!   

Thanks Steve for videoing for me. :)  

I am so very blessed to have a wonderful man in my life who IS my true love!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Eleventh Day of Christmas

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas 

My true love gave to me,

Eleven Planes for flying, 

Ten Soda's for Sipping,

Nine Records Spinning,

Eight Maids a Milking,

Seven Fish a Swimming,

Six Cheese for Playing,

Five O N I O N Rings,

Four Caring Words,

Three Wrench Pens, 

Two Turtled Gloves,

And a Cartridge in a Bare Tree! 

Eleven little planes that Dave and the kids will have a ton of fun flying in the house!

The Tenth Day of Christmas

On the Tenth Day of Christmas 

My true love gave to me,

Ten Soda's for Sipping,

Nine Records Spinning,

Eight Maids a Milking,

Seven Fish a Swimming,

Six Cheese for Playing,

Five O N I O N Rings,

Four Caring Words,

Three Wrench Pens, 

Two Turtled Gloves,

And a Cartridge in a Bare Tree! 

Dave's favorite soda is rootbeer!  The Key lime and Cherry Lime looked so festive though! (and maybe he'll share!)

The Ninth Day of Christmas

On the Ninth Day of Christmas 

My true love gave to me,

Nine Records Spinning,

(Several blasts from the past!)

Eight Maids a Milking,

Seven Fish a Swimming,

Six Cheese for Playing,

Five O N I O N Rings,

Four Caring Words,

Three Wrench Pens,

Two Turtled Gloves,

And a Cartridge in a Bare Tree! 

We've had a record player for a few years now, but not too many records.  I had fun sorting through piles of records at the second hand store and finding artists Dave liked as a kid:  Herb Alpert, Roy Clark, and this awesome Andy Williams Christmas Album!   I'm sure he would have preferred the Nine Ladies Dancing, but at least now there would be something to dance TO!  :)

The Eighth Day of Christmas

On the Eighth Day of Christmas

My True Love gave to me,

Eight Maids a Milking,

Seven Fish a Swimming,

Six Cheese for Playing,

Five O N I O N Rings,

Four Caring Words, 

Three French Pens,

Two Turtled Gloves,

And a Cartridge in a Bare Tree!

Dave LOVES chocolate milk.  He drank it a lot as a child and still has at least one glassful every day.  I knew I wanted to do chocolate milk for day 8 but thinking up what to do with it was tough.  This is as close to a "maid" outfit as I had time to create! 

The Seventh Day of Christmas

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On the Seventh Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me,

Seven Fish a Swimming,

Six Cheese for Playing,

Five O N I O N Rings,

Four Caring Words,

Three Wrench Pens,

Two Turtled Gloves,

And a Cartridge in a Bare Tree!

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Dreamin' of warmer days.  Care free fishing.
So what if they're Swedish fish in Jello! 
 

The Sixth Day of Christmas!

On the Sixth Day of Christmas

My true love gave to me,

Six cheese for playing,

(nothing like a good game of cheese and crackers!)

Five O N I O N rings!

Four Caring Words,

Three Wrench Pens,

Two Turtled Gloves,

And a Cartridge in a Bare Tree.

An explanation...   UNLESS you have played, or have children who play Pajama Sam's "No Need to Hide When it's Dark Outside" Wii or computer game, you won't get this. :)   Pajama Sam, on his adventures, comes to a spot where he's invited to play "cheese and crackers" which is like tic tac toe.  You can find a better description HERE. Our older kids loved this Pajama Sam!  We've heard reference to this game a lot. :)
 

Dave received, for his sixth day of Christmas, his own Cheese & Crackers board complete with playing pieces and directions. :)