Monday, December 19, 2011

A post with no name!

This is what happens when I ask my boys to pose for me...
actually, I was playing with my camera to get some nice bokeh effect on my Christmas tree...
isn't it cool looking, all blurry and stuff...


This is what happens when I ask my youngest to pose for me...

Chris' mom made each of the kids Christmas pillows and they were all so excited to get them...
and she gave each family an Angel ornament so we can have Sage with us at Christmastime!


Nammy, Jenner and Amanda with their pillows...
so cute!

Friday, December 16, 2011

All I want for Christmas...

I thought it would be a fun idea to write down what my kids want for Christmas...
some of their requests are quite funny...

Addy:
if you ask her directly what she wants for Christmas she always says, "A bracelet for Daddy."
I will explain...
she drew her dad's name for our family Christmas exchange and she seems to think that giving him a 'bracelet' is the same as asking for something...
it's quite funny...

Jenner:
a room...
a Repunzel doll...
the 'Shark show' (Soul Surfer)
and a bed for Addison...
she has been asking for a room for two years now, and isn't that the saddest thing ever...
poor little girls sleep in our room, one on the floor and one in our bed...
by morning, they are both in our bed...
this whole wanting a room thing breaks my heart and let me reassure you that we are working soooo hard to make that happen...
Chris has been bustin' his gut to get the basement done and we are hoping to at least get Taylor down there in a week or two...
so Jenner can get her room!
And the whole 'Shark show' thing just cracks me up...
she loves that movie and her favorite part is when the shark bites her arm off...
don't even ask! (I have no answer)

Grady:
a couple of WII games...
baseball cards...
an air soft gun...

Rhett:
he says, "stuff" (yay me!)
a football...
anything Minnesota Viking's related...

Taylor:
a shotgun...
(yeah, I know...WEIRD!)

So there you have it...
the requests of my kiddos!
Good luck to me!


Monday, December 5, 2011

The halls are decked...
and the children are on the 'Nice List'...
the weather outside is frightful...
and the faint sound of bells can be heard in the far away distance..
I do believe it's the most wonderful time of the year!