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Our family is ready for Christmas! Our lists have been checked (here’s Susie’s)… Our table has been set (here’s Becky’s)… Our tree has been surrounded… And our children are dreaming of dancing sugarplums or something along those lines…
We can’t wait to see what tomorrow will bring! We’ve been walloped here by a series of various illnesses, most recently pink eye (for Becky and Jimmy) and an ear infection (for Becky), so our Christmas preparations have been a bit crazier than usual. But it’s little things like this picture Susie drew of Rudolph that make me smile, give me the energy to wrap yet one more present, and remember that this time of year is really fun – and so magical for kids! It wouldn’t be Christmastime around here (online shopping central) without insane amounts of bubble wrap to stomp on! Here are the kids giggling with enjoyment:
And here they are again – watch Danny as he tries to figure out how to wear his sisters’ headband before joining in the fun. Oh, and see if you can catch him softly say “Cheese” when he looks up and sees me holding the camera after I get closer! The girls made Gingerbread Houses at school this week, and they were a hit from start…
…to finish (in the boys’ stomachs)! Whether they’re shoveling together… Or plowing together (you can barely make out the bundled up kid tucked behind Jim)…
Or napping together (or pretending to nap in someone’s case!)… My Jims are two peas in a pod! Me, seeing the girls sitting in the corner talking to each other: “What are you girls doing over there?” Susie: “We’re just having a little conversation. That doesn’t mean that you can interrupt what we’re doing.” ****** Me: “What’s the most important rule of this house?” (I expected them to answer something along the lines of obeying Mom and Dad, or honoring God…) Susie: “Never wake up your brothers!” ****** Jimmy: “I can’t talk. I have too many hiccups in my tummy.” ****** Me, prompting Jimmy to help me remember my grocery list on the way to the store: “What do we need again at the grocery store?” Jimmy: “Apples?” Me: “Yup.” Jimmy: “Eggs?” Me: “Yup.” Jimmy: “Pancakes?” Me: “Um, no.” Jimmy: “Monkeys?” Me: “Um…no.” ****** Susie, after I tucked her into bed: “Mom, what I need is a long winter’s nap.” What I imagine is going through their heads…
Becky: “I’m in pain here.” (Literal pain, actually – the kid had just fallen and bonked her head a few minutes before!) Danny: “If this guy tries any funny business, I’m going to scream bloody murder. Are you elves paying attention?” Susie: “I better be on Santa’s nice list!” Jimmy: “You can make me sit here, but you can’t make me smile.” Santa: “Ho ho ho, this kid better not pee on me!” Jim and I, off camera: “We know this is kid torture, but we love it and we’re willing to shell out a pretty penny for the snapshot!!” Here’s a video of Susie learning to sound out words. It’s not the most scintillating footage, but it’s exciting for her (and me) as she starts to put it all together! (You’ll have to pardon the loud munching noise of the three other kids eating their bedtime snack): |
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