Best Day Ever

Richard got a fire pit for Christmas, along with a chainsaw (because you can't have a fire pit without a chainsaw to cut wood with-so I was told). After a day of heavy rain we got to try it out. The kids loved it. We had hot dogs for dinner and roasted marshmallows for dessert. Dylan kept saying "This is the Best Day Ever."

Enjoying the Moment

After all the planning, shopping, and preparing...Christmas finally arrived and ended all too quick. Here are my boys enjoying the moment.

Around 7AM Brendan woke up and saw what he got from Santa. He couldn't stand being the only one awake so he went downstairs to wake up Jordan. Richard and I decided to get up and Richard got Dylan out of bed.

He must of been a little tired still because Dylan noticed everything he got from Santa except for the one thing he asked for-his scooter (he wasn't looking up and his other presents were covering the bottom of his scooter).

Here is a picture of Dylan finally realizing he got a scooter from Santa. Jordan and Brendan enjoying Rock Band. Notice Brendan singing in the background. As I am writing this a few days after Christmas, I can still hear Brendan singing downstairs.

After all the presents were open and yummy breakfast eaten, Dylan looks out the window asking "Where is the snow?" He was sad (and looked a little mad) that he didn't wake up to snow outside. He looked again about 1/2 hr later but still no snow. One day we will travel to cold regions to experience snow again (but only for a few days).

Merry Christmas!

What do I want for Christmas?

Dylan hadn't sat on Santa's lap this year so I took him to the mall yesterday so he could tell him what he wanted for Christmas. He took one look at him and said "That doesn't look like Santa." I let him know that Santa doesn't wear his red outfit in Hawaii because it is too hot. He decided he would talk to him but he did not want to sit on his lap. Before he talked to Santa, Dylan asked me if it was a scooter he wanted for Christmas (like it is my decision what he wants). He must have got nervous because when he told Santa what he wanted he told him a bike but he remembered as we were leaving and told Santa "I mean a scooter."

Winter Festival

School performances can be entertaining (at least for the parents).

Dylan sang most of the songs his class was singing but for some reason he didn't care to do the actions. Brendan was a Frenchman for his part in the program.
He later had to dance with a girl.

Jordan played the ukulele in his cardboard costume he worked all night creating.

Jordan has found a new passion in the guitar and ukulele.

A few things I am thankful for...

From the last couple of weeks

Dylan's unique personality. For Thanksgiving his school teacher asked him to bring in pictures of two things he is thankful for. He choose this tree which he said is his favorite tree. (Apparently the palm trees in front of our house have ants so he doesn't like them.) I loved how when I went to take a picture of the tree for him he ran and put his arms around it and smiled really big. The second thing he is thankful for-the picture of Richard on the Nov. 15 post with the big crab.Great friends with amazing talents. Thanks Jill for taking the time to make me this awesome diaper bag.

Being blessed with the opportunity to have another child.

Great friends and family. I have such wonderful friends and family who I cannot thank enough. I have had wonderful friends come visit me from Utah and bring me gifts for this new baby as well as gifts from other great friends from over there. A special thanks to Suzie for putting on a great baby shower for me here and all those that came to support me. Thanks everyone for your thoughtful gifts!

For my children. They decorated the whole tree this year and I only moved a couple things around.