Santa Claus

Santa asked the kids what they wanted for Christmas.  Benjamin said he wanted Star Wars Legos.  Savannah....bless her sweet little heart.....said she wanted a rubby ducky for the bath tub and that's it. 

Movie Night....

David was out of town for almost an entire week recently and the final night we decided to have family night (unfortunately without Daddy).  Normally on "family night" the kids pick a movie and we make popcorn, turn off the lights, and all stay up late (well, in kid language "late" is 10:30pm or so), curl up on the couch with our pillows and blankets and watch the movie of the night.  So the night before David came back I became quite the sucker....starting around 7:30pm here's a list of all we watched....these kids know how to work their Mama!!!
1.  Santa Claus the movie
2.  Smurfs Christmas
3.  Bubble Guppies Christmas
4.  We then listened to Christmas music for a while with just the lights of the Christmas tree on in the living room.  At this point Benjamin falls fast asleep.  Savannah on the other hand is READY for more!!! Sooooo....
4.  The two of us watch Alpha Bots Christmas, which Ben doesn't like but Savannah and I do.  It is the cheesiest movie ever but it has become sort of a tradition in our house the last couple of years and I'm not ready to let that tradition go just yet.  :)

So it was midnight before Savannah actually went to bed.  Their friends Emily and Rocco spent the night the night before so they were up a little late and up early because Emily and Rocco have to be at school before 8am.

Have I mentioned lately that I LOVE Christmas time?  Happy happy joy joy!  Life. Is. Good.

Sleep

I've learned two things about Savannah this week.  First, she talks in her sleep.  Unfortunately, I can't understand what it is she's saying, but she's definitely talking about something!  Second, she runs in her sleep like a dog does when he's dreaming.  Ever seen that?  Yep, her little legs just start going as fast as she can and at the same time I can tell she's mad about something because she's making loud mad noises.  She crawled into bed with me last night and started doing the running dog thing.  Scared me at first because I didn't know what was going on.  But then she did it again and I realized she was just dreaming.  Funny girl.

So True

An email from my mother-in-law:

"There comes a time in your life when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it, and surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad and focus on the good.

Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't.

Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting  back up is living."

Welcome to the Family!

Welcome our newest addition to the family.  Mr. Toyota Highlander!

Our Murano started to become a major money pit so David decided it was time to trade her in.  When David drove off with my car for the final time to pick up the new one tears swelled up in my eyes and a lump was in my throat.  I loved that car.  So sad it didn't last longer.  However, this car comes with a really cool feature....I can fit 7 people in it!  Yay!  I'm officially part of the carpool rotation with Ben's homeschool group and Savannah's school.  How fun is that?  :)