December Quotes

(Sydney is sort of the star of the December Quotes.) 

Sydney:  Mom, it's time for preschool.

Mom:  Well, it's Wednesday, so there's no preschool today.

Sydney:  What?!  I'm NOT excited for that.

Sydney:  I'm going to ask Santa for a Frozen doll for Christmas.

Me:  I think that's a good idea.

Sydney:  Well, maybe he will say, "No, I don't fink so."

Dallin:  I have a pretty long list of girls who might possibly like me.

Me:  Oh really?

Dallin:  Well, a list of girls who might like me or who I wish liked me.

Dallin:  Hey there Hayden.  There were girls chasing me at lunch today, what about you?

Hayden:  Oh yeah.  Lots of girls were chasing me today.  They were saying, "Hayden!!!"

Me:  Really?  Are you being silly, or is that true?

Hayden:  Yeah, mom.  But they say "Hayden" in a girly voice.

(Sydney changing her clothes at the breakfast table.)  

Hayden:  Don't look at her underwear!

Sydney:  Hayden, that's appropriate.  (she meant inappropriate.)

Sydney:  Mom, can you say, "Sydney, would you like to watch a movie?"


Hayden brought home this art project from school.  The words on the bottom say, "If I woke up with antlers I would . . ."  And Hayden responded with, "Git a chansaw and cut them off."

Sydney:  Come on, Mom!  I'm leaving without you . . . 

Sydney was imagining a conversation with Santa.  

She was doing both the voices and here's how it went:

Syd voice: Hi Santa

Santa voice: What?

Syd: Um, can you give me a Frozen doll for Christmas?

Santa:  Of course!

Daphne:  (sighing/moaning about something)

Sydney:  Stop doing that Daphne.

Daphne: I can't help it.  I'm really stressed.

Syd: No you're not.  You're in your jammies!

One night when I was tired and ready for bed before the kids, I commented,  "Okay, we need to get ready for bed because I'm gonna turn into a pumpkin in five minutes."

That was a very disconcerting thought for Sydney.  In the next half hour she brought it up several times, (even though I repeatedly told her I was not actually turning into a pumpkin.)

Sydney:  You're gonna turn into a pumpkin?

Are you turning into a pumpkin?

Jesus will be sad if you are a pumpkin.

Mom your face is turning orange.

(Next morning)  Mom, you didn't turn into a pumpkin! (relieved)

Dallin:  Hayden, maybe you could listen to Mom instead of your shoulder devil.

Sydney: (after Santa's lap).  Santa didn't give me a Frozen doll!!! (holding back tears)

Daphne wrote this sweet thank you note to Arthur and I.

In case you can't read the words in the picture, she said:

Dear Mom and Dad,

I love you two and thankyou for being my mom and dad.  Thankyou for takeing care of me my whole life.  Thank you for letting me have sibblings.  Thankyou for everything you gave me.  Please let me have 1, 2, or 3 more sibblings, if you can.  Please let me have a dog or bunny.  If not it's totaly fine.  Thankyou for everything.  I love you.

Love, Daphne

p.s. Can I have a bunny?

check one:  Yes, No, Maybe, I'll think about it.

Sydney:  Mom, are you done sleeping?

Me:  I'm almost done sleeping.

Sydney:  No, you ARE done sleeping.

Hayden:  Sydney, mom knows better than you because you are 3 and she is 33!

In nursery, Sydney learned "What would Jesus do?"  She was telling me about it and  how we don't be mean because Jesus doesn't like us to be mean.  Well later that same evening, I spanked her bum because she wasn't listening.  

She cried, "Mom!  That isn't what Jesus would do!" (zing)  

I apologized but noted that Jesus would also obey His mom when she said it was time to get in bed 7 times.

Christmas in Georgia

December 23rd-30th
Bonaire, GA

We spent Christmas this year in Bonaire, GA with my sister Jen and her family.  My parents, Melanie, Reed, and Nathan all came too.  It was a solid two day drive for us each way, and I was amazed at how well the kids traveled.  Bennett was an angel each day until the last 30 minutes when he'd just had enough, but 30 minutes out of 11 hours isn't bad when you are 10 months old and strapped in a rear facing carseat!

Hangin' out at the hotel in Arkansas

We had so much fun at Aunt Jen's house.  We decorated sugar cookies, played games, rode bikes, went caroling, saw Frozen at the theater, and the youngest boys had a rousing game of tackle football. 

snuggling with Grandpa

Christmas Eve

Nativity Reinactment

My mother made these costumes for the grandkids and I am in love with them.  

Hence, a lot of pictures.

A diva angel

a couple of wise men--astounded by the appearance of the star in the East

Making forts for watching Santa in the morning!

my brothers.  love them.

Christmas Morning

For Christmas this year, Santa brought the kids something special.   Instead of new toys, he brought them Chocolate Frogs and Every Flavor Beans with a letter explaining that his gift this year was a trip to Harry Potter Land during spring break!  Our kids have been longing to go there since it opened!   And they are so excited to go with their Georgia cousins!!

 

Sydney got her Frozen dolls.  Dallin had her name for Christmas and got her Anna and Cristoff.  Arthur and I got her Elsa.  And she plays with them all every day!

Bennett's first Christmas.

Christmas Feast

(I stole some pictures from your blog, Jen!)

Going . . .

going . . .

gone.  

The holidays can really wear you out.

Sean got an origami book for Christmas.  Turns out it was REALLY hard origami and unfortunately he wasn't super excited about figuring it out.  

But Aunt Mel was!

Origami!

Later in the week, we took an excursion to Lane's Orchard (or something like that) where we played at a fun park, climbed on tractors, and enjoyed delicious peach ice cream and cobbler! 

 

And one of my favorite things about our trip was a girl's trip to the Antique Mall with Mom and Jen.  We wandered around for a couple of hours just looking and laughing and loving being together.  We saw a booth that had a bunch of old hand cuffs, balls and chains, and locks and keys from famous old prisons.  This one had a tag that it was used in Alcatraz on death row.  Arthur thinks it's not real.  But I choose to believe.  I couldn't think of anywhere to use it in my home decor, and since it was pretty morbid, I settled for a picture.  However, I ended up bringing home an old iron (aka "a rusty hunk of junk" according to Dallin,) for $12 and an old window for just $10.  Arthur balked when I said we were bringing it home, but he fit it in the car beautifully and it now sits on my fireplace mantle.  I put my iron on a shelf in my laundry room.  And I think of Jen in Georgia whenever I look at my antique mall treasures!

We had such a fun time being with lots of family out at Jen's place.  It was sad to leave at the end of the week, but I'm so glad we have a fun adventure to look forward to in April together!