To Santa

M colored a picture to Santa and wrote the words "To Santa" on the top all by himself.

How cute!

Ready or Not, Here I come!

We moved this cabinet into the playroom.

So much for good storage.

M, L, and O think it is a good place to hide while playing hide and seek.

Ski Roundtop

Recently we took a trip to Ski Roundtop to see what was going on and when they thought they might open. They were blowing snow in full force.

The kids absolutely loved it. It was the first time L touched snow.

M and L are ready to go skiing.

M got to be Big Daddy who offered to take him and M2 on a ride in the Snow Cat. M (and M2) are so excited.

Warm Weather Holiday Season

For being the last weekend before the holiday, it was pretty layed back.

We started Saturday off by going to Picture People for M, L, and O’s Christmas picture with their cousin, T.

All I have to say is thank God I don’t have four kids! O was a terror, L decided to play grumpy guy, M was good (thank you for giving us one) but T did not want to be held by anyone but Mommy or Daddy. All that being said, the picture turned out good. I know my sister didn’t like how scrunched T looked but I thought she looked cute.

Sunday was such a great day! We made 5 different kinds of Christmas cookies and a Gingerbread train. The train was a kit that a friend gave the boys for a gift. It turned out cute and was very easy to do.

After all the baking and sugar consumption these kiddos were more than ready to run a race. We headed to the playground. How lucky are we to have 60 degree weather in the middle of December?

Matthew fell asleep on the couch last night at 6:30 watching an episode of Cosmos on the Science Channel.

Trashman Santa

So remember that just yesterday I was telling you all the questions M and L have been asking about Santa?

Life just threw us a HUGE curve ball!

How in the WEERLD is Santa riding on a trash truck and collecting the trash!? Oh yes he was! Right there in downtown New Cumberland.

And last year on Christmas Eve (and the boys do not forget anything) he was riding on a fire truck down Bridge St. as we were driving home from Mass. How can he be doing that when he flys around the world on that night?

I need to talk to the Boro and tell them, they are really throwing a wrench in all the answers I give as to how Santa may conduct his life. Don't they understand?

How are you?

How are you? It seems like forever since I posted something here. The kids do fun, crazy things all the time and I just can't keep them all in my pea sized brain anymore. I have to figure out some kind of recording system so that when I sit down at the computer to "blog" I don't go "Hmm, what did they do today that was cute (or not so cute)?".

In the car right now we are listening to a station that plays all Christmas music, all the time. The other day the song "The 12 things at Christmas that are such a pain to me" came on. They were on number 10 or so and Luke says "That man (the one rigging up the lights) is really angry. He needs a time out to settle himself down!"

This weekend we went to a state park that does a path with all kinds of lights and stops along the way in the pavillions with popcorn, trains, a Santa and other kinds of Christmas-y things. The kids really had a blast and of course this silly mommy did not bring her camera. I felt lucky that I remembered all three kids : ) Luckily, my good friend and her family went as well and she took pictures. When I get them from her, I will post them.

We are knee deep in questions about Santa. How does Santa get all the way around the world in one night? If we don't have a chimney how will Santa get in the house? Don't the reindeer get tired? Can the reindeer spend the winter with us? Aiy, yi, yi! There are so many more just like that. What's a mom to do? I get tired of the questions and just say "You will have to ask Santa when you sit on his lap." Matthew realized the other day after he sat on Santa's lap that he forgot to ask all his questions. Guess we will have to go back for another visit.

Last night my Dad watched the kids for a few hours while M2 and I went to meet with the builder. When we got home he said that Olivia had him take off and put on her shoes "90 zillion times". Already she has the womanly shoe bug. She really does love them.

Pluba

Last night we were looking at this website www.pluba.com. We were looking at the cute little puppies. (No, we are not crazy. We are not ready for a puppy.)

I asked Luke "Aren't those puppies cute? Wouldn't you like one someday?"

He said "Yeah, them are cute. I don't want one. I'm electric to puppies."


He, he. I figured the answer I would get would be "no" because he is a little afraid of dogs. But I did NOT expect him to tell me he was electric.

Sleep

O is the first one of the three little rugrats over the age of one to fall asleep on me.

I am shocked that she did.

She is always moving, always.

From the time she wakes up in the morning until she goes to bed at night, she is moving.

She was able to sit on my lap and relax enough to fall asleep.

I can't tell you how good it felt.

Star light, star bright

M really wanted a star for the top of the tree this year. We were able to find a nice one at Target. He picked it out. He insisted on picking it out. Lucky for him he had good taste. He also insisted on putting it on top of the tree.

Who. . .

left their pizza on the potty?

Going forward

From now going forward the little ones will only be referred to as M, L, and O. Their Father will be M2 and all others will be named as the opportunity arises.

Is that Spanish?

Tonight Matt was trying to get Matthew to say "Don't pahk your cah in Hahvad Yad."

You know, being from Massachusettes he really needs to make his kids familiar with the lingo up there.

Right after Matt asked him to say that Matthew said "Is that Spanish?"