Thanks kids...

As we were driving yesterday, the boys were talking back and forth to each other. Colby kept looking out the window and talking about what he was going to eat--"I'm going to eat the Christmas lights. I'm going to eat that tree. I'm going to eat that cactus." Ethan kept responding with things like, "No, that would break your teeth. No, that would taste disgusting. No, that would poke your mouth." The conversation stopped being so cute when I heard, "I'm going to eat that house" and Ethan's response, "No, then your tummy would be as big as Mommy's." Thanks boys.

Dear Santa...

This is Ethan's letter to Santa for this year.

Dear Santa,
Could you please get me some toys, please?
Could you please get me some movies for me at Christmas?
Could you please get me a Spiderman ball like Colby's?
Could you please get me some pop-tarts just like you always do because I never eat them for a long time ago? (He gets these in his stocking every year, but that's about the only time)
Please could you get me some blankies for me? You need to pile it up, you know, like fold it, so it can fit in the present.
Could you please get me a long ninja turtle movie? (the one we have right now is about 15 minutes long)
I hope you and your elves are having a good time. I hope you are feeling good at the North Pole. I hope you don't get sick.
I wish you could bring us some presents. I am going to give you some cookies for you to eat. Thank you for all our presents. I hope I be good to get all these presents.
Love, Ethan

We tried to get Colby to do one too. This is how that conversation went:

Zak: "Colby, what do want Santa to bring you?"
Colby: Blank stare
Zak: "Santa will bring you a toy. What kind of toy do you want him to bring?"
Colby: "Uhhhhhh...a snowman!"
Zak: "Okay....But what about all the toys you see at the store, which one of those do you want Santa to bring you?"
Colby:"Uhhhh...a Chistmas Tree!"

I guess he's not quite getting the idea yet. I'm glad our kids are still easy to please! I'm sure it will get more difficult over the next few years!

One more week...

Veteran's Day

We had a fun and busy day yesterday. Here are some highlights:

• Took the day off from work and school
• Went up to Gilbert for the first time in about 8 months. We told Ethan we were going to Nana's house and he says, "But that's too far!". Apparently we have told him that a few times. We really need to get out more!
• Went to the temple
• The boys got to go to a parade with Nana
• Ate some yummy hamburgers and some leftover Halloween candy
• Saw some buffalo. Why is some random family in Gilbert raising buffalo? Ethan named all three of them. One is named Yucky Tongue Nose. I'll leave out the details.
• Visited with our friends, the Mitchells and let them feed us, again! Took 4 boxes of girl's clothes and gave them 1 box of boy clothes. We made out like bandits!
• The boys both fell asleep on the way home, so bedtime was so easy.
• Zak rushed to get to his basketball game on time, while I sat down, watched TV, and sorted through our loot. Katie, I really owe you!

I think I like the idea of a holiday in the middle of the week!

Trick or Treat...or not

Our neighborhood is a great one for trick-or-treating. There are lots of houses that go all out with the decorations which makes it really fun. There is even one that puts on a haunted house in their garage every year, which apparently is even too scary for some adults (Carrie). This is the second year we have had friends and family come join us to trick-or-treat around our neighborhood, and this is the second year I have had to miss out on the fun because one little man doesn't like the idea of costumes or trick-or-treating or anything to do with Halloween!

Here is Ethan. This guy LOVES Halloween. He talks about it all year, and he was so excited when it was finally time to go trick-or-treat. He wanted to be a football player this year, and since we had everything already, that was easy!


Colby wanted to be Thomas the Train. He was so excited whenever we talked about it, but when it came down to actually putting the costume on, he was not so happy. This is in front of our house, before we even started, and he was already crying.

Then here he is, begging me to take him back inside. How can I resist those eyes?

I thought we could at least have fun handing out candy together, but he was afraid of the first group of kids that came by, so he didn't want to have anything to do with that either. He ended up watching a movie in the back room while I gave out the candy by myself!

Maybe next year...