Grrr...

I finally decided it was time to update our blog. I have been bad lately. So I tried to get a new background now that we are done with the Christmas one, and somehow I managed to delete my whole blog list. Grrrr.... That only took me an hour to track down everyone's (at least I hope I got everyone's) blog again. Good thing I don't need to be cleaning my house or anything!

Christmas 2008

Better late than never, right? Here are some pictures from Christmas morning.

Santa came through again this year with the Pop Tarts. What a lucky kid!

Winterhaven 2008

We went to the Winterhaven Festival of Lights again this year (or I guess I have to say last year since it is now 2009). The kids always love seeing all the lights.

I figured I would take some pictures there since I have been such a slacker for months. Apparently it is hard to take pictures when it is so dark outside that you can't see through the viewfinder. I ended up with lots of headless pictures.

Colby and headless Zak.

Colby, Zak, and headless Ethan.

Levy and almost headless Kerri.

If any of you want to hire me to take some pictures for you after seeing my skills here, let me know. I'll give you a good deal.

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!