My Boys...

This right here is what makes life wonderful... The cutest boys ever. :)

Merry Christmas!

It's here! I'm sitting here listening to the MoTab sing my favorite carol before I go to bed, "Silent Night." It truly is a silent, peaceful night. The little ones are all snug in their beds, Santa has come and gone, and I'm hitting the hay. This is my favorite moment (it's 12:30 a.m. on Christmas morn...) - Christmas Eve, when all is quiet, the festivities over, the Bible story read, the lights low, the Christmas tree glowing, and beautiful music... Ahhh...

MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone!

Almost done!

Well, I'm feeling pretty good right now. Granted, it's almost 1 a.m., but I just wrapped nearly all of our presents. Yeah! This is a first for me. Usually I'm up late, Christmas Eve, thinking, "This sure is taking a lot longer than I thought it would..." Then I'm always exhausted on Christmas day. Anyway, I just need to wrap something for the hubby and the parents, and then I'm finished. Hurray!

Wrapping Alex's presents has made me so giddy this year. He totally "gets it," and is SO excited about Christmas. I can't wait to see his face. Kids really do make this season special, don't they? I wish I could keep them from growing up! :)

Super Saturday

We had our Super Saturday quite some time ago, but I thought I'd post pictures of all of our crafts for any of you that are in charge of this in your own ward. We have some super creative people in our ward with lots of good ideas.

One of THOSE days...

Sheesh. Crying, crying, crying... That's all I heard all day today. It tends to get so frustrating at times. Therefore, I'm venting! I love my kids, but, man... The babies have colds, don't want to sleep, and don't want to be more than 1 inch away from mom. Alex has been on a whiny kick for the last few weeks, and it's only getting worse. I think we've hit the terrible-nearly-threes. I'm definitely not feeling the Christmas spirit. I can't believe it's only a week away! Send me away to some sunny spot, and don't make me come back for... oh, two years or so?

Then... there's the whole "to move or not to move" question. We've been toying with the idea, but it's so risky! We really like our house, and we love our location. But we want something newer, and we want a younger neighborhood. However, we don't really want to make a parallel move (or downgrade), we'd like to make a jump. We think we might be able to get a screaming deal, but it's a huge risk. The bank and/or builder might not accept our super low offer... stress. I can't get this darn thing off of my mind. I feel bad, like I'm being totally materialistic or something, but that doesn't stop my mind from thinking about it... *sigh*

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE....

We attempted the Santa Claus thing this year. It actually went better than expected. Alex mustered up the courage to tell him that he wants "a candy cane and a fire truck," and to tell Santa that he's "two (with his two fingers held up)." But (and no surprise here) there was no way he was going to get on that man's lap, and mom had to stay close by.

Later that night, he had to pretend he was Santa by putting on his "white hair and white beard."

And here's one more of Alex and AJ. See that fading red mark by AJ's right eye? Yep... that was another one of "those" days when big brother felt he had to inflict wounds on the younger crowd. Sure is fun stuff...

Let it Snow!

We sure had a fun day today playing in the snow! Mark, Alex, cousin Mitchell and Aunt JuJu put on the snow gear (a 20-minute process), and wore themselves out. Those little guys stripped down out of their wet gear in 20 seconds, and were inside drinking hot chocolate and eating popcorn afterwards. Thanks to all for a super fun, snowy day!

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The Magic of Christmas

I love this season. I must admit that my favorite parts are the lights, music, and family. Here's a little peak inside our house this year... Merry Christmas!

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