Merry Christmas Gage!

Gage was happy to find out that Santa Claus managed to get inside of our house. He was a little worried about the fact that we have no fireplace! I love it when they still believe in Santa. It makes Christmas more magical. Gage has been a very busy boy this year. He is doing great in all of his studies. He is reading 3 grade levels above the average 7 year old. This kid is an Einstein! Gage is a very mellow little boy who loves to tell creative stories from his wonderful imagination. He is such an angelic little boy. He rarely gets angry and his patience are something we can all learn from. Gage is always thinking and pondering ideas. One day we will all own something that's life changing and it will have been invented by Gage. We are so proud of everything that this little guy does. He is amazing.

Merry Christmas, Gage. I love you!

Merry Christmas!

Too Much Merry Christmas for Hudson

Trying not to show approval for what Hudson was saying in the above picture, it was pretty darn funny. Finally after opening all of his loot he looked at me with a worried look and said, "No more Merry Christmas okay Mom?" Is it not ALWAYS true that little kids like the simplest things more so then the really expensive ones! All of the kids got Tootsie Roll piggy banks in their stockings and Hudson was completely obsessed with ALL of them. He wanted to dump the candy out and have the empty containers for HIS MONEY. The money that he gets when he climbs up on top of the counter and quietly opens the money jar and sneaks a few handfuls of loose change! If your ever at my house you will notice that Hudson is ALWAYS caring a little baggy of change all around the house. In fact I am constantly finding these little bags of money after he sets them down somewhere in the house and forgets where he left them. Then he gets a new bag and starts a new stash. He loves money. Is that so bad? When most toddlers scream for candy, Hudson screams for MORE MONEY!

Merry Christmas Son. Please stay out of my wallet!

Merry Christmas Vannie!

Savannah may be 10 years old, but she still holds that magical Christmas spirit that all young kids have. The kind of spirit that makes parents want to relive their childhood and shell out yet ANOTHER $50.00 bucks for a MUST HAVE present. As I see it, the kids love the gifts, but the parents LOVE watching their faces light up with the magical happiness of a good surprise. This year we hid all of our gifts at the neighbors house and we told the kids that since we just got a new house and SUV that this Christmas would be very small. Savannah asked if we were poor and I jokingly told her, Yes! She took it serious and rewrote her Christmas wish list:

A coloring book (its okay if someone already colored some of the pages.)

toothbrush

5 pack of crayola crayons

pack of gum

and only if you have enough money mom, I would like some more rubber bands for my hair.

She was completely overwhelmed when she came down the stairs on Christmas morning.

Merry Christmas, Vannie. I love you!

Merry Christmas Taylor!

Taylor was so overcome with joy about this gift, that his entire body froze in a seizure looking posture of happiness. Luckily, Savannah was there to help unwrap the entire present. Unfortunately with all this snow, Taylor will not be able to rip this stick with some death defying tricks. Taylor continues to grow taller then everyone in our house. His hair has to be cut every month (I think it needs a cut now, but Taylor likes it long and curly). I've just begun to notice that the girls go Ga-Ga over this young man. It's an odd feeling as a mother to feel threatened by these little girls who are trying to steal my little boy's heart away. I admit jealousy may be one of the emotions involved. I've been the only girl in his life and now I am competing with a bunch of giggling girls. It's all new territory. Nonetheless, I am very happy with who this young man is becoming.

Merry Christmas, Taylor. I love you!

Merry Christmas Addy!

This beautiful girl is the most giving, warm hearted and lovable girl you will probably ever know. She always befriends the kids who are usually picked last. She is very passionate about many things and she believes she will change many of the world's problems and I believe she will. This girl has ALWAYS known what direction she was going. I truly believe that Addy will make a difference in this world. I can't wait to find out how. Watching her grow and develop her own thoughts and ideas has been one of the best gifts I have ever received in my life.

Merry Christmas Addy. I love you!

Happy Birthday Sweet Girl!

Actually, this sweet girl's birthday was in September, but we were busy moving so she had to stay younger longer. I am accustomed to calling her my "baby girl", but she reminded me that she was now in the "Double Digits". Yep, this will be the last year that she can communicate her age with her fingers. 10 years came quickly. It's depressing to think about the fact that 60% of her childhood is already complete. She has become an amazing young lady with many talents. I asked her a few questions:

Favorite color: Pink & Purple

Favorite animal: Ducks

Favorite Music: Hanna Montana

Favorite Food: Mac & Cheese

Hobby: Karate

Least Favorite Food: Pickles

Happy Birthday Vannie! I love you.

Who did this to you?

I asked big brother to watch his little brother while I got some serious work done on the computer (emailing friends & doing some online shopping). A little later I hear a strange moaning sound and find my poor baby boy sitting on my bed with his eyes jetting around the room as if he were attempting to figure out who or where the sound he was hearing was coming from. He was terrified, so as any good mother would do, I ran to get the camera. However, when he saw the camera he stopped looking so scared. (Darn! Another good picture missed!) It ends up that older brother told Hudson to sit on the bed and not move because the "brain eating ear monster" would get into his head if he dare remove the brain protector ear muffs! So poor innocent Hudson sat on the bed being neglected and fighting off brain eating monsters while mommy shopped online. You can see in the bottom picture how slow and careful he removed the brain protector. He walked around the house with his hands over his ears for another hour after his horrible experience. I'm thinking we should stop contributing so much money into his G.E.T. account (college money) and start paying into an I.N.A.T.T.B.S account (I need a therapist was tortured by siblings).