Dear Santa. . .

It's that time of year! Boy I love this day, the day that we go see Santa and complete our final lists. Why do I love this day so much? Because my boys are little angels! They pose in front of the tree with the biggest grins ever and get along (for the most part) even if for a short time span!
No posed picture of Evan - he didn't want a list he just wanted to tell Santa what he wants (purple scooby doo towel and bumblebee blaster).

Here they are waiting for Santa. . .

Here's the finished product! Aren't they cute?! All on the nice list I'm sure! (Evan looks so big in this picture to me!)

After that we attempted the photo booth with all 5 of us! So, funny! This is what we got . . .

Tis the Season!

We had some serious catching up to do this weekend. I am sure our neighbors were thinking we were scrooges since our holiday decorations consisted of a saw horse and scrap lumber on our front porch. But we hit it full force this weekend and have decked the halls!
We made christmas tree cakes. . .

We had oh so serious phone conversations related to toys. This is Kyler having a Transformer conversation with CiCi. (Yes, we are back to Transformers, still liking Bakugan though.)

Oh Christmas tree. . . we actually put the tree up on Thanksgiving Day, but waited until now to decorate it.

some branches got more attention than others. . .

The star on the top of the tippy tippy top -- Kerry did the honors.

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We tackeled the ever difficult family photo. . . it's-- okay... it was quite the drama to get this good!

Santa and his Reindeer: this actually kept the boys entertained for quite a while! And where you ask is Evan during this game?...Probably trying to sneak some icing. . .

Yep, here he is.

Isn't this the funniest?! The boys used the decoration bens as their own personal "homes". You can't tell by the pic but they each have a blanket and their pillow, as well as special toys in them. Then, for lunch, they simply got the lid to use as their table!

a bedazzled soy milk? This is what I found in my fridge yesterday. So THAT'S were the rest of my rhinestones for the teacher gifts went!

Here he comes a caroling . . .

On Thursday, Evan's class went to a nursing home to spread some Christmas cheer! I wasn't able to be there, but Kerry went and took lots of great pics. Here is Evan leading the way.

Singing and jingling bells.

After singing and jingling they went down the hallway to spread cheer to those that weren't able to leave their rooms. Isn't he just the cutest!

A Holly Jolly Time!

Jayden's class had a field trip to see "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" and I got to go with them! It was a great time! I was just glad that it is still cool to have your Mom along! Jayden and I loved the play!
After the play we ate our lunch on the bus and then ran off some energy at Fun City. Hundreds of 2nd graders in Fun City --it was crazy! By the time we lined up to leave, they were all red faced and exausted (I think that was the plan --smart teachers!).

T

Jayden with classmate Carter Bunn (and fellow Arkadelphian)

Little brothers weren't allowed --so Evan spent the day with CiCi while Pop continued work on our floors. Then, we headed back to Fun City that night for a birthday party for one of Evan's friends. Fun City -- twice in one day!

We are bustling with actvitiy around here! More Jolly good times to come!

Worth the Wait!

okay, so my hopeful prediction of having beautiful wood floors on Monday was a little off. . .a girl can dream! But, NOW they are done! wahoo -- and I'm not the only one saying that (I have a feeling Dad threw an "I'm through!!" party on Thursday! Alot of blood, sweat and tears went into these floors (my tears, Dad and Kerry's sweat, and Dad's blood--pretty good finger smashing). The boys and I were kicked outta the house so the workers could work. . this is what we did. . .

Hung out at the lake house, watched christmas movies, made christmas ornaments and jingle bell necklaces and when we were tired of that, Chuck E. Cheese. We are talking about 6 days here!

Take a look at these. . .

The picture does not do them justice -- they are perfect! Thank you Dad!!!!

The definition of Chaos. . .

"Mommy, you shouldn't call people names, it's not nice. . . . . Yes you did, You called me "chaos"!"

Quote from Kyler Pitts

12/05/2009

said while sobbing

Actually, I didn't call him "chaos". I was simply defining the situation. Which, correct me if I'm wrong, THIS is Chaos. . .

Saturday pancake breakfast at the school

3 anxious little boys, 1 mom (me -- and only me -- Kerry was helping Dad with floors)

1 travel pancake breakfast complete with syrup for Kyler

3 santa hats, 4 coats

Santa Claus, Mrs. Claus, craft tables, classmates and lots of excitment

Add to that. . .

Kyler pulling up his shirt, pulling down his santa hat over his head and acting crazy and 1 slow moving line to see Santa

Conclude with. . .

Kyler running through the parking lot to get to the car and me dragging other 2 behind me.

THAT is CHAOS!

Once we were all back in the car we sat in disbelief. Jayden's reaction was one of awh and sincere concern for his little brother. The same little brother who has had his Christmas list since Halloween, the one who prides himself on his secure placement on the nice list. That same little brother had in one fail swoop knocked himself onto the Naughty List. Not only did he fall apart in public, but he did so in the presense of Santa, Mrs. Claus and 100's of unseen elves who were there but for the sole purpose of reporting behavior back to the north pole! Kyler knew his fate. . . his response (while sobbing). . ."I KNOW I'M ON THE NAUGHTY LIST!, I don't know what happened ,I was just outta control"

I believe that Santa understands that a lose of control every now and then just happens. Kyler, however, is determined to insure his rightful place on the nice list, and jumps to attention with the mention of Santa.

Thankfully, chaos occurs in spurts!

What's going on around here. . . ?

How do you like my dining room? No, a tornado did not hit our house. This is destruction week. (well, actually it has been destruction past 6 months!--but this is the closing week! )Although, my house is a mess at present time, come Monday morning (right, Dad?) I will have BEAUTIFUL hardwood floors!!!!! So, all this mess is worth it!

This is before. . . and I will post my "after" shot next week.

Mommy's Little Helper: This is Evan's idea of helping me do laundry. I had to get a shot of it, because he does this EVERY time. He says, "I want to help". He is in charge of putting the clothes in and the soap (his favorite part!).

This is just Jayden, being Jayden. He communicates alot by hand signals these days! No picture of Kyler this time, but I have a funny story I don't want to forget . . .

On Monday when I picked Kyler up from school, he told me I was in serious trouble! "ALWAYS check my pockets before you send me to school!". Apparantly, I had washed and dried his pants with a pocket knife in them -- so to Kyler's surprise, he realized when he got to school that he had a POCKET KNIFE in HIS pocket!!! If you will remember taking a pocket knife to school is spoken of frequently in our home, because of Jayden's "pocket knife incident". KYLER WAS HORRIFIED! I am sure that suspension, police, squad cars, etc were running through his mind! He told me that he found out if you move "rrrrreeeaaalllly SSSSLLLLOOOWWW" you can't hear it moving around in his pocket. So, he wasn't able to run at recess or move around at a normal speed ALL DAY LONG. (I am sure teachers were wondering what the heck was up with Kyler today!) He was relieved to be home and get that thing out of his pocket. Note to self. . . . CHECK POCKETS -(you'd think I would know this by now!)