Happy Birthday

Today is Jason's Birthday. He turns 32 today. Elijah asked me if he was turning 21 or 22 today. ;)

I LOVE this man so much! We will feast on pizza at his favorite pizza place and then home for some cake made by the kids and vanilla bean ice cream.

Dynamic Duo

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What is the True meaning of Christmas

Pause my playlist below and let Linus tell you what the true meaning of Christmas is.
Merry Christmas to all!

The Fantastic Five

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Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow

So Elijah is in the very back of the van saying out loud in our louder voice..."God please I am begging you for snow."

Well I am glad he knows who to ask, but it's Southern CA, come on kid, and I'm not breaking the news to him that, well, we won't get snow, so I'll just let him beg. He saw my sisters photos of her house with all the beautiful snow they are experiencing and I am in the kitchen cooking dinner as he looks at the pictures and his response, is.... " I dont want to SEE it I want to FEEL it!" So we were heading out to school this morning and lo and behold, there was snow upon the mountains near us. Very Cool!!! Maybe we can find a place to play in it, so he can FEEL it.

Tradition

Each year I make Gingerbread Men cookies. We love them!! The kids at school are asking if I am making them for the class again this year, and the answer is "No", the kids made them these fun little reindeer instead, because of time. But I did make a special batch of Gingerbread Boys for the older folks Elijah is going to visit today. He keeps calling them "sick in the brain". Poor old people, kids just don't understand. My kids and I are planning on making our own batch of Gingerbread Men during their Christmas break, which I can't wait for, only 2 1/2 more days left.

Christmas Cheer

You can imagine how delighted we were to find this happening in our room.