We were listening to some beautiful Christmas music on the way home from school and Lils asked, "what's 95?"
Me, "It's a number, Lils, silly!"
Lil, "Why is she singing about 95?" (then she sang) "Oh nine-...ty..FIVE!"

I laughed so hard! "No, Lils, it's 'Oh night...diVINE" Now whenever I hear "Oh Holy Night" I'll be hearing "Oh 95". :)

I have been looking for wallets for the kids for a few weeks now so they can have something to put their Disney money in that they will get for Christmas. There are no wallets at our Target, Wal-mart or Micheals for boys and the girls wallets are $7+. So, I had the kids each choose their favorite fabric and zipper color at Wal-Mart today. Then I found this little tutorial : http://sewsally.blogspot.com/2007/08/zippered-coin-purse.html and I made them each a little wallet for $2. And they are cute! I used the left over fabric to make a purse for Lils to carry her wallet and purchases around Disneyland. Getting excited!

Wow! My neighbor called me tonight and said, "make sure you keep your kids up tonight! (knowing we put our kids to bed promptly by 7 every night) Santa comes through the neighborhood and you can't miss it!" I don't know how we missed this last year, but we certainly didn't this year. All of the neighborhood kids congregated on the street awaiting Santa, Mrs. Claus, and the cool fire trucks! 15 minutes of kids running around in their pajamas and jackets passed and then we heard the sirens! Santa was coming right in front of our house! The kids gave Santa toys and food to give to children who need them and we got some great pictures, candy canes, hugs, and teary eyes! What a fun, memorable, and exciting evening!

We had an amazing time in Utah for Thanksgiving. My parent's and brother, Cordell flew out from Virginia! My brother, sister, and their families live in Utah, so we hung out all week together. We missed you Lorel, Craig, Ella, and Orin! We went up to Milburne to an "investment" house of my sister's and went 4-willin' (as they say in Utah) ! It was a blast! Cora and I went first, we traversed a mountain, discovered a cave, and Cora flipped her 4 wheeler over on a huge ditch. (She was OK, though, her sweet ninja rolls saved her.... yes, and the 4-wheeler was ok too- though it smoked and stunk for a while after) There was this crazy dog that followed us up the whole time, stuck with us through the icy patches and guided us along. It was kind of a sweet, scruffy thing. It frolicked in foot deep mud and leaves and snow so by the time we got back to the house, it was filthy! And guess who left her van door open? Not me! Thank goodness! That dog ran all around in Cora's van and would NOT come out! I pulled and tugged and yanked until I thought I would choke him.. Anyways, my bro-in-law Brian managed to get him out.

It was wonderful spending time with my Mom and Dad and brother who I don't see very much. I needed that time with them. We made gingerbread houses with all the cousins and the kids spent most of their time playing out in the snow or the new "Super Mario Bros Wii" game- which is a MUST for every family! Dave and I play every night and laugh so hard! It is great. Oh, and of course the kids love it, too. Good times, good food, good laughs. I love my family!






The kids chose their ornaments this year: Lils got a sparkly cupcake, E got a car with smoke flying out the back, and Rose got a cute little vintage girl ornament.