December Pictures

I know...I know...2 posts in the same day. What is this world coming to? if I have to answer another phone call that begins with "You need to update your blog!" I may give up all together.

See, I have a million things going on in my life and that isn't to say that other people don't. I just seem to have fewer hours in my day living over here on the East Coast - 3 hours fewer to be exact.




Here are some of the things that keep me busy:

3 kids - ages 5, 3, 1 - who can't seem to do much on their own except make a mess
a house that never seems to get the hang of cleaning itself
a kitchen that WILL NOT make any meals without alot of assistance
a husband - who is able to do many things all by himself
laundry - that multiples at an astonishing rate
a job (teaching swimming lessons) - I actually have to go to the pool 15 hours a week so that money appears in our bank account
another job (www.Roanoke4Kids.com) - at least I can do this one from home but it doesn't matter how much work I do on it money doesn't seem to be appearing in my bank account very quickly
this blog - that I obviously do a poor job of updating
another blog (http://roanokeforkids.com/roanokekidsblog.html) - that I update more frequently but it is all another job related

So, please don't phone me anymore asking for an update....here it is. All of you on the West Coast should be thankful that you have 24 hours in a day to get everything done that you need to. 21 hours is just not enough time :-) And please remember that when it is 8pm in BC it is 11pm in Virginia.

Happy Holidays!!

Dayna, Jim, Bryden, Hayden & Landen

Hope everyone is well and having a wonderful time with family and friends. We miss you all and hope that one year we will see many of you for Christmas!!

The Joy of SANTA

Last night we took the kids to see Santa. Now, Bryden and Hayden love Santa. Landen will have had no memory of Santa from last year so that could prove to be interesting. Landen is Mama's boy but I was hoping he would at least sit on Santa's lap and not cry. I figured that the other 2 would be blabbing Santa's ear off. That would be a Harvey thing to do.

After waiting oh, about an hour, we finally got to see the Jolly Old Soul. Bryden so badly wanted to sit in Santa's lap but because she was the biggest she had no kneel on the floor. Hayden sat on Santa's knee with the most sour face I have ever seen. He did not crack a smile...not even once. Landen keep looking at me with that "Holy crap!!" look on his face. He had to make sure that I was never out of his line of vision.

After the LOVELY picture was taken and a horrific amount of money spent to pay for it...Landen was passed off to Daddy. Then came the big moment. Hayden was going to get to ask Santa for the "big plastic gun" he wants. He wouldn't look at Santa, nevermind talk to him. So, I had to tell Santa what Hayden wants for Christmas. Hayden did say Merry Christmas when he climbed down off Santa's knee though. He could at least remember some manners.

Bryden climbed up on Santa's knee all on her own and snuggled into his arm. He asked "Bryden, what would you like for Christmas." She replied "An Ariel doll from the Disney Store." Santa then said "Oh, an Ariel doll. What else would you like?"

HANG ON SANTA!!! We have been telling our kids that Santa will only bring them 1 present each!!

Bryden looked at me with the biggest (and most confused eyes). She had only thought of 1 thing to ask for. So, in her sweet way she looked back at Santa and said "Just an Ariel doll thank you." Phew!! Had she asked for something else I was gonna be in trouble. As far as I am concerned "Santa" is done shopping for this year!!

Well, 1 out of 3 smiling is OK...no crying is even better. On the way out Hayden says "I don't like that Santa guy."

Another successful year going to see "that Santa guy". Thank goodness we don't have to do it again for another 365 days!!

Ho Ho Ho.....