Janers

A few things about our third-

Fav color- Yellow
Fav person- Mommy, Daddy, Elly
Fav Food- Watermelon- What, when did that happen?
Fav thing Adam says- I can't I'm too big.
Adam loves it when I play puppies with him.

Elser Belser

A few things about our fourth

Favorite color- Red
Favorite food- Ice Cream
Favorite Activity- Art
Favorite Person- Mommy
Who do you want to be like when you grow up- a teacher or a doctor
Favorite nickname- ally
Best Friend- Amanda
Favorite thing in your room- my birdy on the wall
Favorite picture- the one of my family
Where do you want to live when you grow up- Paris (jane asked Paris France? El no just Paris)
Favorite thing Adam says- Aliens
Jane says She shares and she is super smart.

She says she likes peace signs and she loved Tangled.

Snow Days

The snow fell Sunday night and the kids were so excited. NO SCHOOL! They could hardly stand it they were so happy. I was too, but then no school Tuesday and then Wednesday and now Thursday. Can I make it? I feel strange being cooped up for so long. Georgia just doesn't have the equipment to get the roads cleaned and the freezing weather has kept them frozen over all week. Will there be school tomorrow? I don't know. I guess I should make the most of it but I feel tired of all the fighting and grumpiness of the kids. I feel lazy, and a little grumpy myself. A little in limbo. But it is beautiful outside and Adams birthday is in a couple days. I guess I should get to work on that, it should keep me busy.

Funny Things Adam has said

Adam is a real talker. I am amazed by what he can say. He is so funny. I can hardly believe he is almost two. Here are some of the funny things he has said. You have to realize how young he is to be saying these things for them to really be funny. He will two in a month.

This morning he looked at a Santa we had on the fireplace and said;

"Santa you a big man."

The other night he was up with the croup and I went to get him, he said, "I want my daddy, make me go get him, please make me go get him."

When I was putting him in his car seat;

"Me don't like Adams seat."

I asked Why?

he said "Because it is dirty."

We took him to see Christmas lights and the next day when we were driving he said;

"I want Christmas lights."

I said "It is daytime you can't see them very good."

He said "I want Christmas lights RIGHT NOW." He got that from me, I am always telling the kids to do something right now.

We went to Target and they have big pillows of Buzz and Woody, I put one on each side of him in the cart and he said:

"Mom, Buzz and Woody are awesome."

He also loves to sing twinkle twinkle little star and knows almost the whole song.

I had to put some of these down before I forgot them. I just adore him and I think he is super awesome just like Buzz and Woody.

When it is more than you can take

I usually feel like I can do it all. Just recently I have attempted to do it all when I felt like I shouldn't. I have paid for it. Why is it so hard to just say no?

I keep thinking I am feeling better but I am not so sure. I feel so out of touch.

This Christmas, like all the rest I fight the world and Santa for the true meaning of this holiday. I told my sister I was going to kill Santa off at our house. She told me to get some sleep because I was talking crazy.

I made 26 tags with some of the names of the Savior from the scriptures, the idea was from http://www.christcenteredtraditions.blogspot.com/ . I hung them on my tree and my banister and as I walk into my living room now I see The Light, Prince of Peace, Wonderful, Counselor and I think of how my Savior fills the roll of that title. It has been amazing. I just want to sit and ponder and be taught about Christ.

I know that when life is too much He can bring peace, He can be our Counselor, He can be The Light. I know this because he has done this for me. I know Christmas is about more, more peace, more love, more forgiveness, more kindness, more good. Because he truly is our Savior, he has saved us, it is up to us to accept him. I hope you can find the true meaning this season.

Merry Christmas!

Our Anniversary

Shay is wonderful. I am not just saying that because it is our 12th anniversary, I am saying it because he is. He is always willing to let me spend money without getting mad at me. Well when I got my camera on ebay by semi accident, he wasn't too happy. Although he isn't very good at keeping the house clean, or staying up late with me, he does a great job with the kids. Not many men will take on five mostly young kids in any setting. He is always quick to say sorry and that he loves me.

This weekend we went up to Toronto, we went out to the movies, ate Indian, Italian, bread and cheese from the market, ate overlooking Niagra Falls at a really not very good buffet Shay picked, chocolate desserts from the Chocolate Bar, took tons of pictures, went to church by the Temple, tried to get in by lottery to see an otherwise sold out show of Wicked, shopped at our bank accounts expense, talked and talked about all the great things we have been blessed with, and some we hope to be blessed with and rode in a helicopter over Niagra Falls.

It was really nice, thanks to my Dad, and Sister for watching the kids.

Sweet Adam Photo Shoot

How cute is this guy?