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Thursday, December 10, 2009
My Grown Up Christmas List
In the spirit of Amy Grant's Christmas song,
I have come up with a non world piece grown-up Christmas/To Do list of my own.
Some are more serious, others are not but still a true wish of mine to accomplish this Christmas.I have come up with a non world piece grown-up Christmas/To Do list of my own.
They are in no particular order ;)
1. To be able to spend lots of time with my family - both immediate and extended - over the Christmas week/weekend
2. Work on and maybe even catch up on all three of my scrapbooks - Emmett's being the biggest challenge
3. Have instances arise where I can help others out - financially, emotionally, spiritually, physically - any or all of these
4. Be part of and see my baby be dedicated to be raised in a Christian environment and to know the Lord
5. Have piece with my current job situation and maybe even get a new job? ;)
6. Play a board game - this I miss very much as Tyler and I hardly do this anymore
7. Take a bath in a bath tub that has a slanted back - do you know how uncomfortable it is to have a bath tub that has a straight up and down back to it?!
8. Enjoy many good meals with my family and eat too many Christmas goodies
9. Attend the Christmas Eve service at church as I only get to do this every other year now!
10. Sleep lots and snuggle with my baby lots and lots!
2. Work on and maybe even catch up on all three of my scrapbooks - Emmett's being the biggest challenge
3. Have instances arise where I can help others out - financially, emotionally, spiritually, physically - any or all of these
4. Be part of and see my baby be dedicated to be raised in a Christian environment and to know the Lord
5. Have piece with my current job situation and maybe even get a new job? ;)
6. Play a board game - this I miss very much as Tyler and I hardly do this anymore
7. Take a bath in a bath tub that has a slanted back - do you know how uncomfortable it is to have a bath tub that has a straight up and down back to it?!
8. Enjoy many good meals with my family and eat too many Christmas goodies
9. Attend the Christmas Eve service at church as I only get to do this every other year now!
10. Sleep lots and snuggle with my baby lots and lots!
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Emmett meets Santa!
Well it wouldn't be right if we didn't take our first born son to see Santa Clause. However, we decided that we are cheap and didn't want to pay for the mall Santa since Emmett won't remember this outing anyway, we made the trek to Santa's Village at Rheault Farm. It's a great little production put on by the Fargo Park District with live reindeer, Santa Clause, Mrs. Clause, and sleigh rides. For some unforsaken reason it was miserably cold this year just like it was last year when we hitched a ride with the nephews. But alas, this year we had our own baby and had to bring him to see Santa. We started off watching the train go round the track and writing letters to Santa. I'm so proud of my Einstein son who knew to ask Santa for a Garmin Navigation System. Hmm... I think Dad's using his son on that one.
We then went to visit the reindeer - all three of them. We then waited in a miserably long line inside Santa's house so that we could see the big red guy himself. There is a lot to be learned by waiting in line with the rest of society and their kids. 1. People are rude. 2. People will budge if they get a chance to. 3. Julie put it best when she pointed out what's wrong with society's kids today when we witnessed a dad making an empty threat to his bratty little girl that wasn't listening to him. 4. Something is wrong when there is a young mom with a newborn asking her husband (at least they were married) where the other children are. She then counts her kids and counts up to 5!
We then made it to Santa and both Emmett and Gabe cooperated. Sort of.
We skipped cookies with Mrs. Clause but she was friendly non-the-less. And since we find it ridiculous to pay $1.00 for a cup of swiss miss cocoa we headed home.
Good time had by all and even though when you are there you wonder to yourself why you are wasting a perfectly good Saturday afternoon out in the cold north dakota winter... we will do it again next year and the next!
Emmett poses as an elf
Well it wouldn't be right if we didn't take our first born son to see Santa Clause. However, we decided that we are cheap and didn't want to pay for the mall Santa since Emmett won't remember this outing anyway, we made the trek to Santa's Village at Rheault Farm. It's a great little production put on by the Fargo Park District with live reindeer, Santa Clause, Mrs. Clause, and sleigh rides. For some unforsaken reason it was miserably cold this year just like it was last year when we hitched a ride with the nephews. But alas, this year we had our own baby and had to bring him to see Santa. We started off watching the train go round the track and writing letters to Santa. I'm so proud of my Einstein son who knew to ask Santa for a Garmin Navigation System. Hmm... I think Dad's using his son on that one.
We then went to visit the reindeer - all three of them. We then waited in a miserably long line inside Santa's house so that we could see the big red guy himself. There is a lot to be learned by waiting in line with the rest of society and their kids. 1. People are rude. 2. People will budge if they get a chance to. 3. Julie put it best when she pointed out what's wrong with society's kids today when we witnessed a dad making an empty threat to his bratty little girl that wasn't listening to him. 4. Something is wrong when there is a young mom with a newborn asking her husband (at least they were married) where the other children are. She then counts her kids and counts up to 5!
We then made it to Santa and both Emmett and Gabe cooperated. Sort of.
We skipped cookies with Mrs. Clause but she was friendly non-the-less. And since we find it ridiculous to pay $1.00 for a cup of swiss miss cocoa we headed home.
Good time had by all and even though when you are there you wonder to yourself why you are wasting a perfectly good Saturday afternoon out in the cold north dakota winter... we will do it again next year and the next!
Mom and Emmett in front of the letters to Santa.
We chose to "mail" ours and not post Emmett wanting a GPS for all to see.
Santa and Emmett! Santa didn't want to give Emmett up. We can't blame him :)
Emmett and daddy writing their letter to Santa.
Emmett poses as an elf
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