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Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Please? Smile for Mommy...and stand in one place!

It was a wonderful, peaceful, fun-filled night when we got out the Christmas decorations and put up our tree as a family. What a great feeling you get this time of year when you're in the Christmas spirit and surrounded by the one's you love. AAAHHH! Then, you ask, nicely, your cute little children to gather round so you can capture the moment that has given you such wonderful, happy feelings. Too much to ask for, I suppose, from the almost 3 year old, a little A.D.D., cutie-pie we call Miss Maggie. None of these shots will be our Christmas card this year, but we got a little giggle while trying.

Wait a minute...Maybe they're all a bit A.D.D.

5 comments:

Shannon said...: Very Cute and crazy. I like the one with Brynna leaning on Greys shoulder. It's very sweet.

I saw on Alisons blog that you lost a christmas tub this year...we did too. How is that possible. Seriously where do they go. Our missing tub has all our chrismas music in it along with our stocking hangers. Very sad. Guess we can just hope to find them next year.; December 18, 2008 at 1:17 AM
Stefanie said...: I know EXACTLY what you mean!! Why is it next to impossible to get a shot where everyone is looking at the camera and smiling. I have friends who send these oh so perfect cards with the oh so perfect picture of their kids and I think I can do it. I can take the perfect picture. Well no it never happens. I usually get a kid who is mad, won't smile or won't look at the camera.
I will have to say you have some great shots in there. Very cute! It says what their personalities are. Maybe next year we'll have better luck.; December 18, 2008 at 6:35 AM
Christopher said...: Haha, very cute. That Caden...it almost looks like he's the one distracting Maggie. Anyway, you should definitely make some kind of collage and put them on the Christmas card...you know, spin it into a cute, funny card. Anyway, tell your kids they're adorable. And pinch their cheeks. Especially Grayson's.; December 18, 2008 at 1:56 PM
Erin said...: they maybe A.D.D. but they are great. Looks like a fun night with the family. It's all about photo shop anyway. But I am glad the tree is up and the festivities have begun.; December 19, 2008 at 1:02 AM
Debbie said...: You never know what goes on behind the scenes of those perfect cards with the perfect smiles. Especially small children.What did they threaten them with? I think little Christmas elves kidnaps all the children and replaces them with little creatures who are out of control, hyper, giggly,and weird. Sometimes I would think,"Who are these guys?" Chris is right. A collage would be cute.; December 20, 2008 at 12:43 AM

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Magdalene--Maggie Mae

Little Miss Sass is actually what we should call her. Lately, she's been "testing her limits" or should I say "her mom and dad's limits"--Just a little here and there. She's really decided that she has an opinion on every single thing and that it's her way or the highway. I guess we can just call her "Miss Independent". No more holding her hand while walking down the sidewalk, or helping her into her stroller. She'll do it "by self". "By self" is just one of the funny little things she says. "Or not" is big in her vocabulary, too. If you ask her if she wants a snack or not, if she doesn't, she'll say "Or not". She's just so funny. Conversations are never dull and always cute.

Brynna-Bel

My heaven's--getting older every second. She's no longer a little girl. She has turned into, simply, a girl. Not little, but not too big either. We are young enough to still love Barbie--but old enough to really care what Barbie is wearing. A good thing, right?
Bel is in the 1st grade now, and love's to read. She really loves school too. She loves her teachers and her friends. Can you say Social Butterfly? Talk-talk-talk-talk. She's never been considered shy. Everyone is her best-friend, you know, even if it's the first time you've ever talked to her. I love that quality about her. She is a friend to everyone. What a good and sweet girl she is.

Caden--C Dog

I just love my little Caden. He is THE sweetest and nicest kid around--and did I mention handsome. He's now in the 5th grade--the year when things get a bit more hectic. He has more work and he's expected to be organized enough to get it all in one day, do it over the next week and then turn it in. We're still workin' on that one. Organization is not a strong point for us. He changes classes too, which is new to him. I tell you what--he absolutley LOVES science. Almost every day he comes home telling me of the experiment that they did in science lab or goes on and on about protons and neutrons and electrons. I have a hard time following because he goes into every single little detail--and he remembers every-single-detail. What a smarty-pants. He's really discovering how funny his personality is lately, too. He now know's he's funny and that he's got the gift of gab. He takes after his dad.

Greyson--G Money

You'd think I was giving this kid steroids at the rate he's growing. He's only 15, but people ask if he's 17. He's very tall for his age. He might think he acts like he's 17--but we know better. Maturity-?-it's comin' along. We'll just say we're working on it. No, really-all kidding aside--he's a really good young man. He's at the age when typical teenage angst sets in. And..we have our fair share of it. But, all in all, I think he really tries to keep a cool head when he thinks we've asked him to take out the trash one too many times. He's just at an age when we can really count on his help. He is a great helper to me. He even folds laundry (don't tell his friends).
Greyson is doing really, really well in school so far this year. He's got and extra load-basically doing two years of school in only one. We thought he'd really have to bust it and be doing work constantly to keep up. But..he hardly has any homework and he's making all A's. He has a 100% in Geometry!? I asked him if he just has never missed any question ever on anything to get that average. He replied by saying, "No--I've missed stuff, but I got a 120% on a project". Whatever--wouldn't it be great to be that smart?

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