Getting Caught Up

Well, we've had lots going on that I haven't been writing about -- it's been a busy holiday season. So, let's see, where should I begin.....



On Christmas Eve, I was trying to get Megan to go to sleep -- and she was pretty hyped up after running around with her cousins and opening gifts all evening. I told her that Santa wouldn't come until she was asleep and she said, "Will I hear Rudolph land on our roof?" I said, "Maybe, you should be quiet and see if you can hear him". The next morning she woke up and I found her in her room crying. I asked her what was wrong and she said, "Santa didn't come". I said "sure he did". She said, "No he didn't. I didn't hear him". She was totally heartbroken untl I brought her downstairs and showed her that he had eaten the cookies that she left for him and left lots of presents under the tree.

The other day we were on our way home after work and she said, "Hey Mom, Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Now, really, where does a 3-year old come up with that verbiage? Anyway, I said, "I'm not sure....what are you thinking?" She said, "I'm thinking that we should have a pizza party on Sunday". So, you know what? We had pizza on Sunday. Good idea Megan.



Now, Jake has been really funny lately. Thankfully, he hasn't been spitting much, but he loves to dance. He tries to copy Megan's moves - which is pretty funny. He also lights up every time he hears the "Empire" commercial. It does have a catchy jingle.




Now, the two of them together can really get into trouble. In the photos, they were helping with cupcakes for Darin's b-day on Dec. 23. The real story is from New Year's Day. Darin was at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, so it was me and the kiddies. Well, I hardly talked to anyone all weekend and then my friend, Cheryl called in the afternoon. So, I was making dinner and talking to her. The kids were playing with the train set in the basement. Megan ran upstairs to go potty. About 5 minutes later I hear both of them cracking up. Now, mind you, I didn't even know Jake was upstairs. Megan comes running out of the bathroom and says "Uh oh, Mom, we clogged up the toilet." Apparently they made a game of putting toilet paper into the toilet and before long, half a roll was in there. Then, of course, the logical thing to do is try to flush it. Hmmm. When I walked into the bathroom, Jake was pointing at the toilet with raised eyebrows and saying "ohhhh". Yeah, even he knew that was pretty bad.

Well, we're off to Disney tomorrow. Hopefully we'll have some good Mickey photos for our next post!