elf yourself

We elfed ourselves yesterday and Derek can't get enough of it. He watches it over and over. Here is the link if you want to watch. I thought it was so funny the first 20 times not so much anymore. I think the link will work until Jan.
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1699083240

Room with a view

We have the most amazing view of the mtn. from the back of our house. Sometime we take it for granted. I love to sit on the deck in the summer and watch as they get dark. I also love to look at them from the kitchen table as we eat.

Last Sunday our home teacher came and as we were waiting for David to join us. Chuck the home teacher said "I love the view from this room I could sit and watch the mountains" Marissa in her four years of wisdom said "You watch T.V. from here also" we all had a good laugh.

failed Chrismas card photo

So this was this years attempt at a Christmas Card Photo. My kids are beter looking in person. It might not have been so bad if Marissa had not had a meltdown just before we took the photo
Marissa finally stopped crying by the last photo but by then I was crying. Maybe next year.

I worked hard on Trying to get a good Photo for a Christmas Card and failed. I wish I could have made a cute card but David did not like anythat I made so today I took a trip to hallmark so I could send the very best. I thought some of you might enjoy seeing my failed attempts.

Memories of My Childhood.

I have fond memories of My Childhood. I was a bit anoying as a child and often upset my father. Not always on purpose. I can remember sitting in the back seat of the car singing Christmas songs with my brothers. Our favorite christmas tape was Christmas with the Chipmunks that is until my dad got sick of it and threw it out the window. I found the songs and think that I will Burn it for my dad for Christmas.

Here are the words to one of the songs.

(all right you Chipmunks! Ready to sing your song?-

I'll say we are!-Yeah!-Let's sing it now!

Okay, Simon?-Okay!Okay, Theodore?-Okay!Okay, Alvin? Alvin? ALVIN!-OKAY!!!)

Christmas, Christmas time is near

Time for toys and time for cheer

We've been good, but we can't last

Hurry Christmas, hurry fast

Want a plane that loops the loop

Me, I want a hula hoop

We can hardly stand the wait

Please Christmas, don't be late.

Okay fellas get ready That was very good,

Simon.-Naturally.Very good

Theodore.-Ahhh.Ah, Alvin, you were a little flat, watch it.Ah, Alvin. Alvin. ALVIN!-OKAY.

Want a plane that loops the loop

I still want a hula hoop

We can hardly stand the wait

Please Christmas, don't be late.

We can hardly stand the wait

Please Christmas, don't be late.

Very good, boys-Lets sing it again!

Yeah, lets sing it again!

No, That's enough, lets not overdo it-What do you mean overdo it?-We want to sing it again!Now wait a minute, boys-Why can't we sing it again?-[chipmunk chatter]Alvin, cut that out..Theodore, just a minute.Simon will you cut that out? Boys...

Marissa

Marissa has got to be the oddest Child I have. She has lots of confidence and finds great joy in others finding her funny. Yesterday we took at trip to wall mart and she had a red Santa hat on and a paper gingerbread hat that she made at preschool. It was a headband with a 8 inch gingerbread man on it. If that was not enough she also had on her Cinderella princess dress which is starting to look like Cinderella preball. We were in wall mart only a few minutes when people Begin talking to her. Something about a 4 year old in a princess dress with two funny hats that makes grownups chuckle and want to say hi. She turned to me after the 4Th person stopped to talk to her and said "People like me, they think I am so nice" Wouldn't it be so nice to have that confidence now. My 15 year old would rather be invisible and gets mad if you look at her too long. I hope Marissa never outgrows this stage. Well maybe the funny hats and princess dresses.

Today Marissa was playing with a ball and was so excited When it laid a baby ball. She was so excited about it's perfect green color. That is until she gave it a bath and it turned Purple. It turns out her baby ball was really a gobstopper and was dissolving away.

Derek and Buzz

Derek loves the sipper tops to his cups. This week he has started to play with them as toys. He lines them up and talks to them. His favorites are the Toy story ones. We have a wood support that runs between the two supports that hold up the table. He loves to line them all up on the the support and play with them.