A Visit With Santa....

BEST story to go along with this picture.

The ONLY thing that Hailey has consistently asked for for this Christmas is a bubblegum machine. Every time anyone asks her what she wants from Santa, the answer is the same.

So when she sat on Santa's lap at the Country Club, she of course asked for a bubblegum machine. When Santa said "Well, if you've been a good girl, I think we can manage that." and handed her her present, I'm sure she thought she would get a bubblegum machine right then and there.

She opened up the present and it was.....a Snow White slap bracelet. I looked at her and she had her angry face on.

I said, "Oh look, Hailey! Aren't you so excited?? Its your favorite princess!! Can you tell Santa 'Thank you!'?"

She looked at me and grunted. I asked her what was wrong, and in her angriest voice, she said "I WANTED A BUBBLEGUM MACHINE!!"

Poor girl, she didn't quite get that this was just a taste of Santa, not what Santa will *actually* bring. She was pretty bummed the rest of the afternoon, even though we repeatedly told her that Santa would most likely bring her bubblegum machine on Christmas eve.

I guess we needed to prepare her better for that...

This child is {SOOOOOOO} my daughter....

I had to put Hailey down for a late nap today, so she didn't go down until about 4pm. Around 6, I figured that I better wake her up if I had any hope of her going to bed at a decent hour.

I went up to her room, and her eyes were open, so I figured that she'd been awake for a bit. I smiled and greeted her, like I usually do.

Me: "Hi punkin! Did you have a good sleep?"

Hailey: {blank stare}

Me: "Do you want to come snuggle with mom downstairs?"

Hailey: {glare}

***Awkward silence***

So I just picked her up and brought her downstairs.

For the next ten minutes, while she was sitting on the couch with me, every time I said a word to her, she would slowly turn her head and glare at me.

Then, she slowly slid off the couch, yanked her blanket away from me, grabbed her baby, and marched back upstairs to her bedroom.

I went up to check on her and she was laying in her bed. I said "Are you just not ready to be around people yet?" To which she responded "EEEEEEE!" and turned her back on me.

She is soooooo my daughter, its not even funny. Love this girl!!

Funny Conversation

So today Hailey was talking to my sister and showing off her knowledge of her body parts (ie: mouth, nose, eyes...etc.)

So my sister points to her temples and says "These are my temples."

Hailey looks at her all confused and said, "Amber, those aren't temples!!"

Amber said, "Well what are temples??"

Without missing a beat, Hailey says "A house of God!!"

What a great answer, babe!! We know she's learning something in nursery!!

Funny Story...

So we were having family prayer tonight and Hailey wanted to say it. And of course, she wanted to do it herself...

So here's how the prayer went:

"Heavenly Father, hankum (thank you) a day. Hankum daddy go a work. Bless that daddy has patience. Name of Jesus Christ. Amen."

Silly, silly, silly girl. We couldn't stop laughing.

Quote of the day

Hailey: Mommy, my tummy hurts (she says as she grins at me)

Me: Oh does it?

Hailey: Ya.

Me: Well what can I do?

Hailey: I need chocolate to feel me better.

*Well she is a girl....

HILARIOUS Story!

For those of you who know my brother-in-law, John (and not only know him, but REALLY KNOW his personality) this story is truly HILARIOUS! I was rolling!! Poor Kristen though!

http://thecrazysixofus.blogspot.com/2008/01/pranks.html

Best Quote of the Day...

"Britney Spears' mother, Lynne, has written a book on parenting....


And I can't wait to read it just as soon as I am done with my Paris Hilton book on playing hard to get."

-Alex Kaseberg

Everyone should have kids....

I saw this quote on someone's blog and thought it was really funny...

"Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists. You'll realize this as soon as they are born, and they start using sleep deprivation to break you."