Little Drummer Boy

Cole has been taking drum lessons for a couple of months now. Ever since he started, Reed too has grown more and more interested in drums. In November, Reed started saying that he wanted drums for Christmas. Steve and I told him he was too young and encouraged him to ask Santa for an electronic drum pad instead. In mid-December, we went to see Santa at the mall. Santa asked Reed what he wanted for Christmas. Before answering, Reed turned to me with a big smile on his face. He then looked at Santa and said, "I want a drum set." Santa said, "High five on that one", and gave Reed a high five. As soon as he got off Santa's lap, Reed came over and said, "I told you Santa would bring me drums for Christmas". He was right. Santa delivered as promised. Santa is now on my Naughty List. The least he could have done was bring me some ear plugs!

Twas The Night Before Christmas

Time to read "The Christmas Story"

Riley and I put up the nativity scene this weekend. We had an interesting conversation while I was getting things ready that went something like this:

Riley (upon seeing the stable): "Is that my new doll house?"
Me: "No, Jesus goes in there."
Riley (looking inside): "Where is Jesus?"
Me: "I have to go up in the attic to get him."
Riley: "Jesus lives in our attic?"



And while putting up the set, our conversation went like this:

Riley: "Mom, which person is your favorite?"
Me: "I like Jesus, of course, and the little drummer boy."
Riley (pointing to the angel): "I like the fairy best. She is beautiful."



Time to teach her about the "Reason for the Season"!

Deck The Halls

Yes, the Christmas tree went up Saturday. The boys were excited to help decorate. We should have expained things better to Riley though. She got up this morning looking for her presents from Santa. Going to be a long wait!

Goofy or Geeky?

Dreaming of the Sweet Sixteen

The boys and I attended the Flyers season opener against Mount St. Marys on Saturday. New seasons are always fun. Hopes are high, wondering if this will be THE year. Praying it will. We were excited to see Chris Wright and Chris Johnson back in action along with the rest of the returning players. We were equally excited to see if the highly touted freshmen were going to live up to their hype. UD started off slow. The second half was much better than the first. They won with ease. We left knowing that these guys have a long way to go to become THE team but also knowing we will be along for the ride know matter how the season turns out. Go Flyers!

Ooey, Gooey

I wonder if this is what they meant by

"An Apple A Day Will Keep The Doctor Away"?