Happy Holidays!

Quotes from Holden

Holden: Mom, here! (puts something in my hand)
Me: What is this.
H: It is a bug.
M: This does not look like a bug. (inspects thing- crusty brownish green clump)
H: Oh.  It is a bug GER.
M: What?  A bugger (still eyeing thing in hand)?
H: (motions to nose) A snot, Mom.  Yeah.  It is big (proud smile).
M:  I am going to put this in the garbage.
H: Good idea.
(please note that I did wash my hands after this)
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H: Alright baby Mom, I am going to work.  You go in your carseat.
M: OK.  Are you the mommy?
H: Yes.  And I am going to work. Get in your carseat.
M: OK.  I will get in my carseat.  Where is it?
H: Over here!  Get in!
M: What do you do at work?
H: (with the air of resignation of all parents trying to get to work) I WORK at work, baby.  That is why I go. Get in your carseat!
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(While Patrick drills screws in new storm window frames)
H: (Yelling through the open window)- SCREW IT DADDY, SCREW IT!

Noella's Cookie Decorating Party

Mariel's First Reconciliation

Big Changes, Top to Bottom

There have been many big changes this week at our house.
Noella got her new glasses, which she has been VERY excited about.  Every time that they were mentioned in the past two weeks (while we waited for them to come in) she YELLED IN JOY about her glasses.  Wherever we were.  So many, many people knew of this impending event.  We picked them up tonight and she was thrilled to put them on!

 She does say that things look clearer now, which I suppose they should!

Holden's big news is that he is now heading to school in his underwear!  There has been some extra laundry (both at home and at school, which I  must say makes me adore his teachers even more than before), but he is very proud of himself.  As you can likely tell by the fact that he took all of his clothes off and asked me to take his picture.

Not to be outdone, Mariel also has some big events this week.  She completed her skills in her level of gymnastics on Monday and will start on a higher level next week.  She is also celebrating the sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time tomorrow, which she has been preparing for all fall.  She is feeling very proud and mature, too.

As for Patrick and I, we both already wear glasses and underwear to school/work.  Maybe we should sign up for gymnastics to have something to work on?