All about Santa...

Well maybe it wasn't all about Santa, but before this picture and after this picture it was all about Santa coming to our house for Jaimen. Besides what I tried to teach him about Jesus... he likes me to sing him the songs the most :)

Jaimen wanted to ask for a big blue train, and a little train for Presley (a pink one he said) he told me, not Santa. He was so excited to see the big guy, and when he did, you could see his body shut down and start to withdraw. I pretty much threw him on Santa's lap and made a run for it, I tried sitting there with him first and then standing up, but he wasn't happy with that so I did what I had to do.

Here is a collage of our fun filled Christmas Morning

(click on it to enlarge)

Santa brought Jaimen a train like he asked for, brought Presley a baby doll like Jaimen asked for, and brought me and Alan new shoes like we asked for. Jaimen was pretty mad when he found my boots under the tree, he folded his arms and went into a sulking position and said "I'm mad, Santa didn't bring me my blue boots!" We laughed and told him that maybe Santa didn't know he wanted blue boots because he never told Santa this. Kids are so funny, but other than that we had a wonderful relaxing Christmas.

A new year...

It's a new year and it's that time we make resolutions. I have never been one for resolutions, they never stick, so I make goals instead.

Goal #1 this year is to stop yelling, wait, to TRY and stop yelling.
Jaimen is at the age where some day's he listens, some days, not so much.
For example the other day I sat down in front of him and asked why he was upset...
Jaimen: "Because you put the book away" (sniff, sniff)
Me: "Okay, I put it away because the story was over, I even said so when I said, 'The End'"
(I had finished reading his book, shut it, got off the couch, took it back to his room, and came back to the living room before he noticed I was gone and the story was over)
Jaimen: "sniff, sniff"
Me: "Jaimen, can you listen to me for a minute?"
Jaimen: "Yeah"
Me: "You are upset because you were not listening when I read the story, now that its over and I put it away you want to finish reading it, but I was finished reading it. You need to listen to Mom and Dad when we talk to you, weather we are reading a story or asking you a question. Lately you haven't been listening, which causes me to yell to get you to listen, and Mommy doesn't like yelling, frankly I am sick of yelling, (he didn't listen to a word I said, and to prove it, I said this,) and mommy is a big crazy dinosaur who likes to eat frogs."
Jaimen: " "
End of story, not listening, any kid would have laughed to hear their mom announce they were a big dinosaur who eats frogs... I thought it was funny.
So this is my reason for trying not to yell... although he is not making it an easy goal to accomplish. Seriously the child will not listen unless my voice is raised.

Goal #2 is to buy a trailer or rent one and take the kids camping... I'm sorry I am not a tent girl nor will I ever be. I was raised going camping with a sink and soap, and being able to run into the trailer when it started pouring rain or blowing sand in your eyes :)

Goal #3 is to go somewhere with my husband and only my husband, it doesn't have to be fancy, or expensive, it just has to be the two of us.

Goal #4 is to go to Yellowstone. You would think that since I live so close I might have been there before, but nope never, haven't seen Zion National Park either, or Moab. This is a goal from last year that I will carry to this year. I think Jaimen would enjoy it more this year than last.

That's all I can think of for now, what about you guys? Do you make resolutions, or do you think that's a bunch of humbo jumbo?