Calling it Quits

Well, I think I'm done w/ my Christmas shopping! A few items I'd ordered online haven't arrived yet...but once they do, I should have everything. I'm to a point where I just need to tell myself, STOP! So, that is what I'm doing...officially now w/ this blog entry (because sometimes I have a hard time listening to the commands I give myself :) Now to tackle the wrapping. I've started, but when I have 2 helpers it takes me three times as long!

All I Want For Christmas...

Is:

"A Horsey and a Candy Cane" (Avery)
"A Train and a Star Wars Mask" (Bryton)

Avery and Bryton got to see Santa this past weekend, and both of them climbed right up on his lap to chat a bit :) Avery has stuck with her "wants" for over a month now, and Bryton's change every other day!
Santa was taking mental notes!

Eating Habits

Bryton is still my good little eater. He loves "toad in the hole" for breakfast or snack. What is this, you might ask? Its a buttered piece of bread, w/ a hold cut out of the center...and fried w/ and egg in the middle. Bryton is a true carnivore...fix him meat, and he's happy.
Avery is not that great of an eater. She's getting better, though. She gags on stuff she doesn't like the taste or texture of, and she can't stand the smell of cooking eggs or meat (she's been known to gag when she smells this). Its a lot of fun, cooking w/ her in the house! Her favorites continue to be vegetables and noodles. Fix her carbs, and she's a happy girl!

This Week's Favorites

Spiderman and Peter Pan - Both gentlemen are Avery's boyfriends. Just ask her :)
White Cheddar Cheez It's - Not as messy as the regular Cheez It's - and these are yummier!
Eat Smart Vegetable Medley- No cutting up or washing required...just open the bag and munch away! We prefer to dip these in blue cheese or ranch dressing.
Cuties California Mandarins - These are delicious little oranges!
Santa - We don't have a chimney he'll fit down, so the kids are a bit concerned as to how he's going to enter our house on Christmas Eve. It's been decided that he'll most definitely be entering through the skylight in our kitchen :)
Brinker's Pit Stop - Gotta love small town service! Not only can they pick up and drop off our vehicles for free, when they need to be serviced...but they can also get us in for service with only a days notice.

We Dare You

Go ahead...you just try to not get up and dance, when you listen to this jazzy little number :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGVNzgUxE-g

Christmas Goodies

I thought today might be a good day to spend the afternoon baking, since I kept hearing we 'd be snowed in (for the most part). As it turned out, it was exactly that...Bryton got out of school early due to the weather, and the kids and I started baking Christmas treats!

Dresses, Dresses, Dresses

Avery has a love for dresses. Not just any old dress, however. Only "beautiful dresses"...and yes, she can tell the difference. (I'm proud that she has such good fashion sense at the age of 3 :) Oh, and "skites" (a.k.a. skirts) are a hit, if they are either short and/or poofy.
We were in Macy's yesterday, and they had a Winter Wonderland filled w/ little girls' dresses! Avery was in heaven, looking at them all! And I used our purchases to my advantage, on our way home..."If you don't whine, you can try on your Santa dress for Daddy!"
Bryton isn't really into "handsome clothes" (as Avery calls all boys' clothing) ...he'd rather pick out something "cool" which is usually football or sport related, short sleeved, and always jeans on the bottom half. Peer pressure has already kicked in, at the age of 5 1/2! Ughhh. So, I've learned its much easier when he helps choose his clothing these days, whether its before school or in a store.
Of course, as most mother's can, I have a great way of convincing him that all of his clothes are cool...and believe me, this can involve quite the stories!