For sale

I have been wanting to change some rooms around in my home and want to give Parker's bed to Halle so I can free up some floor space in his room, but Halle's bed just won't work for anyone else in the house, so I am wanting to sell it. I also want to sell her chair, since we have past the point of needing a rocker. I thought that I would post it on my blog before trying Craigslist, just to give my friends the opportunity first. Give me a call if you are interested! The rocker is a glider, without the traditional wood frame exposed. I love it. It is comfortable and cute. I'm selling it for $300.

The bed is a daybed with a trundle underneath. It is white iron and in good condition. I am selling the frame and trundle for $300. The mattresses are not included.

Christmas Presents!

Christmas Eve we went out for a yummy dinner at Tepanyaki and then headed over to see the lights at Thanksgiving Point. It was fun having the kids all to ourselves. The kids were excited to come home to open their first present! Of course, they all know it will be pajamas. It always amazes me that they are all still excited to see what they got.

Although some of the pj's are a little long, they all looked so adorable. (Some of my kids think they look so adorable, I still am having to force them to put on clothes during the daytime.)

No Christmas Eve would be complete without cookies and carrots for Santa and his reindeer.

Somewhere along the way, my kids decided that they have to sleep in the same room on Christmas Eve. I love how Wesley still participates, he's the greatest when it comes to sticking with traditions! Anyway, Christmas morning the rule is to stay in bed til 8, so they all lay there patiently waiting for the clock to change then they head down to our room to see what Santa has left in their stocking.

Wes is such a good sport. He really helps to make Christmas a magical time for the kids even though I am sure he thinks some things are a little tedious.

My kids love stockings! They are so cute and patient about it all. They start with the youngest and take turns opening each present one by one so that everyone can see what the other one received.

Waiting with anticipation at the top of the stairs while Dad goes down to turn on the lights and the music and make sure everything is perfect.

Gifts from Santa this year!!! Braden got a Beatles guitar strap and stand for his bass.

Halle got a Unicorn Pillow Pet. (I have to say, the inventors of the Pillow Pet were genious in their marketing tactics! I wish I'd come up with the idea!)

Connor got a new Lacrosse stick. All Viking colors! (What can I say... Santa has excellent taste!!)

Wesley got a cordless razor! What can I say? It sucks to get old!!!!

Parker got a remote control Helicopter! He loved it, although Wesley had much more fun with it for a couple of days until it broke. Now we just need to figure out where Santa got it so we can bring it back!

We feel very blessed to have had such a wonderful Christmas! Aside from all the great gifts, we are just extremely blessed to have each other!!