Bless the food!

I don't think Logan and Lexi are getting the reason for prayer at meal time. First of all, they can't take turns saying the prayer at dinner time so we always end up having two prayers to avoid a fight. Second, they always forget to bless the food. Logan was thankful for fireworks tonight and prayed that Grammie and Papa will have a safe trip to Idaho (which he includes often). Lexi is thankful for the house and for night time. Logan's prayers usually always involve some type of petition for 45 days of more snow (It hasn't snowed since Christmas time)! Lexi says her prayers in a tiny high pitched voice that only dogs can hear. Logan is usually always eating or chewing something during his prayer. Lexi talks during Logan's and Logan talks during Lexi's. I guess they are at least learning to say them...

One of my favorites Christmas gifts

Let me preface this with a small story. One day in church, about a month before Christmas, Logan drew a picture of him, Jon and I. He wrote the names of the people in the picture:

LOGAN

JON

MOM

Okay....He usually calls Jon "Daddy", but whatever. He actually said he was going to write all of our names, but he didn't know how to spell my name. Alright, that makes sense.

Then, the last week of school, he made a Christmas card for us:

I love it. I packed it away with all of the Christmas decorations and will cherish it for all of the years to come. I love that kid. And his Dad. And Jon.

Playing Catch Up: Part II

LOGAN'S CHRISTMAS EVE

Logan got ahold of my camera. Here's what he thought warranted a picture:

(There was also one of Jon's rear end...thought I'd spare you that one)

(What kid isn't focused on the presents?)

(This is only a small sampling of the pictures of the TV show he was watching)

And here's my favorite:

I think I'll get him his own camera soon. I like his view of things.

Playing Catch Up: Part I

TRIMMING THE TREES

There are so many things I love about Christmas time. One of them is the tree. I love christmas trees. (Although, not quite as much as my sister-in-law, Teresa. She had me way beat in number of trees this year. Just wait, Teresa - I might catch up to you one day!) A few years ago I adopted a blue and white/silver theme for my tree. I love the winteryness of the colors.

Logan's had his own tree for a few years, now, where he gets to hang all of kid/fun ornaments.

Lexi got her own very own pink mini-tree this year.


And they both got to hang the ornaments on the big tree. (Which was real and boy, did it sure smell good!)

Logan actually got some of the ornaments pretty high up there.

Daddy helped a bit, lifting the kids way up high.....

...but notice the bare patch on top............................and the row of ornaments along the bottom!

Here's the finished product:

Merry Christmas!