It's a Wonderful Life!

Snow, christmas lights, trees decorated, presents, and the big one... the reason for the Christmas holiday. How could anyone not appreciate this time of year? I love it all. I love watching Landon as I put him in his car seat after he's walked through the snow... look at his boots and if there's any snow on them or his pants he wants it off. :) And of course there always is... he is my little world. I get hope, joy, happiness, contentment, thankful, and blessed feelings when I have him next to me as well as some frustrated, trying, and hair pulling times too... but they are not near as often as the other more positive ones.

Landon's new thing lately is sticking out his tounge at anyone and anytime. I don't know where he has learned this one... but he has been doing it for a couple of weeks. To stop this unusual thing... I have been trying to "get" his tounge if he sticks it out... and this results in his laughter, but then the fear of sticking it back out to have it "got" again! lol... he's so much fun! He also is fascinated by the christmas ornaments on the trees at my house and his aunt and uncle's house too! He is still the same climber that he's always been. He has hit a milestone that I thought would never come along! Landon has finally learned how to say "Uncle!" So now instead of calling his Uncle Thomas DaDa... he says Uncle! Woot Woot! He still calls my sister and roommate DaDa though... we are working on that now...

Last night with PaPa and Grandma Ruth at Leah's house he was climbing on the couches, the dog, us, and was a hoot trying to pull Grandpa's boot off! lol... Dad was so good with the kids and it was so good to see him and Ruth. I can't wait to see them again on Christmas Day! I hope to have a sleep over at their new house soon when they have a spare bed available.

Leah and Thomas finally get their new living room set that they have waited weeks for and are so stoked for... Congrats to them! Thomas is watching Landon tonight and I get to swing by Sportsman's to colaberate with Leah about a certain gift I need to purchase. I also have to do some quick shopping for Landon and a couple of others! I hate shoping around this time of year. People seem to stress out as they walk through the stores... but surprisingly I am not stressed at all. I actually wouldn't mind if gifts just went out the window this year... but because it's tradition... I guess it will stay and I will participate. :)

I do plan to start a tradition of my own... I am going to dress up Landon in sheets, like in olden times, and have him and maybe Linzey (my niece) be Mary with a baby doll as Jesus. I want to read from the scriptures as they do that... or at least tell the story because of short attention spans... but do that every year. I remember growing up and having my older sisters be Mary, Joseph, and the Donkey Mary rode, while Leah and I were the shepards in the fields. It was so much fun and we have the tape today to prove how funny it got when there's not much under the sheets and they start to fall off... luckily we were all girls. Love you April! ;) I hope to take photos every year of this nativity scene with Landon and make a really cool page out of it... In the past my family usually will watch Little Women and It's a Wonderful Life (title of blog), and open a present the night before Christmas together from the person who drew their name. Then the family will get back together the day of Christmas to have something to eat, nothing big, but just to have time together. It's fun and I love the traditions. I love you all and wish you a Merry Christmas and a wonderful season full of joy and enjoyable company to go with it. :) - God Bless!

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(This picture is one that I just love and had to include. I think that no matter what mudd we might have to trudge through, that we can always at least be thankful for the boots that we have on to get us through it to the other side! lol... I love it!)