Still In The Mood

I'm tempted to call my parents and have them bring my christmas decorations by. I forgot- they aren't in our garage, they are in my van, which is currently sitting in my parents' driveway.

*Sigh* But I did manage to complete a christmas layout yesterday. The pictures were taken last christmas- amazing how fast kids grow! In the pictures, Evan still looks like a baby- now he looks like a child.

I used a kit that I just finished making for this layout. I'm uploading it as I write this, and it will be available later this week. The kit is titled 'Gingerbread Christmas'. Now that I think about it, this could be why I'm in such a Christmas-y mood lately. Hmm...

So- last night, we made cookies. The gingerbread cookies didn't turn out like they should (probably because I couldn't find any cookie cutters. The sugar cookies turned out perfect. The kids had a ball, loved helping make the cookies, and were covered in flour from head to toe by the time that they were done. Cody got creative with the chocolate chips.

This is me, in chocolate and cinnamon chips. Notice the ponytail. And boobs. Yes- my five year old son made sure to remember that Mommy has boobs. Of course, this is the child who draws nipples on all of his people drawings before putting clothes on them.

He also got creative with Santa yesterday. Lately, Santa seems to be the conversation topic of choice for our walk home from school. Yesterday's Santa related topic: How Will Santa Get In Our House Without A Fireplace?

This is what we came up with: He'll have to use one of the doors, but not the front door, because then we'll hear him come inside. Cody decided that in order to 'make sure' that Santa uses the back door, we'll have to stay up and wait for him on Christmas Eve. I told him that won't work, because Santa won't show up until he's asleep. We compromised- we'll leave the front door locked and unlock the back door.

That led us to another conversation: Does Rudolph's Nose Really Glow? I'm not sure on this- I told Cody that I'm sure that some reindeer have red noses, but I don't know if it really glows or if it's just shiny. Cody thought about it- and he's decided that Rudolph's nose does, indeed, glow. And Rudolph goes in the houses with Santa, in order to light his way around, because it's dark inside houses at night.

I think that Cody might be a writer when he grows up. He's got the imagination of one, that's for sure.