.: Santa

Friday, December 19, 2008

Santa

Well, I was going to call this post 'Christmas fun' but as you see by the look on Noah's face he's definitely not having fun! Hayden is reaching over to touch Noah and tell him 'it's okay.'

Going to get the boys photo taken with Santa turned out to be quite a drama and not so much fun either. While we were getting ready Ashton had a big 'melt down' over the white shirt he got to wear. I accidentally put a shirt on him that belonged to Noah, so of course it was way too small and tight on him, but when I insisted he wear a shirt that fit him, he cried for half an hour. He really, really liked the tight fitting shirt with the buttons popping off! Hayden was all dressed and then begged for a lollie/candy from the kitchen pantry. I let him have one and some how at 6 years old he managed to dribble it all down the front of his shirt! Noah was the only one in good spirits ...until he saw Santa that is. I felt very mean forcing Noah to let go of me and sit on this strange mans knee!

During the week we all wrote letters to Santa as a family and then took turns reading them aloud to each other. We took our letters to the mall and dropped them into santa's mailbox beside the chair he sits on. The letters were cute so I copied them all onto the computer before we gave them away.

A letter from Ashton: Dear Santa, Merry Christmas. Please could I have lots of light savers. Please come to my home. I will draw a road to show you the way. I want to give you one of my hot wheel cars so that you can be my friend. I will leave you some weet-bix, crackers and rice cakes to eat. Love from Ashton (4yrs)

A letter from Hayden: Dear Santa, I would like some Star Wars Movies. Thank you. I started at the top of the BMX track. And I like skateboarding. And I like to ride my bike. My address is 13 Albany Hwy. Love Hayden (6yrs)

A letter from Noah: I don't really want anything for Christmas other than my dummy and my blankie. On second thoughts: I would like anything and everything my two older brothers get. Love from Noah (22months) P.S. And I like my own cell phone as I'm always running off with mummy's and hiding it.

A letter from Mummy: Dear Santa, We have been to see you at the mall nearly 6 times this year. But we know that you're not the REAL Santa. Just incase you didn't know, we don't have a chimney so we will leave the double doors open in our living room for you to get in. You can make as much noise as you like as our Daddy sleeps through anything! Please do not let the reindeer inside the house as their hooves will be dirty and I'm a bit fussy about keeping the carpet clean. If you have any presents left for me I would really like the Mama Mia movie that has the words to the songs. Love from Mummy Nizetich. P.S. Don't forget to drink the milk we leave you - it will keep you healthy and strong. AND DON'T SPILL IT!

A letter from Daddy: Dear Santa, I have not been a very good boy this year. That's good, because I don't really want much for Christmas this year. I don't really deserve much anyway. I got in trouble at work twice this year. If I wanted anything for Christmas it would be a new job. One where I couldn't do anything wrong and didn't have to take instructions. If you can't give me a new job, I'd be perfectly happy with some new socks....I guess. I'll leave the door open and a big glass of milk and a few carrots for the reindeers. Have a safe flight. Tony Nizetich, Auckland, New Zealand.

A couple of days later I took the boys out to the mail box and to their surprise they found a wonderful letter addressed to them from Santa.

It reads: (I didn't write it. It was given to Hayden when he use to go to kindy)

Thank you for your wonderful letter. We were all so excited when it dropped into the letter box this morning. Mrs Claus brushed the snow off the envelope and brought it straight to the workshop, where I was teaching the elves and the reindeers all about New Zealand.

Rudolph loved your letters so much that his nose glowed three times. And it looks shinier now than ever before!

Then, after a cup of hot chocolate and one of Mrs Claus' excellent mince pies everyone got back to work. We have made so many toys this year - it seems that everyone has been really, really good! It won't be long before Christmas is here, so I had best get back to work. We're packing up the sleigh next week, ready for our round-the-world trip delivering all the toys.

New Zealand is our first stop. And we can't wait to get there to warm ourselves in the lovely sunshine. I might even take my boots and socks off and have a quick paddle in the sea!

Remember, you'll need to go to bed early on Christmas Eve. Close your eyes tight - no peeping - and as soon as you're fast asleep I'll deliver your special presents to you. Merry Christmas! Lots of love Santa. Oh, I nearly forgot - the reindeer would love you to leave some carrots and a bowl of water out for them - and perhaps you could leave a glass of milk out for me.

ONLY 5 SLEEPS TO GO!!!!!

3 comments:

Jen Kesler said...: The picture of Noah is sad, but funny! He can't get off of Santa's lap fast enough, can he!!!! Great idea to write all the letters and read them outloud as a family...we'll have to try that next year.; December 21, 2008 at 6:33 AM
Anonymous said...: I'd be scared of a big red man with white hair all over his face too!

The letters are great - love your's and Tony's LOL! Noah is a very a accomplished letter writer at 22 mths, not surprising since he's turning out to be the einstein of the family huh!?; December 22, 2008 at 1:09 PM
I'm the Mommy, That's Why! said...: I love it!! Noah's face is priceless. Brooklynn didn't like him either.; December 23, 2008 at 4:32 PM

Funny Comments

Ashton walking into the supermarket quietly whispers to himself: "Please can I have macaroni and cheese, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen."

Ashton: "I want to live with Jesus." Mummy: "Why?" Ashton: "Because he be nice to me and he gives me bread and water!"

Mummy, examining Ashton's legs, and thinking: My goodness, what hairy legs. Ashton, unimpressed with Mummy's examination, pulls away: "Don't touch them. I'm growing Daddy legs!"

Hayden gets upset at Ashton: "Right Ashton, that's it! I'm telling Jesus on you!"

Ashton with a cold: "I'm snotty as a piggy."

Hayden: "The sun is burning my eyeballs."

Hayden: "Mummy, how come your penis is missing?"

Hayden: "I get the bigger piece of cake because my skeleton is bigger."

Hayden (3yrs old) sees me get dressed in the morning and stares at my breasts with a confused look..."What thooooose be for???"

Hayden: "I don't want to finish my pizza, it's got blood all over it."

Hayden: "Ashton hit me in the heart."

Hayden learns the planets at Preschool: Mercury, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Penus!

Hayden (shopping with me and whining): "My brain hurts forever because you haven't buyed me anything."

QUOTES

Like the changing leaves of fall...My little boy is now a man.
--Author Unknown

Boys are God's way of telling you that your house is too neat!
--Author Unknown

There never has been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between a mother and a son.
--Author Unknown

Boys are found everywhere - on top of, underneath, inside of, climbing on, swinging from, running around or jumping to. Mothers love them, little girls hate them, older sisters and brothers tolerate them, adults ignore them and Heaven protects them. A boy is Truth with dirt on its face, Beauty with a cut on its finger, Wisdom with bubble gum in its hair and the Hope of the future with a frog in its pocket.
--Alan Marshall Beck

Something For A Giggle....

I Owe My Mother ....

My mother taught me TO APPRECIATE A JOB WELL DONE. "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

My mother taught me RELIGION. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

My mother taught me about TIME TRAVEL. "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

My mother taught me LOGIC. " Because I said so, that's why."

My mother taught me MORE LOGIC. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

My mother taught me FORESIGHT. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

My mother taught me IRONY. "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

My mother taught me about the science of OSMOSIS. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

My mother taught me about CONTORTIONISM. "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

My mother taught me about STAMINA. "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

My mother taught me about WEATHER. "This room of yours looks as if a tornado went through it."

My mother taught me about HYPOCRISY. "If I told you once, I've told you a million times. Don't exaggerate!"

My mother taught me the CIRCLE OF LIFE. "I brought you into this world, and I can take you out."

My mother taught me about BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. "Stop acting like your father!"

My mother taught me about ENVY. "There are millions of less fortunate children in this world who don't have wonderful parents like you do."

My mother taught me about ANTICIPATION. "Just wait until we get home."

My mother taught me about RECEIVING. "You are going to get it when you get home!"

My mother taught me MEDICAL SCIENCE. "If you don't stop crossing your eyes, they are going to get stuck that way."

My mother taught me ESP. "Put your sweater on; don't you think I know when you are cold?"

My mother taught me HUMOR. "When that lawn mower cuts off your toes, don't come running to me."

My mother taught me HOW TO BECOME AN ADULT. "If you don't eat your vegetables, you'll never grow up."

My mother taught me GENETICS. "You're just like your father."

My mother taught me about my ROOTS. "Shut that door behind you. Do you think you were born in a barn?"

My mother taught me WISDOM. "When you get to be my age, you'll understand."

My mother taught me about JUSTICE. "One day you'll have kids, and I hope they turn out just like you!