A Visit to Santa

Last weekend the kids and I were strolling Walmart (surprise, surprise) and they announced over the loudspeaker that Santa was there and you could get a FREE picture with him. I'm not one to pass up anything free! When we got over to the Christmas area I was afraid we would have to wait in line, but there was only one other person there. In our journey across the story Malia was super excited and was babbling with all of the things she was going to ask Santa for. Once there, however, it was an entirely different story. As soon as she sat on Santa's lap, she shut down. He tried joking with her and asked if she wanted a tank for Christmas. She looked at him like he was a moron. Next he asked if she wanted her driver's license for Christmas. She did perk up at that but still wouldn't take her hands away from her mouth or make eye contact. Then he asked if she wanted a baby doll and she nodded her head emphatically. Then we tried to take a picture and well... you see...a LITTLE bit of an attitude.


Abram on the other hand played along. He just stared at him when he was talking. I'm pretty sure he was strategizing how to pull his beard off in one single motion. When it came time for pictures, my little man was all smiles...

I can't get over how grown up he looks. Abram, that is. He was 9 months on Thursday! Time is going by so quickly. Abram is super proficient at the army crawl and occasionally gets in position for the more traditional crawl. He has his third tooth coming in up top to add to his two bottom teeth. He is a super sweet boy, even with all of his sicky-ness and allergy drama. I just love him to pieces.

To be fair, a little on Malia. She is as sassy as ever! Her newest pastime is playing computer games online. She still LOVES anything to do with painting, in fact that is the game she plays most often online. She is obsessed with determining the timing of everything. "Where we going tomorrow?" "What are we doing next?" "We did that last week (more often than not, we just did it that morning)". She is so loving and constantly tells me that she loves me. And EVERYONE is her best friend! She just got to go to her first official birthday party this morning and loved it. I am so grateful for her loving spirit and the assured laughter that she brings to the day.

5 weeks from today! David said I couldn't count days because it makes it seem too long. I was however given clearance to measure in weeks. :) I can't wait to see my man. I miss him and love him SO much. Just five more weeks!