The Merriman's: Tis the Season..

... to be crazy busy!

Wow. I didn't realize it had been that long since I posted! I post in my mind you see, thinking through my days "Oh ya, I should post this, post that" but then I never seem to get the pictures off of the camera. *sigh* But here I am!

We took the took the kids to see Santa last week. Ben was SO excited. He was vibrating, jumping ahead of line to sneak peeks, saying hi to Santa, asking not stop if it was his turn.. but well behaved!

Daisy did what she did best — be adorable! It was so much fun taking them.. Ben was in AWE, answering all his questions, nodding along and in a trance. Daisy was awesome, didn't play strange at all. Santa thanked me at least three times for bringing her and that she was a pleasure :) I guess any baby/child that doesn't cry is a welcome treat!

The tree got put up the first weekend of the month.. again, a very happy bouncy Ben. He went to bed very happy, that it was up at last. We had wanted to go to a tree farm nearby, but the weather was really cruddy and Daisy still had a cold. Didn't want to push our luck, so the artificial one came up from the crawl space. I think I say this every year, and it's been since Stella was a puppy, that I look forward to the day when I can use my ornaments. The one that aren't entirely pipe-cleaners, felt and plastic!

Ben's tree in the dining room..

Mike finishes work on Monday, then he starts school January 5th — last term! I know he is anxious to get it over with. No more school! We will be down to one vehicle during the 10 weeks, so it will be interesting coming up with things to do with the kids and not getting cabin fever. I sense lots of play dates at our house!

Ben's new thing the past week is not napping. And let me tell you, it SUCKS. He is so crabby. Every other day he either falls asleep at the dinner table, or on the couch. Tonight he didn't even eat a thing of dinner. Was in bed just after 6. Will be an early morning... again.

Yes, he is asleep at the table.

Daisy is getting tooth #8. May even be in this weekend.. she is so strong at standing it freaks me out. Is this early?!? She pats us on the back now when we cuddle, I swear she waved tonight. Playing peek a boo with her bib is a fun game at her high chair..

The kids have been "playing" together, Ben asks to go in Daisy's crib with her. He piles all her stuffies and they crawl and roll around LOL! There are no tears, so if we limit it to a few minutes, it's great!