Merry Christmas card and Happy new year!

Hello Family and Friends,

The kids are growing fast, which is making life more interesting, especially with the things they say:

MACIE (4) a.k.a. Mace, Minnie, May may, MJ, and little foot

• When looking at Emily's ultrasound of Mack, Macie said, "Mom, it is dark in your tummy!"

• "I like to wash my hands all by my big old self"

• When shopping with Emily, Macie said, "Why are you touching everything?" which was followed later with, "What did I say about touching?!"

• When told she would have a new baby brother Macie angrily declared, "I didn't want a boy! I asked for a girl!"

• When told that new baby brother's name would be Mack, Macie said, "No! Mack's a truck name!"

• In a moment of frustration Garrett said, "Urrrrrgggg!" And Macie quickly asked, "What's killing you Daddy?"

• "Do you need to go back to bed Daddy?"

• "GARRETT, come wipe me!"

• "Eleven-teen"

• (crying) "I don't want anymore birthdays because I don't want to die"

• "Do you understand me?!"

• "I went Lasterday"

• "Oh my goshess"

• "I need skun screen"

• "There's Badongels" (McDonalds)

• "Daddy, that's not very cute"

• (prayer) "please bless our new ban (van) can keep its promise"

• (prayer) "please bless Jesus that He won't die again and that He will stay resurrected"

• (prayer) "please bless mama can say eeeee and aaaaa at the dentist"

• (prayer) "we're thankful for Halle, even though she's crazy"

• (pledge of allegiance) "to the republic for witches and their stands"

• (singing x-mas songs) "then one FROGGY Christmas Eve Santa came to say"

• (looking at the gap between her two front teeth) "Daddy, when is this tooth going to grow in?"

• (After waiting for Emily in the car) "Where the heck have you been?!"

• (stomping into a room) "I will fire everyone in this room starting with you! How's that for real?!"

HALLE (2) a.k.a Berry, The Bear, Halzee, Hal, and Petrie

• "You're kidding me honey"

• "We don't say that word or we get a flick"

• "That's not berry nice"

• (Pointing to a ultra-nerdy looking computer technician on a billboard) "That's Daddy!"

• "California, knows how to party"

• "No, it's not a barbie, it's Daddy"

• (When going to bed) "Tell me a story about Costco"

• "I lubboo" (I love you)

• "C-mon GARRETT"

• "Hi Mack attack"

• "He's so cuuuuute"

• "dadts gwroos" (that's gross)

• "shake your booty"

• “Lets do this!”

MACK (three months) a.k.a. Mack Attack, The Mack, Macky-boy, Mackster, and Mack daddy

• TBA

We feel blessed in all things and are grateful for Jesus Christ and His love. We thank you for your friendships. Hope you have a wonderful 2010!