I'm sure this has never happened to you...

Side effects of Christmas Shopperitis may include (but aren't limited to) the following:

-Uncontrollable urge to strangle, throttle, or ram the adjacent shopping cart.
-Desire to spout off a tirade of colorful expletives.
-Longing to curl up in the fetal position, allowing shoppers to run over you with their carts.
-Hair loss.
-Feelings of anxiousness, fatigue, nausea, or vomiting.

I'm sure this has NEVER happened to you, and it never happened to me today. :)

He'd have to be on the REALLY, REALLY nice list...

I went to the mall last week with a friend, and I thought that while we were there I'd take Ryder to see Santa. Luckily it was early in the day so there was no line. Ryder liked looking at Santa from a distance, but didn't want to sit on his lap. Santa asked, "What would you like for Christmas?" Ryder quietly said,"I'm hoping for a dog." Santa and I laughed at that.
He can have any kind of dog...as long as it's a stuffed one! :)

Chase's Furry Friend

This is how I found her a couple mornings in a row. I had to start closing the door because Kiwi was waking Chase up!

Running some "Aaron"ds

I told Ryder that we needed to "run some errands" today. I was just dropping different things off at some neighbors. We made our first stop and after I got in the car Ryder asked, "Where's Aaron?" I was confused at first. I just said, "We're not seeing Aaron." Then, we had to make another stop. When I got back in the car Ryder said, "I want to play with Aaron." Then it hit me...errand...Aaron. Oops! He was so good, I told him we had one more errand to run, and then we'd go home and I'd give him a sucker (he deserved something for sitting so well and being so confused)! After my last stop he said, "Bye Aaron!" Love that kid!

1/2 a year

Here's my little messy-faced princess. She's starting to eat solids and gets very envious of any food you're eating.

There's my silly little man in the background. Previous to this picture I was dancing around and he said, "Shake it, bay-ba."

My big kid and kids...

The Fam (except Chase who pooped through her costume) on Halloween night!

Fall Photo Shoot

Here are some pictures that my sister, Heidi, took of our family. She did an awesome job!