All they want for Christmas...

The kids have been talking about Santa since...well...we bought their Halloween costumes.

IN AUGUST!!!

Thank you Costco and your damn awesome Ninja costumes that I couldn't resist!!

IN AUGUST!!

So, now that it's not even December yet, I'm kinda already tapped out on Santa talk.  Just sayin'!

Either way, I have been asking for about that long what the kids want for Christmas.

Big has had a pretty standard answer:

Not too much stuff because he doesn't want to be greedy.  He wants a Nintendo DS, a trick scooter and a scooter that shoots flames out the back
(*Shaking my fist at his friend Noah and his darn scooter with a spark!)

Now, there's NO CHANCE in hell that mommy will let a Nintendo DS enter this house.  NOT ONE IOTA OF POSSIBILITY!!  Santa!!  I hope you're reading this!!  NOT. GOING. TO. HAPPEN!!

And we already have 2 scooters.  So sticking with the not being greedy rule, well, I'd say Big isn't going to get what he's asking for this year.

Enter Mommy trying to switch gears and make other suggestions...

"How about one of those Airhog things?"

Well, hurray!  Big has now decided that all he wants is an Airhog counter strike and an Airhog Battle something or other.

Have you seen any of these around?  No, really.  Have you?  Santa sent me an email that he's having a hard time finding one.  Plus, they're kinda out of his price range.

Big's going to have a rough year, it seems.  I guess he'll just have to suck it up and enjoy the BRAND NEW BIKE Santa is likely bringing!!!



And then there's Small.  <sigh>  Small.  He hasn't had one original thought about his Santa list since...well...AUGUST when we started talking about Santa!

He's pretty much repeated every. single. thing. his brother has asked for.  Come on, Small!  Grow a pair and come up with something yourself!  Aren't you the independant one in this family???

Hmm, remember your mom ever telling you to be careful what you wish for??

Well, here's Small's current list...which, by the way, seems to have stuck because he asked me to write it down so he can send it to Santa.

It goes a little something like this:

- A bat.  A real one.
- Bat food.  To feed the bat.
- A dog, a cat and a bird.  Because he really likes animals.
- An elephant.  For you mommy!
- and a little dragon that giggles when you tickle it.


Seriously!!  Where does he come up with this stuff???

Santa????  Oh Santa????  Are you still reading????  Better work some magic on this one!!!

Now Enter Big.  We've been trying to teach him to read English but it's slow going and sometimes I wonder if he's reading or memorizing books.

Well, he walked into the kitchen the other day, looked at Small's Wish List and without me saying a word yelled, "A BAT???  A REAL ONE???  WHAT FOR???  IT'S NOT SLEEPING IN OUR ROOM!!!"

You've got your work cut out for you Santa!

All I wish for is two happy kids.  So make sure you grant that one, too, huh????  :)