The Grinch who scared Crew....

Speaking of bad days... my sweet cousin Riley just sent me her family Christmas card. They have the cutest little boy Crew. She claims the lines were too long to see Santa and that nobody was in line for the Grinch! There was probably a good reason for that too. But then again I've seen lots of little ones not happy about sitting on Santa's lap too... Pretty sure this had to have been a bad day for Crew. This has got to be the best Christmas card ever!



and this is what it looks like:

Even after all this..... I think she is an awesome mom!

Bad Day.....

Have you ever had one of those days that you don't think the day will ever end? Well, today was that day for me. I have been madly trying to get everything that needs to get done for the holiday's all taken care of and that includes rushing from store to store and my Carson has absolutely had it with me. I think if he sees another Robert's or Michael's he is going to freak out! Oh wait, he's already done that..... in fact he did that today. We were on our way to Robert's from my sister-in-law's house and he was throwing a fit because he wanted to ride with Aunt Sara, well, mommy told him he had to ride with her because his car seat was in mommy's car. He wasn't having any of that and he started running away from me and wouldn't get in the car. I finally caught him, kicking and screaming, and put him in the car. He bawled the whole way to the store. When we got to the store he freaked out and told me he hated stupid Robert's. His exact words... So, I had to carry Rylie and screaming Carson into the store, talk about an attention getter. There is nothing worse than walking into a public place with a screaming child, and all eyes are on you. So, I asked him if he wanted to sit in the cart and he told me," No!" and that he wanted me to carry him because his legs hurt. So, I ended up carrying him the whole time. I don't know why I even bother attempting the stores when Jake is out of town, but Christmas is a week away and I still have a million things I need to get done.

Well, I don't think tomorrow can be any worse than today, so I will just put one foot in front of the other and keep pressing on....

Also, I am really struggling getting in the mood for Christmas, if anyone has any ideas please pass them on! I hope that everyone may have a wonderful Christmas and remember the true meaning of it. I am so grateful for my family even when they are putting my patience to the test. I love my kids so much and I love being a mom. I wouldn't change it for anything, not even a bad day!