Birthdays, Christmas, & Vacation Fun

Welcome to 2010! That sounds so wild! Remember when the year 2000 sounded such a long way off? Didn't we all think we would be driving around in flying cars by now? This time of year always makes me want to re-evaluate and try to do better. My good intentions don't always make it past February but a few do. We had a family home evening last night talking about goals we want to set for our family as a whole. JJ had tons of great ideas - he is a very goal oriented type of person. He wants to know what we have planned for every day of the week. He asks me every night what we have planned for the next day and if we don't have plans he offers to make plans for us! Hannah had a tough time understanding what a goal even is. She is our happy go lucky child - she sort of floats through life. She doesn't notice much and doesn't really care to know what is coming up during the day, week, year. It is fascinating to me to see how different their personalities can be. We are still figuring out Asher's personality - but he is unique nonetheless! Speaking of Asher - this is a transcript of a conversation he and I had yesterday.
Asher: Momma? I a boy.
Me: Yes you are.
Asher: Hannah a girl.
Me: Yep you are right she is a girl.
Asher: JJ a boy like me.
Me: Yes that is right.
*silence*
Asher: Momma? You just a mom.
Me: Ah ok.

I guess I no longer have gender!

We had a fun Christmas vacation- we enjoyed visiting the Aquarium with the Moessers and Zellers, going to a movie, dinner and seeing the lights at Thanksgiving Point with the Madigan Grandparents, celebrating Hannah's 6th birthday with family, and doing all our Christmas and New Year traditions.