Santa Claus is Coming to Town

 We are counting down the days til Santa comes at our house. On Sunday morning at breakfast Tyler told Andy "I've been waiting a long time for How to Train Your Dragon (the movie he asked Santa for)." A few weeks ago at breakfast Tyler and I had the following conversation that I just had to write down afterward to capture the extensive imagination Tyler has at this age. Here's Tyler's plan for giving Santa a present this year:
 

12/11/10

Tyler: I think Santa’s sad cause he’s never had a present. I’m going to give him a present. I think I’ll build him a rocket so he doesn’t have to use his sleigh or his reindeer anymore. I’m going to need a lot of wood and paint though.

 Julia: Don’t you think the reindeer will be sad if he doesn’t use his sleigh anymore?

 Tyler: He can just use the rocket sometimes. Well…maybe I’ll make him something smaller. I’ll build him a house! I’m going to need A LOT of wood, paint and glue. Like 5 woods, and 5 paints and 5 glues.

Julia: Don’t you think he already has a house at the North Pole?

 Tyler: Yeah, but he doesn’t like his house anymore cause he doesn’t have any doors. So I’m going to build him a new house. We’re going to need to take the windows and doors from our house.

Julia: Won’t we be cold?

 Tyler: Yeah, maybe we can take the windows and doors from the neighbors instead.  Or we could buy them from the window store for $5.

 Julia: Where are the reindeer going to sleep?

 Tyler: They can sleep in Santa’s bed. Or…maybe we could make A LOT of beds. Like 5 beds for the reindeer.

 Julia: How are we going to get the house to the North Pole?

 Tyler: We’ll have to use a lifter. Maybe Dad could use the lifter to get it there. Its going to be dark in the woods going to the North Pole though. We’re going to need a flashlight. We’re going to need A LOT of flashlights. Do you know where Dad got my flashlight?

 “Guess what dad? We’re going to make Santa a house. We’re going to lift it up with the lifter and bring it to the North Pole. I’m great at using the lifter. But I think I’m going to need a little help from you guys.

Bryce wasn't too sure about the man in the red suit. Even standing close to him was a little risky.

 

 Tuesday morning we awoke to about a foot of snow on the ground here in Provo. Andy had been praying for a good snow storm for awhile so he would have an excuse to use his step-dad's ATV snow plow on the driveway. He's like a kid with a new toy.

Tyler loves playing in the snow. He has his dad's skier blood in him I think. Bryce isn't too sure and although I bundle him up with boots and snow pants he won't walk in the snow and I have to shovel a path for him to get around. I meant to gently lob this snowball at his stomach. At least it missed his face. Sorry your mother has terrible aim Bryce.