2007...the highlights

today i sat down to pick out my favorite pictures from 2007. i decided to just pick one picture from each month that would capture what that month was like for us.

so here you go... 2007, as lived by the lees...

and for one last picture...
goodbye 2007, hello 2008 from "the ladies"
(yes, they chose the name and yes, i will show this picture at garrett's wedding some day!)

the prayer of a 3 yr old (in december)

life can be confusing when you're 3. then when you throw in a month of non-stop talk of baby jesus, santa & wish lists here's what you get...

garrett's prayer last night:

dear god,
thank you for sissy & daddy & mommy & ryan.
thank you for my table.
thank you for my chair.
thank you for baby jesus.
thank you for santa.
and santa, i would like a leapster and a guitar.
thank you for my food.
thank you for my house.
amen.

last minute request

santa i want a leapster.
garrett wants a leapster too.

(chocolate smudges, courtesy of ryan)

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what happens when...

i fall alseep and leave a fully dressed garrett playing by himself?


what happens when olivia gets home from school and sees garrett's fashion choice?

ok, that question is pretty easy...

don't ask why

it's no secret that garrett is our "why" child.

the other day garrett was working on the computer. and by "working" i mean watching a diego video. olivia came over to the computer to get some paper out of the printer for one of her letters to her friends. and by "letter" i mean a paper with the following things written many times: her name, her phone number, the words "i love you", "boo" and "zoo", plus a few princesses.

here's their conversation as she got some more paper:

garrett: sissy, what are you doing?

olivia: garrett, i'm just getting paper for a letter to kayla...and don't ask why!!!

the next rachel ray?

"popcorn balls"

need an idea for your next holiday party?
just ask olivia.

her magazine & tv show are in the works.

top secret

last night while saying good night to the kids...

garrett: "mom, i'm NOT going to tell you about the purse we got you for your birthday."

olivia: "garrett!!!!!! i'm going tell daddy!!!!"

garrett: "livy, i'm NOT going to tell her about the purse!" (said in a super slow voice)

olivia: "ahhhhhhhhhh, garrett!!!"

brightest bulbs on the tree??

i've decided my kids miss the most obvious clues.

here's what we have at our house to count down to christmas...

1. the paper link chain that counts down till christmas
2. the advent calendar on the fridge that we do every morning
3. the advent tree that we add a new ornament to each day
4. christmas placemats with days 1-25

so you'd think it would be fairly obvious WHEN christmas arrives, right?

nope, every day since we got our tree up the kids walk down stairs and are totally bummed that santa didn't come yet.

don't worry sherlock, you've got no competition coming from our house :)

she needs wide open spaces

here's olivia's excuse last night why she couldn't sleep in her room...

"ahhhh, when i look around i see my walls and my ceiling. i just can't stand that. so i can't sleep in my room."