Well, I could not get pictures to upload on here. I'm quite annoyed as this is the only way some of my family has to see the pictures. Sorry.
We had a lot of fun for Christmas. Stacey got a snowboard (just a cheap one from Fleet Farm) and a digital camera from Santa. Jayden got a Kinex motorcycle to build and some model cars to put together that just snap together and do not require glue from Santa. Kail got a Cut the Rope board game and model airplanes like Jayden's cars from Santa.
Stacey also got some make-up, socks, a manicure set, pedicure set, some clothes, and some money from extended relatives and her favorite gift was the Tweety Bird slippers from Grandma Lori. Jayden got a Star Wars thing where you put a character from the movie into these little balls that look like the Death Star and you roll them at each other to fight, a shirt that has a fork dress like Darth Vader and a spork that is dressed like Luke Skywalker that says, "Spork, I'm your father", a bb gun from Grandma Lori with eye protection from Grandma Doris, money from extended relatives, and some other clothes (which he was surprisingly excited about). Kail got a Boba Fet piggy bank, a bb gun from Grandma Lori with eye protection from Grandma Doris, a shirt that says, "My To Do List: 1. Wake up 2. Eat 3. Play 4. Make a mess 5. Hug mommy 6. High-five daddy 7. Be Awesome", and an art set. All three got candy from Grandma Doris and some good stuff in their stockings.
They all made out pretty well for our first Christmas back in Minnesota. We sure did miss my side of the family, but we'll get there someday, hopefully soon.
On a side note, I was hired at Gordmans for the Christmas season. It was nice to be able to work and earn some money for the season and get a discount on top of the great prices there. I was even hired on permanently now that the season is over. I don't particularly enjoy retail, but it's a job and I like the people. If you don't know what Gordmans is, it's a department store like Kohl's. You really should check it out as it has some really nice stuff.
The kids are still doing great out here. They have all sorts of friends, as do Jason and I, and they are doing well in school. Jayden is struggling with paying attention and I am working with his teacher to hopefully see if we can get his concentration down. He's an incredibly brilliant child, he just doesn't stay focused very well. He says that it's because he's bored. Kail struggles with the basic idea of listening and following the teacher's instructions in a timely manner, but we are working on that too. He's doing so well otherwise and loves school. Stacey is doing amazing. She is highly praised by her teacher and has many friends. Every assignment she brings home has an A, A- or B+ grade.
Hopefully I'll figure out how to get the pictures up soon.
