We have an awful, horrible family tradition of going to the mall to see Santa…on Christmas Eve. To avoid standing in line for hours, we have to get there by 8am. Now that we have two teens in the house…let’s just say they are less than thrilled about this tradition.
Me: “I know you don’t want to go but I just want a photo of all 4 of you. You don’t have to sit on Santa’s lap. Just stand next to the chair.”
Jimmy: “No, I’m sitting ON his lap. I’m going to make this as uncomfortable for him as it is for me.”
Bribery.
Since I didn’t send Christmas cards this year (or last…or the year before…),
here is our Christmas Eve in photos:
Jimmy: Why am I here?
Jake and Eric: GREG!!! MOVE!!!
(The finger sticking up is a coincidence.
I think.)
Jimmy: Why. Am. I. Here?
Jimmy: Because we are freaks.
For a second…
Jake has that look in his eye…
Jimmy: No. I am NOT hiding a smile.
Me: I’m totally blogging about this.
- Me: Greg looks like the Peanuts kids when they are singing.
Jake: Yeah, the dirty one!
Angela-this is hysterical. In the end though, what a great looking bunch of young men!
Thanks Nancy! They DO keep me entertained…lol
These are precious indeed. Love!
Do you still want to call it precious after spending so much time with Greg? haha I have a little thank you from NY for you guys
adorable 🙂
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hahaha reminds me of my brothers and me. Too funny and I love your dirty little peanut!!! I’m in a laughing mood today.
Glad it gave you a laugh! Here’s hoping you are in a laughing mood every day! 🙂
Pure awesomeness. Raising boys is so comical, isn’t it? When it’s not frustrating as all get out, of course.
Comical is a good description. There’s a fine line between laughter and crying some days! 😉
LOVE this post. Such a fun group of brothers!
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LOVE this post. What a fun group of brothers!
love it!
Thanks Kim!
I think it’s completely amazing that they all agree to do this! Even if it is half-heartedly. Good for you for keeping this tradition and making it fun!
Yeah, I’m hoping to get one more year of the tradition. They were pretty good sports about it but I can tell my days (or years, I guess) are numbered.
Hil-ar-ious! Geez, now I am going to start a new family tradition..
I would suggest making it a day-after-Thanksgiving-tradition. Less crowded then. Although we wouldn’t have been as much of a public spectacle if there hadn’t been such a long line behind us. 😀