Ho-Ho
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Taylor has renamed Santa "Ho-Ho"
Every morning, she wakes up,
Slides on her belly down the stairs,
And toddles to the Christmas tree.
She carefully takes all the baby "Ho-Ho's"
And lays them gently in the rocking chair.
Then she climbs in the chair next to them,
And rocks them back to sleep.
Once all the baby Ho-Ho's are sleeping again,
She hangs them back on the tree.
This is repeated at naptime.
And at bedtime.
When we went to sit on Santa's lap,
There was no crying.
(thanks be to heaven)
And Thaddeus, Blayne, and Daniel marched right up to say hello...
Among other things.
They said "thank you for being so nice to all the childrens in all over the world"
But Taylor,
Sweet, sweet Taylor,
She was undecided about that big ole' Santa Claus.
She looked him up and down.
And down and up.
Then she stalked to his knee.
She climbed right up onto his lap,
Looked into his jolly face,
And told him he was a "B I G Ho-Ho,"
Then she kissed his cheek,
And told him all about her baby Ho-Ho's.
When we got home,
And she took her place at the tree,
She began telling all her little baby Ho-Ho's about their big big daddy Ho-Ho....
My heart. It melts.
December 17, 2009 10:03 PM
Aww that is sooo sweet!
December 17, 2009 10:05 PM
Unbelievably cute pic! And I'm digging the Santa Claus--he looks pretty legit! Is that Potomac Mills?
December 17, 2009 10:31 PM
Heart melting, indeed! And seriously... he is an awesome santa. There was one wandering around Walmart the other day that literally made Henry cry. It was more along the lines of "Go away creepy old guy with a fake mustache attached to the bottom of your yellowy real one..." Not a whole lot of Merry Christmasing going on!
December 17, 2009 10:53 PM
So sweet.
December 17, 2009 11:09 PM
So sweet!
Those are the moments you want to bottle up somehow and save for when hey are teenagers!
December 18, 2009 1:28 AM
Aww Taylor. What a cutiepie. We got your Christmas card. Adorable.
December 18, 2009 2:33 AM
Love it! Taylor is a crack-up.
December 18, 2009 8:29 AM
Oh, my gracious...my heart just melted, too...into a little puddle of joy.
Your kids are darling. So, so darling. That is a great picture.
December 18, 2009 1:30 PM
That is such a cute picture!
What will happen after Christmas when you put all the baby Ho Hos away? What will she do to keep busy?
December 18, 2009 7:49 PM
Awwwwwwww! I love having cute nieces and nephews!!!
December 18, 2009 10:28 PM
That is so cute. The baby Ho ho's and The Big Ho ho. :)
December 19, 2009 2:19 AM
Hmmm Ho-Ho? What a delightful name for that big guy.
December 19, 2009 10:08 AM
You have amazingly cute children!
December 20, 2009 12:16 AM
There is a special place in my heart for photos with Santa. :) How happy I am for you that there was no crying! A landmark for sure! And I love the "ho ho ho"s. Merriest Christmas! luv, trina
December 20, 2009 10:59 PM
Yep, Potomac Mills. He's a super nice guy too.