SHORT LIVED

The picture below...yeah, that was short lived. We had everyone, including ourselves, in bed and asleep by 7:30. We even skipped our Sunday School Christmas party to do so. I was really bummed about that but was too sleepy to go anyway. Anyway, we slept until 11 pm when Mac woke up squalling. Of course, he wanted Brett. Brett got up, got him some milk and curled up on the couch with him. Maggie got up at some point because "everyone else is." I managed to get her to sleep in our bed. Mac is in a really playful mood so he's running around talking, singing, and Mac only has one volume...loud. Brett was dosing on the couch while Mac played. He had closed the kitchen gate but not the one in the hall. I hear a little, bitty knock on our bedroom door & a loud, "Mommy! Where are you?" Our room is directly across from Mary's room so of course, she starts wailing. I go get her, plop her down on our bed to change her, poor Mag is still trying to sleep through it all. Mac comes in, "Hey mommy! Christmas Tree! (pointing to the tree on our nightstand) Gaggie sweeeeeping! (He can says "m" but calls Mag, Gaggie. Sweet)Mary! Mary crying! How are you? I'm fine." It's really cold in the girls' room at night so Mary sleeps with tights under her pj's. I'm trying to get Mary's 8 lb legs back into her 6 lb leggings. She's flippin' and floppin' when Mac runs over & closes the bedroom door, then the closet door, my only sources of light. So now, not only is he talking non stop & I'm trying to harness those thighs into those little leggings, but I'm doing so in complete darkness. Brett comes in, allowing light to enter as well, so I'm able to tuck that last roll in. We all proceed to the living room where Mac really has a ball. He begins running around acting out scenes from Charlie Brown. It was really very funny. He gets his book & names every item in it, including the letters. "A, a, a, a,...B, ba,ba,ba...C, ca,ca,ca...etc." Thenm Mag starts crying & yelling from our room, "but I need somebody in here with me!" I go settle her down (drama queen), plop Mary down in her little seat, turn on Praise Baby, & tell Brett to go on to bed. I dose on the couch but since Mary is up with Mac I have to keep one eye open. I head Mac laughing one point, I look up to find Mary's little head bobbing away becuase he is bouncing her so hard. I'm really not sure what else took place that night. It all becomes a blur after a while. If you are ever bored during the night, just head on over here. There's always a party going on. :)