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I guess nothing is really new except for my son is just about the funniest thing ever. He is really into imitating and being a daredevil and other typical things for his age and sex. Something he thinks is really funny is to terrify us and I have no idea where he got the idea for this, but he sometimes hides his train behind the couch and all the sudden I see his head peak out with a mischievous look.




















Doug did intervene and cushioned his fall, but we were laughing so hard, Weston didn't even realize that he probably should be crying. I can't wait to have a little girl someday, but I hope everyone gets to have a little boy. In addition to building forts, we have found a really fun game is to play hide and seek - he runs away from the parent hiding and runs into the arms of the parent seeking, so we don't mind at all. It's the only way we ever get hugs with this active one.

Weston loves to dance and we've been turning on our stereo and busting our moves to Christmas music. Doug likes to play all the instruments, you know: air guitar, air drums, air piano. Whereas, I just like to practice my Britney and Janet moves. One day, prior to our walk that day, I turned on the stereo and Weston and I were dancing to Britney's "My Only Wish This Year" and other fun festive songs and I mean we were really getting down. Weston was dancing and I was picking him up and twirling him. It was quite the work out. Even Mooja was dancing on his hind legs with his nose in the air like Snoopy and howling. The people below us were pounding on the ceiling, but we did not care. He never ceases to amaze me how fun and hilarious he is. This is his favorite song and we discovered it on a beer commercial last year and he loved it then too. I actually have it on my ipod all year long. It's a great motivating song to work out to. I'm not really one to put music on my blog because, no offense to those who have it on theirs, but I HATE it. But I had to share this song : Wizards in Winter by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

So I think I figured out how not to have it blare as you enter my blog. I hope it works. I, probably like many of you, have so many favorite Christmas songs and memories tied to several. Somewhere in the archives there is a video of Kacey, Lisa, and me lip-syncing to Britney's "My Only Wish This Year" one year when Lisa and I were home from college. It is so funny. Also, one song I could not find is "Happy Xmas" by Maroon 5. No memory there, I just really like their version.

Another I could not find is "Song for A Winter's Night" by Sarah McLachlan which always reminds me of winters in Logan at USU. The winters were horrible and haunt my nightmares, but my roomies were warm and fun and I miss and love them (especially since one year it was Lisa) :) Lastly, it's not my favorite version, but it throws me back to Christmas when I was a young teen ahhhh....."Baby It's Cold Outside" by Rod Stewart and Dolly Parton. It is interesting and I like it a lot just because we used to spend Christmases in a cabin in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and we would go to Dollywood every year and see all the Christmas shows. One year, my dad even bought all 6 kids reindeer headbands and made us wear them in Dollywood. Remember, I said I was a TEEN! But I'll be the first to admit how much I loved it. Merry Christmas!! And feel free to share with me some of your favorites -songs and memories - Falalalala la la kaching! ( I hope that's enough la's)