Out of the blue today Avery asked me why Santa gives rocks to kids if they are bad. Seriously, I have no idea what spawned this reflection. The only thing I can think is that she is still obsessed with the Grinch Who Stole Christmas - Jim Carey version, and sings "Where you are Christmas" pretty much constantly. Anyway, after we talked a bit about how kids get presents even if they "try" to be good, Avery stated that she is ALWAYS good . . .on Christmas Eve :)

Elliot's new thing is to throw her head back and laugh maniacally. She sounds exactly like an evil genius plotting to take over the world . . .which may be exactly what she's doing :) Hmm. Well, even if she doesn't get around to taking over the whole world, she's definitely good at tearing up our house. Whew. Mike commented the other day that in the time it took him to brush his teeth, Elliot was able to unroll a roll of toilet paper, empty out our under the sink cabinet and take the toilet brush out of the holder. Um, yeah, I said, that's why the house is always a mess when you get home :)

Still no camera!! Where could it be?