I decided to update mostly b/c I drank an orange soda full of caffeine in order to finish up some Christmas gifts for the boys and now I'm...still awake. The boys have been pretty good so far on vacation. Haven't tried to kill each other yet, but we are only on day 2. They have mostly been entertaining me with

the junk they say. For instance, Carson has recently become obsessed with jaguars "or any other large jungle cat" He invented a Christmas jaguar. Basically he wore a Santa hat, crawled down the hallway, and attacked Peyton. He also requested a jaguar birthday cake next month, but when I explained that I can't draw a jaguar, he asked if I could make a bobcat or African wildcat instead. He briefly decided he wasn't sure if Santa was real because some friends at school suggested he was fake. I asked him how I got a gift from Santa if I WAS Santa. Two days later, he tells us he has convinced 4 kids at school that Santa is the real deal, and "one of them doesn't even celebrate Christmas" I guess he managed to sell Santa to a Jehovah's Witness kid in his class...OOOPS! He also accidentally made up an inappropriate joke at school and wrote it on the whiteboard during spelling. Let's just say it's waaay worse than when he was 2 and referred to a sports bra with a zipper as a "boobie jacket"
Peyton has been a handful lately, very dramatic and quick with his temper. He is in Pre-K now and has been keeping his teachers on their toes. He is absolutely hilarious though. In Nashville over Thanksgiving vacation, we pulled up at the condo and Carson excitedly asked where the indoor pool was located. Peyton rolled his eyes and said "It's INDOORS Carson" Love that kid and his one liners...hard to find a comeback for those. He also thought the escalator at the Opry Hotel was the best part of the entire vacation. He begged to go on the "steps where you don't have to step". When we finally figured out what he meant, we took him and he looooved it.

Ryan is a busy

busy boy. He knows he has the cute factor going on and uses it bigtime. He talks nonstop like his big brothers, and loves to go to nursery. After the "Amen" of the closing prayer, he yells "I go to class!" This is great, except for fast and testimony Sundays when he doesn't understand that there are several "amens". He loves his Daddy and constantly begs him to ride the "bowheelah" (four wheeler). Who can say no to that grin? He also thinks he is the same size as his big brothers,and usually gets injured during their fights. He frequently tells us that "Peyton hibnid (hitted) me!" It is absolutely always Peyton's fault even if Peyton isn't home. He is excited to celebrate "Swissmas" in a few days.
Hmmm, what else has hap

pened since our last post. Daniel had debilitating headaches and we spent the summer at various doctors until a neurologist diagnosed him with SUNCT/SUNA headaches.
We had Benjamin Tate on October 21, 2010, and he is an awesome baby....of course! Maybe my goal for 2011 will be to post at least once a month. The boys usually have some great stories that I should be keeping track of. Yeah, we'll see how that turns out....