Briggety Brigg

Somebody really loves gum!
Yes it's the good kind!!

Our little Brigg turned 4 on the nineth! He is such a funny kid and makes us laugh daily with his sayings, actions, and quirks. Here are a few of them:

• "Mom, you're in for it"
• At our ward Christmas party he whispers in my ear, "I'm ready to get out of here"
• He's a squatter; on the toilet when he goes to the bathroom,on the counter when he brushes his teeth, when he plays
• "There's a party in my tummy, so yummy, so yummy", I think he got that from Yo Gabba Gabba
  

When we decorated for Christmas I put some different sized jars on our buffet with candy in them. Brigg would constantly climb on it and sneak some chocolate kisses. Finally after a few days of this happening more frequently (and finding 5 in his bed, no wonder we can't get him to sleep!) I hid them so when he woke up they weren't there. Then this is what happened next,

Brigg- "Mom where are the chocolate kisses? "

Mom- "I had to hide them because you kept getting into them without asking"

Brigg- "I need to tell you something"

So I walk over to him.

Brigg-" No, down here" pointing downward. So I bent down thinking he wanted to tell me a secret. He then proceeded to grab the front collar of my shirt and say with his teeth clenched

"When I say give me the chocolate kisses, you give me the chocolate kisses!"

I was so stunned by the whole thing that I was almost speechless. My 4 year old was acting like a mobster and threatening me! So I had to try real hard not to burst out laughing. I grabbed the front of his collar and said with as much seriousness as I could muster, "When you say you want a chocolate kiss, you don't get a chocolate kiss, you ask me nicely for a chocolate kiss and you don't grab mom's shirt." He later said sorry.

• He loves going to the car wash so much and even finds things around the house to play car wash calling them "the Matic 2000". Not even sure where he came up with that one. He will make me put my head in his car wash or crawl through his car wash as he swishes a hand towel or string back and forth.
• "Mom you're my best friend" I love when he says this.
• He always finds the beauty in things and tells the girls when they curl their hair that they look "beautiful".
• He can burp on command.
• He loves string and calls it his rope-ige, and he hangs things from the stair rails so you can't go down the stairs without getting hit by something

The list could go on and on! We love this little ball of energy and imagination! He gives awesome hugs and kisses but only few get to kiss him back like MOM!! He's my little buddy when all the other kids are at school and for that I am grateful! I love you Brigg!!!

BURRRRRR!

It is so stinkin cold here right now! Yesterday was trash day, so knowing that I would only be outside for maybe 30 seconds, I slipped on the flip flops that I keep by the garage door. BIG mistake! I ran out and pulled the large can out to the road and it was like my toes had FLASH FROZE! You know when you want to get your coke cold really fast and so you put it in the freezer for a few minutes, well I know how that coke feels now!! OUCH! My toes hurt by the time I walked in the house and hurried to the fireplace to thaw those piggies. I don't think the temperature got above 15 degrees yesterday(at least that's what my car said)! That's a bit of an eye opener! Welcome to Colorado! BURRRRRRR!

Our Traditional Red Breakfast

The made to perfection, ebelskewers.
Not sure exactly what the big deal is but he's happy to be apart.

The morning crew.

Wow, here we are at December 1st already! My kids look forward to this day as the year comes to an end. Every December first we have what we call our "Red Breakfast". This is due to red plates and cups that we use. Why red you say? Well red is the first color of Christmas, symbolizing the Savior's sacrifice for all. But along with the red dishes, we traditionally have Ebelskewers. Dec. 1st is the only day of the year that we make them so that makes it fun. Rich's ancestors came from Denmark and so that is where the ebelskewers come into play. They are like a pancake that is shaped in a ball. Of course we make hash browns, bacon, fresh strawberries, and whatever else we can get done before the older girls are off to seminary. And let me tell you getting up at 5:45 to start it all was not my favorite part but seeing the kids excited and anxious was. And I have to give some credit to Rich, because even though it took him 30 minutes just to make the batter, he made every ebelskewer perfect and they were delicious!