hickson family: Goodbye Christmas...

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Goodbye Christmas...

I started taking the Christmas decorations down and enlisted Haley's help, thinking it would be fun to work on a project together. Little did I know it would be very hard for her. She started out with a smile and then realized what we were doing. Here's how the conversation went...

Haley I don't want to take Christmas down.

Me It's hard but don't worry because Christmas comes back every year.

Haley But I don't want to take Christmas down.

Me Yes, I really like Christmastime and love the decorations but it's time for them to come down.

Haley Okay...(singing while taking the ornaments out of our Christmas countdown snowman) Goodbye Christmas, I'll see you next year. Goodbye Christmas, I'll see you next year. (getting teary and wimpery) Goodbye Christmas...(fully crying) Mom I'm so sad will you just give me a hug.

Me Yes.

So we sit on the couch for a bit and I think of what's coming up next...Valentine's Day! Brilliant! I tell her we can decorate for Valentine's Day. And she seems satisfied. Finally today we found little hearts to hang on the pink tree in her room and she is a happy girl! Goodbye Christmas, we'll see you next year!

3 comments:

Lindsay said...: She is so cute. I was sad to take down Christmas too!; January 8, 2009 at 6:58 PM
jenhatch said...: that's SO cute!! And how great that Christmas made such an impression on her!; January 12, 2009 at 9:11 AM
BLnKMcH said...: how funny and cute --mom will you give me a hug? haha; January 16, 2009 at 5:25 PM

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What keeps us smiling...

*****
Haley: I must be growing because I took a nap and really did sleep and I'm still tired!
*****
Cash after getting up from a time out, "You broke my heart, mom."
*****
Cash: daddy, when are we going to get a kid gun for me?
*****
Haley: mom can you marry your friends?
Mom: yes, it's good to make sure the person you marry is your friend. Who is the friend you want to marry?
Haley: Alex.
*****
Cash: Daddy, where do echos live?
*****
Mom: Haley, do you know it's your dad and mom's anniversary tomorrow?
Haley: Oh, what do you do on your anniversary?
Mom: I'll just give daddy a big hug and tell him I love him a lot!
Haley: Oh, I think when it's your anniversary you are supposed to dance together.
*****
Cash: Hey dad, I want to be like you.
*****
Cash: Why did you lose your toenail?
Mom: Because of soccer.
Cash: You need to buy a new toenail.
*****
Mom: Haley please don't drip watermelon juice all over.
Haley: Mom, this sticker on the watermelon tells you to get messy while you eat it. So I am getting messy.
*****
Mom: Who has the priesthood in our family?
Haley: Daddy. And someday, Cash, you are going to have the priesthood and pass the sacrament.
Cash: Shaking his head yes and smiling really big, "ya and I'm going to have a tie."
*****
Mom: Cash, does your ear taste like chocolate or strawberries?
Cash: Not strawberries, just plain ear.
*****
Haley: Mom, do we ever stop having birthdays?
*****
Cash: I have a little nest, (pointing to his belly button.)
Mom: What's in your little nest?
Cash: Birds live there!
*****
Haley: Dad, I grew last night! I can see the top of my head!
*****
Haley: These flowers are so pretty! I just feel like I want to pick them!
*****
Mom: Cash, we need to change your clothes.
Cash: Dad got me dressed already.
Mom: He put your Sunday clothes on and we're going to play outside.
Cash: Ohhh daaad, you did a wrong one. You not supposed put church clothes on me.
*****
Haley: So Dad, are you ready to go watch some Idol?
Dad: Oh I'm tired! Aren't you tired?
Haley: Oh you can go to sleep! Just get the Oreos down and you can go to sleep. Cash & I will have Oreos and I will put him to bed!
*****
Haley: Mom, I don't want pancakes for breakfast.
Me: Why not?
Haley: They take too long to make.
Me: What is short to make?
Haley: Cold cereal.
*****
We took our neighbors some reindeer root beers and sang "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." Haley was the doorbell ringer. We got to one house and there was a sign...No Soliciting and a circle with a man inside and a line diagonal through it. Haley said, so does that sign mean no men can ring their doorbell?
*****
Haley: Mom, will you be my friend.
Me: Of course.
*****
Just got the boys out of a bath and put Gavin's diaper on him, which covers his belly button.
Cash: Where's Gavin's bellit button?
*****
I'm walking upstairs to put Cash in his bed for a nap and we take his shoes off at the bottom step.
Me: I'll put your shoes in the shoe drawer for you.
Cash: Good helper, mom!
*****
Cash reminds Haley all the time: You not in charge, mommy in charge!
*****
Haley: Mom can you please not make those frozen cookies you bought from the neighbor boy.
Me: Why not.
Haley: Because yours taste so much better!
*****
We are driving home from Haley's ballet class and I see an old army tank in the parking lot. The kids are curious so I pull close to it and they are looking out the window. For the life of me, I couldn't remember the word "tank" and was trying to explain what this big machine does. Cash wanted to know the name of it so I said, "Army..." pause and from the back of the van Haley says, "dillo." Yes, it's an Armydillo Tank!
*****
I made frozen pizza.
Haley gobbled it right up!
Cash: Pretty yucky, mom. Me not like.
*****
After tucking Cash in for bed he says: Mom...Fun...Park...Digging... Wood Chips!
*****
Andy left for a hunting trip and Haley was talking to him on the phone.
Andy: I need to get rid of the pesky fly. It's been bugging me for awhile.
Haley: Well at least you have a buddy to drive with you!
*****
Mom: Cash, why are you so heavy?
Cash: Tause.
Mom: Cause why?
Cash: Growing...(pause) big.
*****
We are eating dinner and I leave the table to get something. When I sit back down at the table and grab my cup to take a drink there is rice and food at the bottom of my cup. I look at Haley, "Did you put food in my cup?" "No" is the reply. I look at Cash, "Did you put food in my cup?" Looks at me like I'm crazy and says, "Ya." Goes back to playing with his food.
*****
Haley, super tired and crying in her bed: "NOBODY UNDERSTANDS ME!"
*****
Haley: Hey Cash where'd ya get that rock?
Cash: Wal-mart.
*****
Before bed one night, Haley got to choose to watch America's Funniest Home Videos OR read some stories with mom. She wanted to do both and I explained how life has choices which means you don't always get to do both. She chose AFHV. Upon returning to her room to go to bed she said, "Why is life like that?"
*****
Andy helping Cash say prayers: Bless Cash and Gavin's eyes will get better.
Cash (always the keyword speaker): Goobs.
*****
Haley, bouncing in the kitchen: Mom, you know which episode of Tom and Jerry I like?
Mom: No which?
Haley: The one where Jerry is riding the velavator
Mom interrupting: The what?
Haley: Velavator and his tummy goes up and down!
We laugh together!
*****
Dad: Cash giddyup, let's go!
Cash: Daddy, Gi bup!
*****
Mom: Cash are you cold?
Cash: Colg...bumps goose.
*****
Gavin reaching for the dangling toy attached to his carseat
Haley: Hey Cash look Gavin is doing karate!
*****
Haley: I like hippomuspotomuses!
*****
Gavin: babbling and making noise
Cash: Mom, talking!
Mom: Oh, what's he saying?
Cash: Food!