We made it!

we are IN seattle! got in a few minutes late but we made it safely...even after a CRASH landing! lol kids had fun with my mom and poppy then slept for a few hours before starting all over - I think naps will be in the schedule today! we're with Darren's parents now and are heading to the Seattle Aquarium! not sure who's more excited - me or the kids! lol

bouncing off the walls!

yes, the kids and I are bouncing off walls with excitement! wahoo! we leave in a few short hours!!!

Merry Christmas!!!!!

I can't handle this!!!!

TOMORROW! We fly out tomorrow!!!!! what am I supposed to do until then??? Okay, so I have Hailee's class "holiday" party today at 2pm. then have to take the dogs to my friends' for their 2 week vacation. then have to stop by my neigbor's house because her son, Hailee's good friend, is 7 today and I'm thinking he wants his card. and tomorrow Darren has to go do some work BEFORE we go! so the time should go quickly - but man, oh, man - I'm going nuts!!!

and I guess I need to pack for myself now that I've had the kids done since yesterday! lol

(Briana - you better hold on to Addie or I might steal her away and bring her back to OK!!!)

Merry Christmas from the Wagner kids!!

on another note - I wish Toby Keith didn't sing love ballads that I like. I'm not a fan of his public "image" and how he seems around here. I know - I'm an Okie so that's really bad to say - but it's true. He may be a nice person but from my view, I'm just not impressed. but he has a great voice when singing love songs - if only Alan Jackson sang/wrote these songs!!!!

that's all for now :)

getting things ready!

We are so excited around here! Less than 2 weeks until we leave on our trip. Makes me wonder....are our family members whose houses we'll be visiting as excited as we are? it's not quite the adventure for them as it is for us...for our kids. For them it's not the fun of a plane ride, car rides around Washington, visiting family and friends and enjoying their Christmas traditions, meals and decorations. Nope, for them it's more like lock up the breakables, try to hide things from the kids, make an attempt to Braden proof the house (notice I say attempt - nothing is safe from him), hide the fruit from Braden and the candy from them both, prepare for early mornings because my kids think sleeping in is silly, locate the ear plugs so when my kids yell, scream, and fight it's not so unbearable, plan out the meal schedule because my kids like to eat 3 times a day if not more. Nope, I'm thinking that our parents may not see this the same way my kids and I do. :) (Darren doesn't even see it quite the same way yet!).

Either way - we're excited. It's been 3 years since we've had the holidays in Seattle and I'm sure it will be at least 3 more before we do it again - because as fun as it is - it's expensive and a lot of work!

happy holidays!