Christmas

Wow, its been a long time since I posted! Christmas was wonderful. My kids must have been very, very good, because they had an excellent Christmas...too much, but that's par for the course. Johnley was almost completely overwhelmed by the amount. Almost. We have taken a boy who would have been perfectly happy with one gift, and in two short months, he now expects 50! He is now officially American!

After opening presents, we went down the street to Aunt Ilene's, where they got another truckload of presents, and then back to our house, with Uncle Joe and Aunt Teri, where they got another truckload of presents! Our house was insane Christmas night. Nick's two nieces were here, and Joe's kids. We had two Wiis going and two buckets of popcorn open (the floor was completely covered). The kids had a blast!

Taishauna got a call first thing the next morning from the beloved Shayna, and she has been off and running since. She has a sleepover scheduled for every night, with arrangements being made for the next one while she is with the current one! School kids! Nick has been home for most of the week and we have just been laying back, playing with our toys. They are still all under the Christmas tree and I am in no hurry to change that. Mostly because I don't know where to put them!

When Johnley first came here I was worried that I would favor Sammy, but that didn't happen. Not right away! Johnley is so cute, and so earnest. He also had that whole 'I have no idea what you just said' thing going on! So I was protective of him, and was firm with Sammy about being fair and kind. Now though, I am definitely favoring Sammy. Johnley is so worried about getting ripped off that he is crazy with it. He demands that they take turns playing Mario Brothers on the GBA even though he doesn't know how to play. He doesn't just not know how to play, he doesn't play! He just holds the game boy in his hands during his turn. I think that is insane! And every moment of every day it is about taking turns and who is first. Sammy is first to brush his teeth tonight because I was first last night. Sammy is first to read his story because I was first last night. It is my turn to sleep on your right side because Sammy slept there last night! Aaaarrrrrhhhhh! We are not taking turns on WHICH SIDE OF ME YOU ARE SLEEPING!!! So I am getting kind of mad at him. They were playing the Wii yesterday, and he won't let us help him or show him. He is holding down the button and yelling at Sammy for pushing the buttons. Of course, Sammy will fuck with him and push the button once, so Johnley thinks he is doing it all the time. Nick got fed up with the whole thing and turned it off.

Sometimes I think I made a huge mistake, getting someone so close to Sammy's age. But I'm sure it will all work out. Yesterday, Johnley told Sammy that he would share his toys all day and Sammy was so proud of him. It was really cute! I just need to remember to hug them more, and enjoy them.

I will post pictures later, I am on the laptop now, everyone is sleeping. Bye