Give me something fun to do - like a life of loving you

So maybe you guys have already heard of her, but I just barely heard Brooke Fraser's single "Something in the Water" and it's so cute and catchy I wanted to share.



Anyway. I don't get her hair, unless it's what's in the water... har har. Seriously, I love her voice though. Check out her other music, too! She's actually mostly a Christian artist. If you want to read about her, you can check her wiki article here.

a visit with Santa

Just a few minutes ago I heard some loud rustling on the stairs. It was Nathan's tunnel that goes with a tent he recieved as a gift from Grandma and Grandpa Swinford. Then I heard the voices...

Nathan: No, no, no! Go through the hole and tell me what you want. (pause) Because I'm Santa.

(more rustling noises)

Nathan: What do you want?

Rylie: Ummm... that one.

Nathan: I don't have that one. You can have a whale, a shark, a dragon...

Rylie: Ummm... that one.

Nathan: No. Would you like a pirate? A whale? A painting on the wall?

(silence)

Nathan: Okay. Now go back through the tunnel.

p.s. I still think he's handsome even with food all over his face (as well as in his ear, apparently). I'm such a mom.

p.s.s. I'm aware that Nathan can be very bossy. Rylie bosses him, too, though. We've tried explaining that there are only two parents in this household, but they don't always remember.