I know I haven’t posted in almost 2 weeks… I’ve been soooooo sick and also busy, but I will post more about that later.  Right now, I’m just wondering where all of my readers have gone to?  I noticed a big drop in my traffic and my comments.  I also noticed that Google Reader seems to hate me and has decided not to update my posts anymore.  The last one updated was on December 14th even though I’ve posted several times since then.  So if you use Google Reader- did it update and tell you I had a new post? 

And if you haven’t been by in a while- check out my Merry Christmas post where Hailey tells the story of Christmas.  It’s just soooo cute!

I’ll be back tomorrow with a post about what we’ve been up to.

Hailey tells the Christmas story:

And just in case you need a translation:

“We gave presents at Christmas cuz it’s Jesus birthday.
Long ago an angel told … she would have a … named Jesus.
Mary and her husband Joseph were very happy, but they had to get ready to that baby.
That’s Mary, that’s Joseph and that’s the bed.
I’m scratching my ear.
They had to take a long trip to Bethlehem. 
Joseph rode a donkey and Joseph walked.
Many people… got to Bethlehem, many people were there.
There was no place for them to stay… there was no place for them to stay.
We skipped a page. We skipped one.
They slept in a stable with a cow and donkey.
That night baby Jesus was born.
Along came an angel.
Donkey.  And baby Jesus was not born.
They give presents cuz they loved him, so much.
We gotta show our love.
… and Jesus birthday.
Happy Birthday to You baby Jesus.
Oh… there’s a little cow.  Look at the little cow.
Happy Birthday
That’s the end.

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

So, remember a few weeks ago when I posted about Hailey’s visit with Santa?  Here is your reminder:

 ”I don’t sit on Santa’s lap.  I just want to stand by him.”

In the last few weeks Hailey’s opinion has changed.  We have gone several times to see Santa and this last time we went she was not shy at all.

Hailey went right to him, with a nice big hug.

They talked for a while.  And since no one was around, they even sang ”We Wish You a Merry Christmas” and “Jingle Bells” together.

And of course, they posed for a picture.  (It’s too bad that Santa didn’t look a little happier, but oh well.)

Here are a few of the fun things that Hailey has said or done recently:

I was standing in the kitchen the other day and Hailey walked up behind me and pulled my pants part of the way down (I was wearing sweat pants) and said, “Do you need a little Desitin?”

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Hailey said, “I need to find my Bugs Rabbit” while looking for her stuffed Bugs Bunny.

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I was trying to get Hailey to hold my hand and she didn’t want to.  So I pretended to cry.  Hailey said, “You pouting, Mommy?”

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Hailey had a dog treat in her hand that she was supposed to be giving to Dottie.  Instead she decided to taste it for herself.  I asked her, “Did you just taste Dottie’s treat?”  She replied, “No.”  I said, “Are you lying to me?”  And she said, “Yes, my is.  My so sorry.”

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I have a Christmas decoration on our piano that Hailey knows she is not supposed to touch.  I guess the temptation to touch it is just too much because she told me, “You need to move this so I can’t reach it.”

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Hailey pronounces our last name- “ho-sav-ick” and when she says thank you it sounds like “gank you”