Happy New Year

Happy New Year evryone. Wow I can not believe it is 2013 ,well almost 2013. Last night we had our New year food my brother was not here so he  could not take pictures. It feels like not that long ago I was trying to watch the ball drop while my brothers jumped up in the air screaming '' HAPPY NEW YEAR ITS 2012!!!!'' This year my brother is visiting a friend and we got a bigger tv so if my brother jumps up I will jump up with him.

Merry Christmas

A Visit from St. Nicholas

BY CLEMENT CLARKE MOORE

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,

In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there;

The children were nestled all snug in their beds;

While visions of sugar-plums danced in their heads;

And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap,

Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap,

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,

I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash,

Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash.

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow,

Gave a lustre of midday to objects below,

When what to my wondering eyes did appear,

But a miniature sleigh and eight tiny rein-deer,

With a little old driver so lively and quick,

I knew in a moment he must be St. Nick.

More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,

And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:

"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen!

On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donder and Blixen!

To the top of the porch! to the top of the wall!

Now dash away! dash away! dash away all!"

As leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,

When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky;

So up to the housetop the coursers they flew

With the sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas too—

And then, in a twinkling, I heard on the roof

The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.

As I drew in my head, and was turning around,

Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound.

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,

And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;

A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,

And he looked like a pedler just opening his pack.

His eyes—how they twinkled! his dimples, how merry!

His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!

His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,

And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;

The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,

And the smoke, it encircled his head like a wreath;

He had a broad face and a little round belly

That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.

He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,

And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself;

A wink of his eye and a twist of his head

Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread;

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,

And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,

And laying his finger aside of his nose,

And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose;

He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,

And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.

But I heard him exclaim, ere he drove out of sight—

“Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!”

I hope you have a happy christmas

Christmas Time Joys

  One of my favorite things about Christmas (  beside the presents ) are the little joys; I will name some. The christmas treats; we always make some delicious cookies.  Sometimes we make sugar cookies and make Christmas tree or reindeer designs. Decorating the tree; we have some very pretty ornaments and glass balls. The Christmas play; every year we do a Christmas play this year it especially fun because I was Mary. Seeing the christmas lights; some times we will get the car and drive around the neighborhood and see the different Christmas lights. The Advent wreath; each night we light the Advent wreath and read a story then sing some Christmas carols. The anticipation of Christmas; I doubt people call that a joy but, counting down the days till christmas is a fun process when we can x-out 24 and circle 25. Then there is Christmas, with all the children shaking boxes and listening to the sound in hopes to figure out what is inside. Then Mother and Father walk downstairs, children look at the stockings and the goods they hold. After breakfast it's presents, they rush to the tree and wrapping paper begins to fly left and right while all the children scream with delight.              

Christmas Play

Today was the christmas play. I was Mary a friend of mine was Joseph. Noah my little nephew was Jesus. I think me , Noah, and  Djibril did a FANTASTIC job!