the kids are so happy to be back in their home!!! they were both asleep on sunday when we pulled up to the house. i stayed with them in the van while neal unloaded the van. when rex popped his little eyes open he said "ah home!' so stinking cute. when they got inside, the ran all around, playing with all of the toys they could get their hands on. rex was not happy about being in his room alone at bedtime. i think he got a little too used to malloy being in the same room with him. he cried for a little while and the conked out.

on monday, the kids fell back into their routine with ease! we has a playdate in the morning. malloy had her little buddies, brooke and gianna to play with. they played in malloy's room most of the time. at one point malloy came down the stairs pouting and looking all sad, her cheek pushed to her shoulder. she was sad because she couldn't find her squinkies. gianna put her hands on malloy's shoulders, looks in her eyes, and says "it's ok malloy. i put the squinkies in your bed." they are so cute! rex was a little bit of a wreck - i don't know if he thought that i was leaving him with the other moms or what, but he followed me around the house the entire time just crying. my clingy little puppy.

malloy loved school, as usual today. she is in full-blown christmas mode!! she's watching frosty and rudolph and any other christmas show or movie she can find!  at bedtime, we have to sing christmas songs.when you ask her what she wants from santa, she replies "i just want lady." she's been watching lady and the tramp and in the movie, they get lady in a box under the christmas tree. i had to explain to her that santa makes toys, not animals. hopefully she gets that! rex loves santa, too! i think it's from watching the christmas movies and from malloy because i hadn't even said "santa" outloud yet! over thanksgiving, he just started yelling "santa" every time he saw him. he's really talking so much more!!! it's still blowing my mind that he understands everything and can communicate so much more! he started crying in the playroom yesterday. i went in and asked what happened and he put his hand on his head and said "head" with a sad face. so stinkin' cute!!!

and before i forgot to just document malloy's "goodnight" - every nap and bed time when we leave the room, malloy blows a kiss and says "put it in your pocket, sweet dreams i love you night night". except she's been saying it so long and says it so fast that it sounds like "puhpock fweet dreams i luh you nigh nigh" i need to record it so i can listen to it for forever!!!!