Wyatt: "Do you fink Peppermint is going to come this year?"
Me: "I don't know. What do you think?"
Wyatt: "I fink yes."
Me: "Do you think he's going to make messes and cause trouble again?"
Wyatt: "I fink that Santa comes in and makes the messes."
Me: "What? Why do you think that?"
Wyatt: "Because Peppermint is a PET... a FAKE pet."
December 18:
Look who was sitting on Wyatt's bed when we went upstairs! Yep, he's back!
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December 19
Last night, Peppermint rearranged the dining room and kitchen for us...
Dec 20:
Me: "Oh my gosh. It's cold in your room. I wonder why it is so much colder in here that in the rest of the house."
Wyatt: "PEPPERMINT!!!!"
So last night, Wyatt decided that if he put Peppermint in my closet, we wouldn't have to worry about him making a mess in our house. This morning, Wyatt ran to the closet to see if Peppermint was behaving himself, and... that crazy dog had put Doug's and my shoes all over the closet!!!
Dec 21 - So last, night, Wyatt hid Peppermint in a dresser drawer in the guest bedroom. There's nothing for him to get into in there, right? WRONG! He snuck out and grabbed Wyatt's bin of balls, and had a field day with them. Then he took a nap in the bin. Crazy dog!
Dec 22 - Oh no. Guess locking Peppermint in my office closet didn't work. While we were downstairs, he got into the envelopes!!! Grrrr!!!!
Dec 22 - This morning, we woke up to find that Peppermint had removed all the games and puzzles from the cabinets! Not only that - he was playing a game of Hungry Hungry Hippos with Rudolph!
Dec 23 - Last night, Peppermint decided to try his hand at can bowling! He had it all set up for Wyatt.
He also took the rest of our cans and put them all around the kitchen island. That dog comes up with some crazy stunts. But then, Wyatt really did love can bowling.
Dec 23 - Wyatt is hosting his first sleepover. Cousin Aidan is staying the night.
Me, picking Aidan up: "Wow, Aidan, you sure are heavy!"
Aidan: "Well, yeah... I've been growing all day!"
What a crazy evening. First, Aidan and Wyatt took a bath together in our big tub, complete with bubble bath, bath foam, fizzy tablets, and a fishing pole.
Then jammies, and an evening bowl of Cream of Wheat for each of the boys. Then we called Santa, who reminded us to please leave a treat out for him. Then Aidan insisted he needed to exercise before bed, so we all did Zumba on the Wii Fit. Then we brushed teeth, and read our books. (Wyatt had to loudly read with me - to prove he knew them, I guess.) Then I tucked the boys in and began to sing.
"I don't like that song," said Aidan. "My Mommy and Daddy put a CD of baby music on for me."
So I sang Wyatt's songs, then I came in and put some lullabies on my MP3 player, made a playlist, hooked up the little speaker, and took in in there. Tucked the boys in, and hopefully they are sleeping. I guess I should go check before the lullabies end and they are awakened by my music. LOL
Dec 24 - This morning, Peppermint left a Stuffed Animal Hunt for Wyatt and Aidan. Stuffed animals were hidden all over the front area of the house and the boys had to find them and bring them back. Peppermint also decorated the house with streamers. He's a crazy dog!
Dec 25 - We left Peppermint guarding the milk and cookies, and Santa picked him up and took him back to the North Pole. Can't wait until he visits again next year!
