Mozzy

Mozzy has been with us for about a month.

We have learned a couple of things since:

Grabbing him around his middle when he is trying to run away...seems to work. Somehow when his back feet are off the floor it slows his escape.

Although he likes his, not very frequent, alone time. He also is a busy body.

Canon loves him. Loves him to the point where I fear he might smother the cat. Canon is under the impression that him and Mozzy are buds. The crying meowing doesn't have me convinced.

He is a good sport and lets Penny carry him around a little haphazardly.

The other kids carry him like a baby. 

Side bar--

I was always under the impression that he let the kids carry him on his back because he was mellow and didn't care. At night, he goes into the bathroom to sleep and we close the door. When morning comes, as soon as he hears the kids talking he starts meowing. The other morning I went down and he was meowing but the kids were still sleeping. So I grabbed him and took him upstairs. I was holding him and petting him but he wouldn't stop meowing. I told Blake I didn't get why he was meowing so Blake picked him up and laid him on his back like a baby. As soon as he did that he started purring. 

Dumb cat. Loves being a baby. 

Mozzy has figured out the art of hiding. Which has made it hard at times for the kids to find him. 

In the eyes of our kids, he is the best.
Through the eyes of Gavin, he evidently looks like he is cross-eyed..and maybe not quite right in the head.

The child that is the most scared of animals can get over that fear pretty easily...then in turn instills that fear in the cat instead.

Our house feels just like it did before. 

Although now we have a cat that says night time prayers with us. 

Christmas

Christmas seems to be the best time of year. I suppose that is why the song goes "it's the most wonderful time of the year." You don't go making such a blanket statement if it is not true. 

Truthfully, I have been in a little bit of a Christmas coma. I snapped out of it, though, and I am hoping to catch up on all things Unguren related. 

The night before Christmas the kids got to open up their PJ's from Grandpa and Grandma Miller. It isn't a surprise to them, that they are pajamas.

But, they always get excited none the less.

Canon's pj's were Angry Birds and they said "this is my angry face" across the bottom....it couldn't be more false.

Ask for them to smile and this is what you get.

Ask them for a silly face and all of the sudden you have their undivided attention.

We thought it would be fun for our kids to act out the Christmas story from the bible. They used the nativity to move the people into place when I would read about them. 

I think Canon was all hopped up on night before Christmas juice because he was acting crazy. He broke off Mary's hand and then, when I was trying to read the Night Before Christmas we ended early because Canon started to read a book aloud and then was doing the one person wheelbarrow across the floor.

On the way to bed Laney asked if there really was a naughty list that Santa looked at? When we told her that there was Gavin promptly said "I am on the nice list." Then Canon asked is there was a "kind-of" list? 

I am sure he was hoping that if you make it onto the "kind-of" good list then maybe you still get a few presents. 

Lucky for him, Santa was feeling lenient this year.

Giving a "kind-of" kid a "kind-of" weapon....

We were really using our smarts.

The new kitty, from Santa, was well received. 

Although, Laney did say "Look, it's a kitty in our house. I did ask for a dog though...."

They haven't stopped mauling him yet.

When we did our yearly present buying spree at the dollar store, Penny picked out this hat for Blake.

The moment she saw it she said "I get this for Dad."

Which ended up being great. 

This was the first year that Blake and I didn't buy anything for each other. So, I am glad that Penny could bring home such a gem.

It has provided endless entertainment....

in the kitchen,

at the breakfast table,

and even in torturing the new kitty, Mozzy.