Our Favorite Things in 2009

Instead of sending out a formal Christmas letter, our tradition is to include a short insert with our Christmas cards listing each of the kids' favorite things in several categories.

Here is this year's survey:

book
Zach: The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
Phoebe: Bad Kitty Gets A Bath by Nick Bruel
Ben: Here Comes Snoopy by Charles Schultz

game
Zach: Cosmic Encounter
Phoebe: Go Fish
Ben: Checkers

song
Zach: Dreams of an Absolution by Crush 40
Phoebe: Let It Be by The Beatles
Ben: All You Need Is Love by The Beatles

food
Zach: tacos
Phoebe: pasta
Ben: pizza ("And peanuts!")

future occupation
Zach: architect or video game developer.
Phoebe: teacher
Ben: "Blimp pilot. I like being high up in the sky and taking pictures."

Christmas carol
Zach: Deck The Halls
Phoebe: Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer
Ben: Jingle Bells (Batman smells)

Santa Claus: Man or Elf?
Zach: "Elf, according to the Artemis Fowl books."
Phoebe: "Man. Elves have pointy ears."
Ben: "He's the chief elf. All the other elves have to follow him."

Wish for the World
Zach: Peace
Phoebe: Silence
Ben: Toys


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What is the best thing that happened to you in 2009?
Zach: "Spending two weeks in Maine."
Phoebe: "Getting new kittens."
Ben: "I passed my swimming test."

What does Santa Claus give to trick-or-treaters on Halloween?
Zach: candy canes
Phoebe: toys
Ben: candy pumpkins

How does Santa get inside houses that don't have a fireplace?
Zach: "He goes in through a window"
Phoebe: "He's magical, or whatever."
Ben: "I guess he can't. He probably just leaves the presents outside."

How does Santa Claus keep Rudolph from jumping up on the kitchen counters?
Zach: "Rudolph is locked out of the house."
Phoebe: "He sprays him with a water bottle and puts coal in his stocking."
Ben: "Santa Claus yells at him and scares him."