How many days of Christmas? For us, there have been many . . . starting with the pre-Christmas festivities straight through the 3 days following Christmas that it took for Little Miss to open all of her gifts. It's not that she had so many, it's just that fortunately, she is still in the open one gift and play with it stage. It's a wonderful stage that won't last forever I know, but for now we are enjoying it!
Little Miss sat on Santa's lap for the first time this year and loved it! And what did she ask Santa for??? A reindeer!
We had the great pleasure of taking a sleigh ride to visit Santa with family and friends. Little Miss was in her element among all the kids! She framed this picture herself by grabbing the kids hands, pulling them close and saying, "my buddies"!
Here Little Miss is getting Rudolph to mimic her and dance as she does including a round of "raise the roof".
Family, friends, and Frosty - can it get any better?!?!
Again, Little Miss is bravely befriending the farm animals . . . at least the docile, stationary ones!
Little Miss helped pick out our Christmas tree and then found this one to be "my own Christmas tree". Um, okay.
She was proud of that little tree and was happy to haul it all the way to the car, BY HERSELF of course!
Annual Cookie Decorating Day with the gang! These guys mean business!
Little Miss certainly did not lack any intensity in her approach either!
Well, there had to be sampling. After all, every good baker must taste her creations!
How cute are these little decorators? Seriously!
Ahh . . . Christmas morning! Little Miss opening (and taking the time to read) the first present, a princess look and find book.
Several people asked me this year if Little Miss was excited about Christmas. I would respond that yes she was very much into the lights, trees, seeing Santa around, definitely singing a LOT of Christmas carols. However, I explained that she didn't really get that Santa would come to our house and bring gifts because I hadn't emphasize that with her (felt there was no need at this point). Well, on Christmas morning as she sat with her little pile of gifts she said emphatically, "Santa came to town!". So much for not getting it! Ha!
Another good gift . . . a soft, little animatronic puppy!
A "reindeer" from Santa as requested . . . thank you Santa for coming through on that one!
Day 2 of opening! A few more gifts from the pile until we hit the Erika doll and her clothes, then it was play time again!
Day 3 of opening . . . and a star is born! A rock star!
Jammin' with a pink guitar . . . rock out little girl!
And she can sing too . . . loudly!!
But Christmas was more than just the gifts and events. Little Miss was very aware of the story of Christmas and the reason for the season. She was very interested in the nativity and noticed mangers in store windows, at church, in people's yards, etc. She was so excited to place baby Jesus into our Ethiopian nativity set on Christmas morning, and of course, to sing "Happy Birthday Dear Jesus"!
Now that is a Christmas moment to remember!
