Christmas is just right around the corner and the
anticipation is building in the house.
The kids helped decorate the tree and just love to sit and stare at
it. Burke is amazed at the lights. And when he first went to touch the tree he
got pricked. For the next few days
afterwards, he shied away from touching the tree and would just look. Unfortunately, those shiny ornaments and
bright lights got the best of him and he went in after them. Which means instead of just gazing at the
tree every night, we are constantly yelling “Burke, NO TOUCH”. Well at least he has not brought the tree
down, YET. Brynn loves to check the
water every day to make sure the tree is not thirsty but unfortunately she
still reminds me that she wants a “snowy” (or flocked) tree next year. She says the snowy tree is like South Dakota
where we celebrate Christmas.
No holiday season is complete without a trip to visit Santa
Clause. Luckily for us it did not entail
long lines or impatient Santas’. There
was no line so we got to sit back and check him out before building up enough courage
to sit on his lap. Burke was stiff as a
board and very unsure of the situation.
I think another few seconds and we would have lost him. But once Brynn warmed up to Santa, she did
not want to leave. She kept chatting
with him and went through her entire Christmas list item by item.
- Play-doh cake
- Doll
- Dora bracelet
- Lunch box
