We have been quite busy getting ready for Christmas! We enjoyed our 2nd Annual Toddler Christmas Soiree! We treasure the friendships that have developed over the last year and a half. What a joy it is to experience childhood with these families! The true highlight was setting all four little ones on the couch, us parents looking at them and flashing away with cameras, while trying to keep everyone content and picture perfect! (Notice the props needed to keep the peace.)
Our family Christmas card picture coincided with Simon's first sledding experience. He was not so happy. It was a cold day and he did not appreciate sledding down a snow covered hill, even with his Daddy to protect him. Needless to say, we climbed the hill once, took a picture, one trip down, and home we went! Slowly, slowly, MN blood will come through and this early training will all be worth it!! 
We finally got our tree decorated and the house all trimmed for Christmas. Simon enjoys looking at the tree when the lights go on. He leaves the tree, ornaments, and decorations around the house alone. We say "pretty tree" and sometimes he says "tt tt". I keep telling Simon everyday that all Mommy wants for Christmas are words! He loves his Fisher Price Nativity set that is on the coffee table. He knows who Baby Jesus is and will put him in the stable. He places the angel, sheep and even Baby Jesus on top of the stable to play the song. It's pretty funny to see a sheep on the stable as you hear "Away in a Manger".
Simon has become more interested in his books. He will say "ba ba ba" and hand us a book to read to him. We sometimes read the whole book, sometimes we look at parts of a book a few times, and sometimes only one page gets read. Other times he dumps them out, walks on them, or just carries them around. He occasionally puts his own books away in the the basket or on his shelf. We love how he holds books upside down as he looks at them and turns the pages! Favorites are Goodnight Moon, Goodnight Gorilla, lift the flap books, the small books with pictures of animals, food, clothing, and other categories, and touch and feel books.
Happy Christmasing to you and we hope you are as jolly as us!!!
Love,
Eric, Becky, and Simon
2 comments:
Hi,
What a wonderful blog! It is such a privilege to be able to peak into your life and see what great (and proud!?) parents you are. It was also good to see pictures of "Grandpa and Grandma" Wiens. It has been too long since we last visited. Maybe in 2007.
Have a great and Jolly Christmas!
Love,
The Hatfields
Great pictures, it is fun to watch Simon grow up going from a baby to being a little boy. I am jealous of the snow and sledding, if I come to sled will Eric hold me in his lap to? 54
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