Adorable comments and moments have been happening around here! Mostly from Simon.
Q: What do you want Santa to put in your stocking?
A: No answer
Q: Some clothes or toys?
A: Hmm, (looking out the window). Yeah, a cool shirt (in a quiet voice)
Q: What is a cool shirt? Does it have pictures or letters?
A: Yeah, a cool shirt (pause) with a moose on it. And a little car for my hoopty-loop.
Q: What does Norah want for Christmas?
A: baby toys
So at the library after this declaration, my eye caught a book called "Looking for a Moose". We have read it daily, and we highly recommend it if you are looking for enjoyable children's literature. (Secretly, I wanted to reinforce the moose as much as posible so a change of mind would not occur!)
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Q: What do you want to give Daddy for Christmas?
A: A cool shirt with a moose on it.
Q: That's what you want. What does Daddy want for Christmas?
A: Comfy underwear and comfy pants and cool shirt. Not monkey clothes (work or church clothes at our house are referred to as monkey clothes).
Q: I'm not so sure Daddy wants underwear for Christmas. What do you want to give Norah for Christmas?
A: A cool shirt. (pause, sincerely looked at me) Mommy, what you want?
I answered him, and decided I will give him the same answer every year until he remembers and gets it for me!
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One morning, Simon declared that I was a Mommy Mary, Daddy was a Daddy Joseph, and Norah was a Norah Jesus. Sometimes he is a Daddy Joseph. His treasured, star blanket becomes Mary's hood and has been worn by all of us.
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Simon added that Norah wants a furry friend, a little sister moose from Santa. How ironic that one was found?!?!?!
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This morning the Fisher Price Angel (FPA) and the Usbourne Advent Angel (UA) were conversing.
(FPA): Hello
(UA): no answer
(FPA): How are you?
(UA): no answer
(FPA): I'm fine.
(UA): no answer
FPA): I have wings. You have wings?
(UA): no answer
(FPA): I can fly. (and she flew away, was left abandoned on the floor, and then was chewed by Norah).
Oh, the life of an angel in our house. Last year, the angels lived on the semi-truck with a few other essential people and animals (
Lady_Park_Truck). We have progressed!
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Every December, Christmas comes and goes, and we usually say "finally, we can enjoy being home". So, we wanted to change that and enjoy December as a family, be at home, and enjoy our tree. Highly important now with children! So, we started our shopping early, said no to a few things, and made sure we put family events on the calendar.
So far, I went to the Lessons and Carols at Elmhurst College, took the kiddos to see Santa, we all went last weekend to Cantigny for the Lego train show, picked up poinsettias and made special deliveries, have gone to church and Sunday School, enjoyed our annual Christmas party with our small group from church, drove around to look at lights and decorations, made cookies - and ate cookies! We also have made time to read an Advent Nativity book where each night a nativity piece comes out. We are also following an Advent devotion "I Spy" book and it is amazing what Simon is learning about Christmas. Simon gets the books and Bible when we are done eating and is excited to read! He has memorized the Advent Nativity Book and says it himself! When asked when he would give a gift to his uncle, and he said "when baby Jesus comes out"! How awesome is that, not "when Santa comes"! Although, he also said he would sleep on the step (by the fireplace room) to see Santa! We are really enjoying our December, and hope you are as well!
Simon was not too sure about Santa. He just stood in front of him and did not move. He needed encouragement to sit on his lap. He seemed to be in awe of him, as he was excited to see Santa from afar. He told Santa what he wanted in his stocking. Norah just looked at him with a blank expression. No tears shared with Santa this year!!! Going to see Santa just as the mall opens is a fantastic idea. The mall opens earlier than some stores, so there weren't so many people. We were first in line and no one behind us. We took all the time Simon and Norah wanted with Santa! Then Simon had his little train ride and then played in the tree house. We had a very fun morning.
