We stayed true to our tradition and put up the tree and all the trimmings on Black Friday. Enjoyed Orrville's Home for the Holidays later that night and spent the rest of the weekend enjoying family and lots and lots of food.
The kids welcomed our Elf, Jingle, back from the North Pole and run downstairs each morning now to see where he's hiding. He flies back to report to Santa on their behavior each night while the boys sleep and then repositions himself in a new spot around the house upon his return. It’s amazing the lengths that adults go to just to prolong that Christmas magic for their children. I love it.
With a 9 month old who is mobile and into EVERYTHING we are passing on the ceramic village this year that usually gets built under the tree and are waiting to set up the model train until the boys downright beg for it. Keeping little G from pulling the entire tree down on top of himself is work enough for now.
We did set up a Playmobil Nativity under the tree...really cool, part toy, part teaching tool to help the kids keep in the forefront that amidst all the twinkling lights and make believe, Christ's birth is the reason for the magic, and the greatest gift ever given.
I enjoyed my first viewing of the classic Christmas Vacation this week...I'll watch it at least 4 more times before Santa takes his big ride. For some reason I relate all too well with Clark Griswold.
23 more days until Christmas. Time to break out the red sweaters and eggnog...
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