So it's Christmas time at 617. We spent much time and energy on our decorations this year. We decided to have a Christmas party EARLY in the month so that everyone would get into the spirit and mainly so someone would actually show up. We really "did up" the outside, which looked beautiful every day until the day of the party when the lights wouldn't turn on at all presumably from the ice storm that blanketed our fair city that morning. It was a crushing defeat but we did in fact, solve the problem shortly after all twenty-five attendees had gone home.
We promised not to do much shopping for Jack this year because we figured he would be too young to "get it." Need I say that the "promise" has gone swiftly out the window. I bought out the GAP baby sale section for boys (luckily much smaller than the girls) and Kelly bought up an aisle's worth of toys at Target. Let's hope we are not the only ones excited on Christmas morning!
Jack hasn't shown much interest in the Christmas tree. Actually, he's shown NO interest! I guess I should be glad but I was sort of hoping for more validation on my color coordination of the ornaments and silver lamé ribbon that grace each branch perfectly. NO dice!
Jack learned to walk recently. Unfortunately, it was on the day that my sister-in-law and I were trying to get cute Christmas pictures of our children for the grandparents. Need I say that it was the longest day of my life?
The botanical gardens were decorated beautifully with poinsettias, lights, bows, trees and garland galore. They also had several miniature trains running throughout the little Christmas villages. Since Jack adores anything with wheels, he picked that day to chase trains and not pose for pictures. Leah was also too busy to have her hair done and Jack promptly sneezed a long line of snot down the front of his adorable plaid overalls. I'm assuming it was the same elusive booger that I had been trying to pluck from his tiny nostrils all morning.
Any hopes Erin and I had of our beautiful children posing angelically for a Christmas picture quickly faded as we perused through our digital images of flying crinoline and snotty noses.
With that said, our shopping is done and all of our Christmas cards have been mailed and delivered. We have done a little baking and participated in a neighborly Christmas walk. We are looking forward to a family-filled Christmas several days from now and a visit from Santa.
It's our hope that everyone's holiday season is as bright as ours has been!
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