On To Christmas

The Thanksgiving holiday is sadly over. The weekend went by so quick for our family. It was very nice and a fairly relaxing. We hosted some of my family on Turkey Day and then went to The Husband's family on Sunday.

The Boy had a big week. On Wednesday he got to go and see a movie in the theater for the first time. The Husband took him to see "Bolt" and they both loved the experience. It was a complete surprise. That night, he got to stay up super late to make pies with Grandma. Needless to say he was still up at 6:30 AM the next day.

Friday was spent in the comfort of our home, lounging and putting out Christmas decorations. The Boy was tremendously excited this year. His enthusiasm for the holiday season seems to grow by leaps and bounds every year.

The big fun this year has been putting lights on the Christmas tree and putting up our new Advent calendar.

Not to be outdone, The Girl had a great weekend too. She was all smiles.

While she cannot partake in the experience of the Advent calendar this year, she still seems to like the whole holiday season. This morning, The Boy woke up talking about how this was the first day of the Christmas month. He could hardly wait to get into the #1 slot on the calendar. What was in the first slot? Gum...he was in heaven. The calendar mixes treats with activities. Tomorrow we will have a slip of paper with an activity on it. So exciting. On the way to school this morning, he asked if we could go the longer route to school so he could chew his gum longer. I love that he finds joy in the simplest things. We have a lot to learn from that.