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In the spirit!

We are very much into the holiday spirit around our house. Brynn has really gotten into Christmas this year and helped put up the tree again, bake cookies, wrap gifts, etc. She has seen Santa three times already now and was so disappointed when she realized we were one of the only houses on our block without exterior holiday lights. So, she sweet talked Dana into putting up lights this year, which we just got done this weekend! At least the weather was actually pretty conducive to scaling the roof to put lights up. 

Last night we went through the area businesses' lights display put on by the Sertoma Club at Lindenwood Park. That was pretty much a bust, so we drove ourselves through a 'nicer' neighborhood close to our own. That was much more fun and free. :-)

Daycare told us that if they would let Brynn listen, dance and sing along to Christmas music all day long, she would. We have our manger scene set up this year as well, and it has seemed to be a really good visual for her of Jesus, the manger and Mary and Joseph.


Brynn would not sit on Santa's lap this year, but she still wanted to go visit him and tell him her wish of a little pink car seat for her baby doll. This is one of the Santas at West Acres Shopping Center, and he is the best! He sat there and sang "Jingle Bells" to Brynn with me, because she asked him if he knew that song. This was all the while a line of kids was waiting to see Santa, too.



Making the paper chain to count down the days until Christmas.

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carrington said…
We never seem to visit your house during the Christmas season - fun to see your lights up! Brynn looks like she's really wondering about this Santa!
December 13, 2011 at 7:24 PM
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