Ahh, it's been a month since my last blog update, and I feel that I am due. December is here, and Christmas is only a few days a way. It's been a very fun, yet utterly exhausting month at my house.
3 year old is at the age where everything about Christmas is fun and magical. She really understands Christmas stories and appreciates the fun. I have jammed packed her month with all the holiday events we could find. This includes: The Nutcracker Ballet, Disney Princess on Ice, Festival of Trees Events, Holiday Movies, Frosty the Snowman at Circa21 Dinner Theatre, Cookie Baking, Santa Letter Writing, Gingerbread House Making, and the list goes on and on. She is in for a shock once January arrives and boredom sets in. As it is, she is asking me nightly "what are we going to do tomorrow?". A monster I have created.
22 month old is still pretty young to grasp what is going on. She likes our pretty tree, and eating the cookies. She is not a Santa fan, and is too wiggly during performances. So, she has had a lot of "daddy nights" while I take her older sister out and about. I have a bit of mother's guilt about this. I justify her staying home with the thought that next year she will be old enough to come along.
The biggest stress for me is holiday travel. Husband only has one day off during the holiday..December 25th. We live 2 hours from our families, and it's a lot of rushing around to travel to two houses in one day. We never really get to relax and enjoy our time. So, this year I took control and decided that we are staying home. Letting the girls open gifts at home Christmas morning, and lingering as long as we like at Chritmas Eve services. I invited our families to our home. Husband's parents opted to stay home, but my family is planning on traveling to our house. There is a major storm anticiapted to arrive this week, but I am trying to stay positive.
So, from my home to your's...Merry Christmas!
