Dec. 6: Andrew is thoroughly amused with our decision to bring a tree in to our living room. For the first couple days after it came home, Andrew decided that the water at the base of the tree was his own personal splash pond. Repeatedly pulling him back by his overall straps didn’t have much affect other than focusing his resolve. That was fun.
Then once we lit and decorated the tree, he’s been so fascinated with that part of the tree that he seems to have (at least temporarily) forgotten about the water. He’s very into the tree. He likes to lean in and sniff at the lights. Let me tell you, it’s a cute sight to see. He tells me about the ornaments he sees ‘tars” (stars) “beear” “meaow” “maaaa” (sheep). When we first brought it home, he was trying to figure out what kinds of things we put in the tree. He’s been trying to put all sorts of things in the tree. Throwing Bryan’s shoes into the tree was one plan. These days he likes to put his teddy bear, small books, and mail into the tree. Sometimes they even stick.
It’s also been fun to share our Christmas music box (from Aunt Kate and Uncle Greg) with Andrew. He loves it. He listens, cocks his head, and asks for “moh, MOH!”
Happy Christmas planning to you all!