This is turning out to be a very fulfilling Christmas. I'm reading The Christmas Carol (original version) with K -- I had forgotten just how beautiful Dicken's language really is. G doesn't have a lot of patience for the flowery words, but he does stop in and listen once in awhile. We also read (and re-read) some other Christmas classics: The Nutcracker, The Night Before Christmas, and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas, as well as some winter themed books (like The Snowy Day -- very artistically inspiring).
We had a wonderful time choosing our giving tree gifts. The food drive was a success as well -- over 450 meals were put together for children in the local school system. The boys were really excited to participate in this, and had a lot of fun choosing nutritious food.
Oh, and K and I learned about one of our Christmas gifts early -- R is taking us to see Blue Man Group in February! He arranged everything, including babysitting for G and A. Yay!
On a different note entirely, A has become a complete Elmo freak -- he HAS to wear something with Elmo everyday, usually his Elmo pajama pants (that he got for St. Nick's Day, fortuitously). He also loves Dora and Biscuit, but Elmo is his favorite by far.
Now I'm off to plan some Christmas food for when we visit my ILs next week, and to get the boys ready for ice skating.
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