I was watching a cooking show with the kids when a commercial came on of all of the food network hosts wrapping christmas lights around themselves. Ivar saw it and told me, "Well that's a good idea! We can dress up like Christmas trees!" I thought he'd forget about it, but he was faithful in telling me throughout the next day-and-a-half, "and remember, we have to dress me like a christmas tree."
So I got the leftover green felt I had from making my advent sucker tree, and made Ivar into a christmas tree. He was so pleased.
Another night we were walking down the main street in our town after dark and he stopped dead in his tracks. "Mom!" he said, "this store has a Christmas tree!" And sure enough, the t-shirt screen printing shop in our town had a three-foot tree in their front window. We walked a little further and he shouted, "They do too!" And it was true. The eye doctor next door had a tree in their window as well. In fact, every store front was decorated and Ivar was delighted by it all. His awe and wonder was palpable and contagious.
And it has been all season. What a joy to be four!
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A joy to be 4 but also a joy to know a 4 year old ( or two)!&
Calvin is finding so much joy in Christmas this year too! It's so fun to see their excitement. He insisted on a countdown to Christmas so we have a paper chain and pull one off every morning. And for advent, we are unwrapping a different Christmas/Winter themed book everyday. He gets so excited and has to wear his Santa hat to open them. Plus he looks at his Thomas ornament that is front and center on the tree, every day!
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