Today we made a new beard and added some cotton to one of Ben's red shirts. Benjamin pulled out a pair of red pajama bottoms and some black dress shoes one of the families from church had given us (for when Ben gets a little bigger). He even insisted on changing into red underwear (I considered taking a picture to post but then thought the better of it!).
He's using his red wagon as a sleigh, Janae as a reindeer, and me as an elf! (Jason, of course, is limited to the role of donkey, as prescribed by his nieces!)
Ben has also made up his Christmas list--he refused to put more than one item on it (Lego), because he is paranoid that Santa will think he's being "too greedy." (He got this idea from a Berenstein Bears book--I swear it was not from me!) He would also only allow one item on Janae's list :)
He is planning a Chrismas party at our house for sometime early in December.
We've managed to keep from putting up our tree so far, but I don't know how much longer we can hold out. When we got to Ben's preschool this morning there was a decorated tree in the reception area and one in his classroom, too (complete with little armchairs facing it so a couple of the kids could sit and look at the tree--so cute!).
Ben also tried to purge our video/DVD collection of anything not Chrismas, but Daddy put a stop to that :) Still, when Benjamin chooses what to watch, it's ALWAYS something Christmas!
So, if your kids don't want to wait in line at the mall--or you're wondering where to send those letters to Santa--you might want to stop by over the next few weeks!
3 comments:
Wow, that's a really good Santa Suit in that first picture. Ben's lucky he has a mom who plays along with his obsessions. I am so sad because I can't decorate for Christmas until we move:(
PS What's the ONE item on Janae's list?
Wow, Ben is getting into the Christmas spirit again. You know it is nice to be young and so enthusiastic about things and as Anita said "has a mom who plays along". That must be why you are so popular with the younger generation!!
Whenever we look at toys at the store, Janae loves to play with those Fisher-Price "poppers" that you roll along (with a long handle) and they make a popping sound with the colorful balls inside--they've been around since we were little, so hopefully you know what I'm talking about :) Anyway, that's the one item on Janae's list!
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