December Catch-Up

We have been trying to fit holiday festivities between everything we have going on when we can.

We started with decorating the whole house. Grandma took care of this when everyone (certain "helpers") were out of the house so we could work on the tree. We hit a bit of a damper with our "wonderful pre-lit christmas tree" so the set-up process took a week and a half. After grandma got all the lights on Brode and I put on the ornaments a few days later. The top of the tree looks great, the bottom is a bit... bunched. I may or may not have rearranged as he went the other direction, but his favorites are still right in front right where he wants them. Two in particular that he likes are a hockey snowman and a Tigger ornament from our friend Leah. (Tigger is hard to see because he is wrapped in green ribbon as a gift to Pooh)

Brode helped with Christmas cookies this year as well! We handled the decorating. He chose a star, a bell, and a tree. You could quite possibly get a good sugar rush from all the sprinkles!

St. Nick also paid a visit to our house. We had been talknig about Tinsel and Santa on Christmas so much he was quite confused to why there was stuff in his stocking, but he still loved it. He was much faster at unwrapping, hopefully this means Christmas morning won't take 4 hours again.

Brode got a robot that lights up and walks, a box of Starbursts (his absoloute favorite!), and Rudolph hot cocoa. I got a gift card to Archivers and candy. Brode was quite confused why Grandpa, Grandma, and Libby didn't get anything. He told Tinsel to tell Santa not to forget them on Christmas.

Besides Christmas activities we have been doing our normal work (a LOT) and day care schedules. Brode is in swimming lessons this session at the Y. He is doing great! My goal with this class was to get him more independent instead of me holding him and him jumping to me and since he has no interest in his lifejacket or swimmies it is going to have to be all his skill. He is finally to the age that they are no longer parent-child classes and he is on his own.

Here is Brode's class of 6 kids (he is right off Mr. Ryan's right shoulder). Matt has been bringing him to his last few classes because my work conflicts but he says he is still doing great and gets better about trying the skills they are taught.

He is already signed up for next session so hopefully we can keep moving forward and he'll be ready for the cottage and friend's pools this summer!