Although last year she seemed interested in what was going on and had fun doing it, this year she was completely aware of so many more things, and that made it so much more fun!
Beginning in early December, Freyja was already chatting away about Santa bringing toys and talked about Santa's sleigh and reindeer, she asked if we could make a snowman every single day, and tried to grab presents from under the tree and open them when no one was looking! She was in complete awe over the decorations, and would stand in front of the tree looking at all the ornaments. She loved listening to Christmas carols and would twirl around the room when they were on. She wanted to help everyone wrap presents, and was a complete maniac when unwrapping them, throwing paper and ribbon all over the place! When we went to a grocery or department store, Freyja would ask if we could "look at Christmas stuff?" She was really into it, and it was not only cute, but hilarious! It made things even more festive!
Because I was still involved in classwork until the week before, there was no Yule baking this year, but I'm hoping that with some better planning on my part, we can do some next year!
Our family tradition involves opening gifts on Christmas Eve, after a big dinner. Then, we get small gifts and candy in our stockings the next morning, after breakfast.
A neat magnetic board with "a large boat and lots of animals"
Alphabet board books that double as blocks
A wooden train with removable blocks
Our Yule Tree
A book, passed down from mommy to Freyja. The inside reads "To Adrienne's Birthday 1981 from Nana and Klaus"
Freyja checking out the tree. Those little shoes were actually mine too!
This doctor kit was by far the most-loved gift that night. She was playing doctor with other random things from around the house before, so she's well acquainted with the words otoscope, stethoscope, tongue depressor, and thermometer, and phrases like "open your mouth and say aaah!" So, all of her animals and baby dolls have had multiple check-ups by now!
How things change: All the plastic cups and plates, that little plastic toaster and blender...were mine...all the metal, fabric, and wood items...Freyja's.
So, this Yule was great, because Freyja was so happy, so excited, and looked forward to every moment! That makes me enthusiastic about everything we do together.
Happy New Year!
2 comments:
Although it's neat to see the holiday stuff and the hand-made kitchen (which is VERY cool), the highlight of this whole little report is the picture of the two of you in front of the tree. I'm always amazed how there are these moments, when observing growing children, that you see a whole new face emerge, and they take a big step toward what they will eventually look like as an adult. Cool picture.
Oh, I mean the second picture of y'all in front of the tree. The one right before the gift-wrap ripping maniac.
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