Looking back on Christmas 2007

It's been feeling so Christmas-y lately and it reminded me of a few years ago. We were so excited to find out what the gender of our baby was, and right before Christmas too! We'd had so many stressful ultrasounds, so this was a nice happy moment that I'll never forget. I won't post the pictures but our modest little baby kept crossing his legs.

So without further ado: A Poem From Christmas Past

It's festive and snowing
and getting quite cold.
It's feeling like Christmas
and stories of old.

Children are playing
and acting so nice.
Kitchens smell lovely,
like sugar and spice.

Carolers smile and greet
as they sing.
Shoppers scramble and scurry.
The church bells all ring.

Nutcrackers crack and
sugar plums twirl.
Jason and Ashley found out
they're having a .....

BOY!

Shadow puppets by Dad

Yet another vital skill every father should teach his son: The Art of Shadow Puppeteering

Today

Today was deep cleaning day.

Today was declared pajama day.
Today Mason was scared of the vacuum.
Today Mason sat on my shoulders while I vacuumed the house.
Today Mason jingled when he walked.
Today he kept putting loose coins down his footed pajamas.
Today we cleaned out the pantry.
Today we found a chocolate penguin, almost as tall as Mason, living in the back of our pantry.

Today Mason ate penguin.

He knows what it's all about

We finally got around to pulling out the Christmas box. Our neighbors brought over some lights for us- a kind and not so subtle hint to get in the spirit of the holidays. We've never had much space to decorate so our options are pretty meager. As we were putting things up and realizing how many more lights we needed, I thought of Mason's nativity and decided since we don't have a "grown up" nativity yet, we'll use his. We brought it out and he helped set up the figurines.

This is how he did it. All of the people and animals in a nice little line. I smiled at his organization. Then I stepped around and saw the rest of the scene. I got a little teary when I saw that he had everyone looking towards Baby Jesus in the manger. I'm glad I got a picture of this reverent set up before he got bored and started throwing pieces down the stairs.