Holiday Cheer

Hannah loves Fridays because she gets to play with her two best friends Luke and Cole. We started play date when Cole was just a newborn and it is so fun watching the three of them grow together. Luke and Hannah are crazy, crawling all over the place, making each other laugh, and needing to be watched 24/7. Cole is so sweet and likes to smile at Hannah. Sure there is at times eye poking, pushing, and stealing toys, but their interactions are getting better each week and it is so fun to watch. Today we did Christmas crafts and made hand print ornaments. It was at Madeline's house this week which has stairs. When Cole went up to his bedroom for nap time, Hannah wasn't ready to say bye and crawled up the stairs. She doesn't get many opportunities to attempt stairs so I was impressed that she could do it.

One of the things I love most about the holidays is all the traditions. I love watching Hannah do and use things I did as a child. One thing I loved when I was growing up was our Decembear Calendar. There is a little bear you move everyday and he is trying to find his family for Christmas. When Tyler and I were kids we loved moving the bear so much that my mom made us rotate days and take turns. Well I decided to outsmart the system and stole the bear so that when Tyler woke up on his day, he would have no bear to move. My mom eventually found it sleeping with me in my bed and I'm sure I got a talking to about sharing. But for now, Hannah does not have to share and she gets to move the bear each day. We put it right outside her door and she crawls over to it all day long and points. Little ones sure do bring back the magic of Christmas.