The Christmas season is upon us. This year, Elliott is old enough to get excited about Santa, Christmas lights, and Christmas carols. It brings the magic of Christmas back for me too.
We started decorating after Thanksgiving.
The week after Thanksgiving, we went to the Roycroft Inn so Elliott could meet Santa. He was in an odd mood when we got there and curled up briefly in the corner.
We started decorating after Thanksgiving.
The week after Thanksgiving, we went to the Roycroft Inn so Elliott could meet Santa. He was in an odd mood when we got there and curled up briefly in the corner.
Watching the band performing Christmas carols.
I attempted to get a cute picture for the front of our Christmas card. Most of the pictures looked like this - just awkward. Poor Lucy!
This was the best of the bunch. It graces the back of our card.
Meeting Santa was rough. Elliott wanted nothing to do with it so I held him on my lap. Santa and I laughed while Elliott cried and tried to run away. Lucy cried too. I think most families have some version of this picture.
In preparation for riding on the Polar Express a few weeks later, we watched the movie one evening. This was a big event - Elliott's first feature-length film and his first show on the big TV. The only thing that is ever on our TV when he is awake is football. He loved it!
Snuggling with Daddy while watching the Polar Express.
Elliott has his own Christmas tree. I found this great idea on Pinterest to make a felt tree using a traffic cone. This way, Elliott can decorate his tree and leave the ornaments on the real tree. He seems to really like it. Unfortunately, Dutch likes the ornaments. We've caught him nibbling on a few of them.
E with his tree.
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