Over the weekend we FINALLY were able to get the Christmas decorations out of the attic and displayed. Thankfully Kole waited until our tree was put up before he made his debut :) Morgan had such a wonderful time this year. When we got the nativity scene out she crammed all of those figures into the creche! Then she spent about 20 minutes rearranging them so they were "just right". She will be playing the role of a cow in the stable for the day care's Christmas program, so our cow is right next to baby Jesus in the creche.
Her favorite part, by far, was decorating the Christmas tree. She was less than pleasant yesterday, and multiple times was banished from the living room. But when it came time to decorate the tree she was as cute and heart melting as ever.
As we unwrapped ornaments you could see the anticipation on her face. She was so excited to place the ornaments, hanging them all on the bottom of the tree. With some help from Daddy she started scattering them around more.
I took a video of her decorating the tree here. It takes a while to load on YouTube, so don't be surprised if you have to wait longer than normal. While we were decorating the tree, I noticed that Morgan was spending a lot of time on the opposite side of the tree. When I stood up to look I noticed her kissing every ornament. It was the sweetest thing I have ever seen. It's nice to have these quiet moments, when she has no idea I am watching (or videoing) to remember how wonderful it is to be a child at Christmas. I love that she knows about Jesus as well as Santa. She fully understands that Jesus' birthday is coming and talks a lot about what she learns at school. She also knows very well who Santa is and about his reindeer.
It's so fun to have this time with her, to remember the real reason for Christmas as well as have fun with the silly parts that are tied to the holiday.
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