Christmas Chaos

Once again, Christmas has turned me into complete maniac who can't entertain a single thought for more than 2 seconds, much less, remember anything. And yet, I still love the holidays. I really love it right now because it is such an amazing experience to watch your children take it all in. Even though they don't truly understand the full meaning of Christmas, they definitely bring out the Christmas spirit.

Robert and I have gotten the biggest kick out of watching Harrison's amazement in Christmas lights, decorations, trees, songs, and of course, toys. He is a huge fan of Frosty the Snowman and he marches to the song when he sings it. He also loves Rudolf the Red nose Reindeer but he covers his eyes when the abominable snowman appears. Harrison turns on the Christmas lights every morning before he barges into our room to wake us up. And he lets us know if the inflatable Santa in our yard is working because he checks outside his window right before he gets out of bed. He and Brooks continue to dismember all the nutcrackers in the house but I leave them out because they love to play with them. Just like my newly acquired snow village for the kitchen table. I might as well have just put a big dollhouse out and decorated it because Brooks climbs onto the table the second you turn your back to play with the village people...which are breakable I might add. But I keep it out to see their delight when the ice skating rink turns on and the table becomes a miniature snow village.

And it's not just decorations, songs, and lights that amaze them. Harrison has been talking about Jesus at school and has let me know several times, especially right after he sings Jesus Loves Me, that Jesus died. I don't really know that he grasps the whole reason but at least he is learning. And last night, he had his Christmas school play which was such a fun evening. The play was so cute and on top of that, Nana, Papa, Ma and Pa all came to Palm Coast to watch and celebrate an early Christmas with us. Hoyt, Holly and BeBe made it for the Christmas celebration which made for a very entertaining evening. We attempted Christmas card pictures, opened gifts, and unveiled Harrison and Brooks' new means of transportation...a power wheels jeep. And like any other family Christmas gathering, we ate, drank, and were merry. That's right, with all the craziness of Christmas, I still love it!