You know it's almost Christmas when...
... the Spider-man figurine has new playmates, in the form of a Little People Joseph, a Veggie Tales BabyJesus/Carrot, and a an elf named Buddy.
... my immobile 6-month-old has glitter flecks all over his fuzzy head, and I have no idea where they came from.
... his older brother stomps around the house, singing We Wish You 'Another' Christmas at the top of his lungs for hours at a time.
... knocks on the door in the early evening prompt excited rushes to retrieve packages, rather than irritated grumblings at the imposter who dares to wake the baby.
... a fellow preschool mother laughingly tells me that she's hearing all about our elf, and that Parks has told her daughter not to worry, that an elf will come to her house soon, too.
... swords of different types -one for a soldier, and the other for a pirate- have been created out of two very festive rolls of wrapping paper.
... the highlight of the day comes not from being surprised by finding an episode of Curious George on PBS, but by finding one or more Christmas cards in the mailbox.
... the rare nighttime drive transforms usually tired, whiny kids into ones filled with wonder at the twinkling lights and glowing Santas from the formerly darkened yards of neighbors.
... a sweet, 3-year-old heart is near to bursting at the magic -currently at its finest- that fills the air, and...
... his mother's heart is near to bursting at the magic of watching it all, and being able to once more view the enchantment of the season through the eyes of a believing child.
I love it. Makes me excited about this time next year.
ReplyDeleteThe nighttime drive with lights! It just happened for us the other night, and it was so wonderful to be able to tell an unhappy girl: "ooh, look at the lights . . ." And it WORKED.