Two weeks off for Christmas this year was phenomenal. We were able to do so much fun stuff this year- making Christmas cookies, making (and enjoying) a homemade advent calendar, playing in the snow, Bentleyville, and of course being with family and friends. This year Frannie "got" Santa so we did lots of talking about him. She was determined to "peek" at Santa when he got here. She was very generous and left Santa a cookie she didn't finish eating, an Oreo truffle that she didn't want, and a carrot for the reindeer. Apparently she was a good girl this year because Santa left her a guitar and skiis.
And a side note on that advent calendar...I was so proud of the mix of treats, toys, etc that I put in the little packets. After the first two days of packets she chose had candy, when she got the third one and it had a little toy she shook the packet a few times to see if something was still in there and when it became apparent that there was no candy in it, she (with a perplexed and slightly disgusted look) said "can I pick another one?" Then the next day she said, "I have one with candy in it?"
We were able to spend time with Grandma Joy and Uncle Ken, Mème, Poppa, Bikkee, Uncle Bret/Aunt Anne/cousins Harry and Char, Meg, Val and other friends. Frannie had a great time opening presents and was a wonderful traveler.
It's so fun watching her interests change and we are amazed by her pretend play. She is constantly telling me who to "be" or wanting me to talk for her stuffed animals or puppets. I love listening to her conversations she has with her toys.Her new favorite pretending is to pretend we are all at school and she's the teacher. She's put Daddy on several "breaks" for not being a good listener. That's hilarious.
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