'Twas the day before Christmas
And all through our den,
Not a nostril was sneezing,
Not Morgan's, not Gwen's.
Yes, it's true! After two years of nasty Christmas colds, Morgan was finally healthy for Christmas. Even Gwen managed to squeeze in some healthy holiday cheer after a string of ear infections and antibiotics. Needless to say, this put us all in the holiday spirit.
Morgan and Aunt "Mimi" started the day by drawing with chalk. Morgan whipped-up the picture above for Santa -- not sure if it's a fingerprint, or some sort of topographical map. But you gotta love her drawing skills for 2.5 years. (The apple didn't fall far from Mom's or Dad's tree.)
In the afternoon, everyone decorated Gingerbread -- err... Graham Cracker -- Houses while Gwen supervised from her perch at the head of the table. This year's decorations included Necco wafers, gumdrop rings, red licorice, generic Cap'n Crunch, and the ultra-traditional Christmas Gummi Dinosaurs.
After our customary Mexican Christmas Eve dinner (which was downsized this year to a 7-layer nacho dip and chips), we loaded up the car to go see Christmas lights in the area. But first, Morgan pretended she was Santa and tried to attach "nacho" antlers to Gwen the Reindeer.
After looking at Christmas lights, all that was left to do was put out some cookies for Santa (and carrots for the reindeer).
Morgan wanted to leave a cup of coffee for Santa, too. But when she ran into the kitchen to help Mom make it, she accidentally dropped the special Santa mug, which smashed all over the kitchen floor.
She immediately got a horrible, worried look on her face. We could practically hear the thoughts racing through her brain -- "Oh no! Santa is going to be mad at me! I was SO close! Now I'm going to end up on the Naughty List!" It was a classic Ralphie "Oh FUDGE" moment.
Luckily, Ariella was Mommy-on-the-Spot with a new coffee mug. Santa would never notice the difference. Christmas was saved!
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