I love that you can see "A Christmas Story" on the television in this shot. Love the annual 24-hour marathon!
Also cool was this pop-up Dr. Seuss book that Erin got Leo (stay away Ellie, who enjoys the sport of ripping pop-ups).
Leo really understood Christmas this year. He was thrilled with the loot that "Duh Duh" (Santa) brought him. They really layed the Christmas vocabulary on thick at school. He knew "Ree" (tree) and "Ree" (wreath). He adored the Christmas tree. Every morning the first thing he wanted to do when coming downstairs was to plug the lights to the tree in. Yeah, not good. He totally figured out how to do this himself.
Back to the gifts. Another great present was a gift certificate for Beyond Play from Grandma and Grandpa, a therapeutic toy catalog (I hadn't realized I'd dropped hints for it by posting about it on my blog but I guess I had-how accidentally smart of me!) I'm going to get the Stomp Launcher for sure.
This Medical Kit was also a hit. Leo's therapist had recommended it to encourage pretend play. I was surprised that he knew exactly what to do with a stethascope. He listened to everyone's heart on Christmas morning, including Ruby the dog.
Next year I have to be better about bringing in the Hanukkah. I was a Bad Jew this year. Didn't light the menorah once! What a Lame-O. We did play dreidel a little but that hardly counts as "doing" Hanukkah. Erg.
2 comments:
My husband was a Bad Jew this year, too. I think we lit the menorah the first two nights.
hanukkah, shmanukkah. you had a wonderful time with your family. that's what counts. i managed to be a Bad Jew AND light the candles every night. well, almost every night.
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