December is always a month of holiday fun, but it has been especially fun this year with a new addition to our celebration - Santa! We are pleasantly surprised at how much Mia understood of the holiday season - in fact, some of her favorite words are now "Santa," "Star" and "Tree!" We are still not exactly sure how Mia first figured out Santa since we hadn't told her about him, but whenever she spots an image of Santa in a book, on a gift bag or wrapping paper, or on a television commercial, she is sure to blow him kisses (apparently she is trying to ensure that she ends up on the nice list!)
We have also been teaching Mia about Christmas through books, movies and, of course, parties! She attended the Gleason Family Christmas party earlier this month (where she sat on Santa's lap and received an early Christmas present from him), in addition to a Christmas party with her little friends from play group, where she participated in a Secret Santa Swap.
We were also happy to continue the tradition of having our annual "Christmas Sleepover Weekend" with Auntie Theresa and Uncle Joseph - Mia had a blast decorating the tree with them and looking at Christmas lights (every time we passed a house with Christmas lights, she would announce it by exclaiming a big "Wow!" from her car seat.) She also decided to add to the little stocking ornaments on our tree by putting her own tiny sock on the tree when no one was looking - a very cute addition to the existing decorations! It has been a fantastic month so far and we are looking forward to what the rest of the month will bring - including a visit from Santa on Christmas Eve!
