Mommy's Reflections on a 2 year old Christmas

There were so many enjoyable things this Christmas season that I decided to take a moment to remember some of the things that Addie was doing this year.

Addie was very into the movies Frosty the Snowman (classic TV version) and Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas. She still is demanding to watch them almost every day and I keep trying to explain to her that it is not Christmas anymore. I wonder if we will be watching them all year long. She calls the Mickey movie "Merry Christmas" and says in the afternoons "I want to watch Merry Christmas, please!" And the Frosty obsession took over immediately after we watched it on TV (in an attempt to escape the Mickey Mouse movie). She would have everyone hold hands in a circle and sing "Frosty the Snowman" just like in the movie. (See picture below from my mom's on Christmas day.)

Addie also learned a lot about the Nativity Story and talked about "Baby Jesus". We had to sing Happy Birthday to Baby Jesus several times this month. She would go up to any nativity set and point out Baby Jesus to us. We had a proud moment when we went to pick her up from Sunday School and the teacher bragged about Addie and her knowledge of Baby Jesus!

This year, Addie did learn to recognize Santa Claus (practically any man with a large beard) and she talked a lot about how Santa brought toys and Santa Claus was "sweet". However, we tried to take her to get pictures with Santa at the mall and she wouldn't get anywhere close. I am pretty sure the entire mall could hear her shrills of terror.

Although Addie loved the Frosty movie, she loved the book Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and we read it to her almost every night in December. However, instead of reading the words of the book, we would sing the song and turn the pages.

Matt and I feel so blessed to have such a beautiful, talented, smart, tender-hearted, enthusiastic daughter. She makes everyday worth living and gives us such a renewed energy for life. It's awesome to see the world through the eyes of a 2 year old everyday where the smallest things make you laugh so hard and then cry at the drop of a hat. We are always trying to think of new things to show and teach her because she is learning so much so quickly. She is truly our gift from God and we couldn't be more pleased that he chose us to take care of her.