This Christmas was the best one so far with Jenny.
First we explained who Santa Claus is and what his whole purpose was.
We celebrated Jesus's birthday and sang him Happy Birthday.
We didn't make it to church, so I have another extra Christmas dress that was never worn. Maybe it'll be good for Easter - red sparkly dresses for Easter are okay, right?
We made reindeer food at preschool and had fun talking about how it would help the reindeer find our house.
And then on Christmas Eve, before Jenny went to bed, we picked out two cookies to leave for Santa.
(Presents came under the tree once she was in bed and after I got back from mass).
Christmas morning began with a shower for Jenny - those diapers don't hold 35 pounds, I tell ya.
After we cleared the mess and reset the bed, Tim and I led Jenny out to see the presents beneath the tree. Jenny was so excited. Her eyes were wide as saucers and her little mouth dropped open like she was planning to catch flies with it. It was priceless.
Wanting the full experience, we showed Jenny that Santa had eaten the cookies we'd left out the night before. We told her, "Look Jenny, Santa ate all the cookies." Jenny's face just fell and her eyes welled up with tears. "Oh no!" she cried, "Santa ate all the cookies!" Jenny had mistakenly thought Santa had eaten all of the cookies in the house. It took a few moments to get her back calmed down and to show her that indeed we still had plenty of cookies left in the house, before she was able to focus again on the presents under the tree.
Jenny's Christmas was a great experience. She opened a gift, was instantly amazed by it, insisted that we open it (which of course we did), she'd play with it while Tim and I exchanged gifts and then we'd call her back to open another and so on. It was a wonderfully fantastic morning full of joy and peace and fun.
I can't help but wonder if next Christmas will be as much absolute bliss as this one was.
Thank you Santa for a really great gift.
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