Sarah is SO EXCITED for Christmas! She is finally old enough to understand what’s going on and anticipate it. We finally put up our little 3-foot tree and decorated the mantle on Tuesday, and she ran in circles yelling, “It’s Christmas time! It’s Christmas time! I’m so essited!!”
When we got out our Nativity set, we told Sarah the story of Christmas. When I got to the part about the star, she interrupted me and said, “Santa was at the North Pole and he looked in the sky and said there was something in the air that night! The stars were bright! Fernando!” Anthony and I laughed so hard, and she did not appreciate it.
Then, when I told her it was time for bed, she said, “No, I’m just gonna sit in this chair and wait for Christmas.”
Today, Anthony took her shopping for my Christmas present. When they got home she shouted, “Mom, we got you a present! SURPRIIIISE!” Anthony said, “No, Sarah, remember? We just went to lunch!” and he winked at her. She got confused and asked, “Dad, did we get Glee for a present?” Oh my heck, it was so funny! I’ve actually been looking forward to the first time my kids would ruin my Christmas surprise, because I’ve wanted to know how they’d do it.
Also, when I was cleaning the girls’ room to get it ready to receive all their new toys, I found a $20 bill! Boo-yah!
******Later******
We were heading to the Stafford family Christmas party, and Anthony took Sarah outside. He knelt in the yard and told her, “Look up there in the sky! Santa is up there in his sleigh right now delivering presents to all the girls and boys!” To which Sarah replied, “I WANT TO GO BACK IN THE HOUSE!!!!”
Then Santa came to the party. Sarah was so scared of him, she made Anthony take her to a different floor of the house. When they got upstairs, she was very excited that Santa was downstairs giving presents to everyone. When Anthony suggested they tell each other knock-knock jokes, she said, “No! Santa will be mean to us if we do that!”
When we told her it was time to go to bed so Santa could come with her presents, she said, “No, that’s okay, I don’t need any presents…”
