Let it be said, Chris and I LOVE Christmastime. I start listening to my favorite Christmas CD's in November (like..November 1st). There's egg nog in the fridge from Thanksgiving on (that's Chris'...I think its gross). Hallmark movies rule the TV, and all sorts of other fun things. We were so excited to share our favorite traditions with Collier this year. Even though he may not know what's going on, he is definitely paying attention. So, we were very purposeful about trying to explain everything to him--the significance of giving gifts (because Jesus was our best gift ever), decorating the tree, who Santa is, what happened at Jesus' birthday, and so on. Some important things to note: "Oooooo" became C's most often used expression (every time we turned the lights on the tree), we are NOT ready to be friends with Santa, and "The Little Drummer Boy" seems to be his favorite carol, with "Jingle Bells" a close second. Here are some highlights leading up to Christmas at the Cowans' house.
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| Putting lights on the tree |
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| Santa's Little Helper! |
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| Collier LOVED putting the little ornaments on the Advent Calendar every day. He'd take it out of it's little pocket and hold it towards the tree. So cute! |
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| Watching the Christmas Parade in Chattanooga with Eli, Callie , and Brady |
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| Clapping for the lights (apparently they were doing a good job ;) |
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| Our Christmas-fied House |
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| We visited the Chattanooga Choo-Choo to see Santa |
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| Eli, Brady, and Callie loved visiting with Santa... |
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| Collier did not. |
We had so.much.fun this Christmas. Something about having a child gives you new eyes this season, and we loved getting to experience the magic anew. Merry Christmas, y'all!
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