Just Some Stories

I wanted to write down some of the first Santa stories so that we don't forget. There are no pictures - just some things I want to remember.

We were not sure how much we were going to play up Santa's visit. We figured we would just let it go where it went. At school they started talking about Santa on December 8th ... WHY?! Maddie said that Santa was going to bring her presents because she was good. I agreed. On December 9th, 10th, 11th and so on, I was asked if Santa was coming. We bought an advent calendar.

On the car ride home from school one day, Maddie was telling me about something she wanted (something small - shoes, a book, a dress - something like that). I said that maybe Santa would bring it for her. She then informed me that no, Santa was bringing her a princess doll. I told her that Santa could bring her both. Well ... this was just too much for her. She started screaming "BOTH" over and over at the top of her lungs. Can you believe it ... Santa could have gotten away with just one gift this year! Silly Mommy!

We were just sitting around one night talking about the stockings and Santa's visit and I told her that Santa is going to come down the chimney and bring the presents. About 5 minutes later she was standing there with a worried look on her face. I asked her what was wrong and she said that she did not want Santa to break our house. I did not get it at first but then I realized she was still thinking about him coming down the chimney. We reassured her that Santa would just simply slide in and out without breaking the house.

I am excited to see how she reacts to all the presents under the tree. Because Nick is working Christmas this year, Maddie and I are heading home to Houston on the 24th. We are going to do presents on the night of the 23rd. Santa is going to come while she is in the bath. Nick said that there is no way she is going to go to sleep that night. Probably not ... but oh well!