The Christmas spirit entered the Gore household the weekend after Thanksgiving with our annual trip to the Festival of the trees. Madelaine you reported feeling a bit under the weather but still came along, spending most of the time being carried by Papa or in the stroller.
Theodore was clearly mesmerized by the elves around this Christmas tree, thinking they should be communicating with him...
Eleanor posing in front of one of her favorite Christmas trees...
Harrison, who slept his entire first experience at the Festival...
We also started decorating the house the weekend after Thanksgiving. What used to take 1-2 days is now ranging between 4-5 days and we still aren't using all of our decorations. Everyone got involved and of course had fun. M and E did a much improved job of hanging their ornaments, being able to go a bit higher this year, though Mama still needed to do a lot of rearranging and add the most special ornaments to the top. Thanks to Theodore the glue gun has gotten a lot of action this month!
Taking a break from decorating and being silly...
Placing window clings...a safe activity for Theodore being not breakable, and Harrison enjoyed supervising!
A favorite to put up every year, the tree in our bedroom with our letter decorations...
Taking part in Christmas activities around Kasson...cookie decorating
Visiting Mrs. Claus with cousin Leela...much less intimidating to us as compared to Santa Claus.
In addition to routine trips around town looking at lights, we also enjoyed driving out into the country one evening for a display set to music...
We finally got some snow this month and were able to enjoy the large flakes. Theodore you weren't too sure about moving in the white stuff but did enjoy watching Papa make the first snowman of the year...
Papa working away, you girls named him Frosty, go figure! Madelaine you ate the first carrot Mama sent out for the snowman...silly girl (also note no hats, not how you were sent outside, but apparently you were warm enough).
Shoveling out on the deck and while enjoying eating the clean, white fresh snow...
Harrison, staying warm and of course cute in the house with Mama while the rest played outside...it was very, very quiet!
And of course an annual trip to see Santa Claus. Harrison you obviously sat in Santa's arms without difficulty...
Girls you came the closest ever to Santa and actually had a conversation with him. Mama thinks the fact Santa was sitting on the ground with a book of nursery rhymes made him appear more approachable...hope we are on to a new trend for Santa visits in the future.
Theodore you kept your distance and gradually came this close, likely being enticed by the story Santa was reading...
Sending Warm Holiday Wishes to all!
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