Saturday we jumped into the Christmas spirit with all of our energy. We decorated the house, listened to Christmas music, wrapped presents, and even went to the Zoo with Grandma and 
Grandpa to see the zoo lights. I am not someone who is really full of the "Christmas spirit," in fact, I try my hardest to be a bit of a humbug. My favorite Christmas song is "Grandma Got Run over by a Reindeer", but it is true what they say: Christmas looks different through the eyes of a child. Sophia was very excited to help with decorating, and she keeps asking me t
o take her picture in front of our stockings. We put out our most kid-friendly decorations so there are lots of things she can play with, and left in boxes the things I would be 
most distressed if she broke. So we're 
having fun. 
Grannie got us a beautiful Advent calendar
and filled each box with a treat for Sophia. We're enjoying taking things out each day. She's also done a few funny
things lately. A few days ago she took her bunny to the living room couch and said it had to go to time out (that's Sophia's time-out place). When we asked why bunny was in time out, Sophia 
said bunny was crying. Sunday when Sophia got up from her nap she brought all
of her stuffed animals out of her room one-by-one and lined them up around Daddy. It was a great project, it kept her occupied and running for a half an hour. It doesn't get any better than that!
and filled each box with a treat for Sophia. We're enjoying taking things out each day. She's also done a few funny
things lately. A few days ago she took her bunny to the living room couch and said it had to go to time out (that's Sophia's time-out place). When we asked why bunny was in time out, Sophia 
said bunny was crying. Sunday when Sophia got up from her nap she brought all
of her stuffed animals out of her room one-by-one and lined them up around Daddy. It was a great project, it kept her occupied and running for a half an hour. It doesn't get any better than that!
We'd never been to the zoo lights before, but since we have a membership we thought we'd try it. They were really beautiful and despite the cold and the rain we had a lot of fun. Sophia's favorite part, as usual, was riding the train. We took Grandma and 
Grandpa with us which really added to our fun. 
Tonight Sophia and I are going to spend the rest of the week in Portland with Grannie and Papa. That should add to our Christmas fun. It's going to be quite an exciting month!
