As a child, I always loved Christmas. I’ve loved it as an adult, too, but I’ll admit it lost a little of the magic and sparkle for a while there. But now, watching Carrie experience it all, it’s just as magical as it was when I was a child. Maybe more.
This afternoon we watched A Muppet Family Christmas and then decorated the tree. Carrie loved the movie. She’s never seen Kermit or Miss Piggy before, but she was thrilled when the Sesame Street characters came caroling, and if you ask her what her favorite part of the movie was she says “Piggy!” She also really loved putting the ornaments on the tree. There’s a clump of several of our most child-friendly ornaments on two bottom branches, because she felt they looked best all hanging on top of each other. She was even excited to put the angel on top.
When you ask her what’s happening, she says “Santa Claus is coming soon!” I don’t know if she really knows what that means, but I’m sure she’ll be thrilled on Christmas morning regardless!