It's The Holiday Season!

I love this time of year. Christmas is my favorite holiday (up next would be my birthday ;) ). I love the lights, the music (yea I'm weird I know) the getting together with friends & family, the smells and ofcourse the food.

This year I think I'm loving Christmas even more. This is Junior's first Christmas and it's so exciting to get him see things like decorations for the first time. Today Jess, the boys and I all went to the mall to walk a few laps. After Trace's customary ride on the carosel, it was announced we HAD to go see Santa. Trace had seen Santa walking back out to the Santa chair and decided that there was no if, ands, buts about it we where GOING to talk to him, so he promptly ran from the exit of the carosel to the end of the Santa line (which was actually short partially due to the fact it was the middle of a week day - and Santa had just come back from a break).

I wasn't going to get Jr's picture with Santa because this wasn't something planned (so there where no appropriate clothes in the diaper bag), and you know I keep hearing how so-and-so's baby didn't like Santa till they where around the age of 3-5. Well, Trace hopped up in Santa's lap - and proceeded to tell Santa ALL about his brother and "Ju-noor". He even remembered to tell Santa what he wanted for Christmas. Colten did pretty well with Santa, a little unsure about him, but he did just fine. When it was Junior's turn... all he could do was smile and laugh...

So I guess in weird way this kind of makes up for me not having MY decorations and lights to put up. (Despite the most generous offer of my Mother in Law -Grandma J - to put her's up when I get there .. it's just not the same) at least I get the fun and excitement of watching my son experiance all of this for the first time, and seeing that he is enjoying it... it's not scary to him in the least. :)

(I just realized how I am going to get out of the dog house for buying the picture CD from the Santa thing... I don't get to put up decorations this year and we spend about the same amount on new stuff every year as I did on this picture!)