'Tis the season - the season full of Christmas carols for all to hear, hot chocolate by the crackling fire, cookie baking & decorating, and lots of Christmas cheer. This is easily one of my favorite times of the year and it gets more and more magical every single year. I love creating special memories for the girls, starting our own family traditions, and doing, seeing, eating, and breathing all things Christmas. We've been to Christmas parades, we've had several Christmas play dates, rode the tram through the Botanical Gardens to look at the lights and even took an adventure down to the oceanfront to see the lights on the Boardwalk, we've seen Santa more times than I'd like to admit, and have already made 3 trips to Christmastown at Busch Gardens (more on that later!) Every single thing we do is full of lots of smiles and giggles and has created the most amazing memories during the most amazing time of the year!
Miss Addie is at such a FUN age this year! She walks around the house singing her favorite tunes, Rudolph, Frosty the Snowman, Jingle Bells, and We Wish You a Merry Christmas - and I can't believe how quickly she has picked up on all the words! We started doing Elf on the Shelf this year, who she has named "Sparkle" and she gets so excited to find her every morning. She's obsessed with our Christmas tree and is 100% insistent that the lights are on at all times. One of her favorite things this year is seeing Santa Claus. She gets so excited to run up and give him a big hug! She tells him every time how she really wants a baby doll and not 1, but 2 baby bottles and then gives us the biggest grin so we can snap a photo! Addie lights up every time we see one of her favorite characters - Santa, Frosty, or Rudolph - and loves to point out all of the pretty Christmas lights. Addie is totally obsessed with all things Christmas - just like her Daddy - and it is such a magical sight to see!
Bella is experiencing a lot of firsts this Christmas season since last year she was only 4 months old. She absolutely loves Christmas lights of all kinds and has the most adorable little dance moves every time a Christmas carol comes on. She loves to point at all of the ornaments on our tree and loves the train the Eric bought this year to go around it. She is not very fond of sitting on Santa's lap, but will give him a wave or a smile from afar. We took the girls to Disney Live! this year, which was a huge hit since Minnie and Mickey are her current favorites and she can do the Hot Dog dance with the best of them!
There really is nothing better than watching your children experience the magic of Christmas right before your very eyes! Over the next 2 weeks we are going to continue to enjoy all things festive and fun and we hope you do the same! Happy Holidays from our family to yours!
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