James: No.
Me: Why not?
James: Because Santa is old and he has whiskers.
James is watching Christmas cartoons now. We have a DVD of really old (pre-Disney) cartoon shorts.
Me: See the reindeer? They are pulling the sleigh.
James: Oh, I didn't notice that!
We are also reading Christmas stories, T'was the Night Before Christmas, Santa Mouse, etc
Us: Do you want to hang your stocking on the fireplace?
James: No.
Us: But we need to hang it so Santa can fill it with goodies.
James: Where is he?
Us: He will come down the chimney and come out through the fireplace and leave you presents!
James (looking at the fireplace quite suspiciously): Is he in there now?
Since this moment, I have caught James stealing suspicious glances at the fireplace and he won't go anywhere near it.
Well done, Mom and Dad, well done.
I also submit, for your review, proof that James possesses 90% of Brian's genes and only 10% of mine. We let him hang some small ornaments on this crazy silver tree and this is how he went about it. Please notice the obsessive color grouping.
It's going to be a long December.
1 comment:
I think the tree looks patriotic and lovely. Ours has 4 birds in a group at the bottom. Lovely in its own way.
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