There's nothing like a visit from little ones to gladden the heart at Christmas time. As I mentioned in my previous blog, my daughter brought three of my great-grandchildren up from another town to visit for the day and go to a graham cracker cookie Christmas house workshop.
After the workshop, we came back home for steaming bowls of homemade chicken noodle soup and deli turkey sandwiches. Then the kids opened little gifts from us...these were just token gifts, so they'd have something to entertain them while they were here. One of the gifts we gave the six-year-old great-granddaughter was a paper doll book that just fascinated and absorbed her. The other two kids got puzzles and games that kept them busy and amused. Sometimes, I think the best gifts are the old-fashioned ones.
Later, we went downtown to visit "Ho-Ho," as my three year old great-granddaughter calls Santa Claus. Mrs. Claus was with Santa, and all three kids seemed to be charmed by her. But my six-year-old kindergartner great-granddaughter asked if that was really Mrs. Claus. I gave some lame answer, knowing that what she was really getting at was...if that wasn't really Mrs. Claus, then Santa probably wasn't really Santa (because the buzz at school is that Santa Claus isn't real, anyway).
Once the kids had given Santa their wish list, we were ready to leave and go shopping at a wholesale store. My daughter picked up several inexpensive activity books for the kids, including "Happy Feet" books (about the penguin that dances in the popular animated movie). The books feature clickers, attached to bands, that are designed to be worn on shoes or bare feet. The kids couldn't wait to try them. For the rest of the time they spent at our house, three pairs of happy feet went click-clacking through the rooms, and up and down stairs.
It was a fun day, perfect for re-living in memories.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
0 comments:
Post a Comment