Ready for Christmas, More Shirts, and a Field Trip

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We’re Ready for Christmas

Christmas is still two weeks away, but I think we’re ready. We’ve got our decorations up, we’ve been to two Christmas parties, and have seen three Santa Clauses.

 

Christmas Decorations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Santa Clauses

Is there a limit to how many Santa Clauses a kid can see in less than a week? Last Saturday we went to a Christmas party given by our township’s Disability Services. On Sunday we went to see the Caring Santa at the mall. This is a special Santa for the kids with disabilities. And then on Wednesday there was another Christmas party for kids with disabilities near my work. James saw 3 Santa Clauses in less than a week. Stacy calls the Caring Santa the real Santa; all of the other Santas are just his “helpers”.

Here are a few pics from the Disability Services party:

 

 

 

 

Here he is at the mall meeting the “real” Santa Claus:

 

 

 

At the second christmas party, James made an ornament with Mommy, and got his picture taken with andother one of Santa’s helpers:

 

 

 

 

Update December 28th – they posted a video of this Christmas party on YouTube. You can see Stacy and James making their ornament at 1:21.

 

 

More Shirts

James has two more shirts to add to his collection. I think we need to have an intervention. He was at 80-something shirts in October, and he keeps getting more. This first shirt came from a friend. The second one Stacy bought.

 

 

 

To be honest, I think she’s out of my league, too! She is truly an amazing woman and I have no idea what I did to deserve her.

 

 

Field Trip

I remember as a kid going on field trips to places like the zoo, or the Shedd Aquarium, or The Art Institute of Chicago. Where did James go on a field trip last week? They went to Mariano’s, which is a grocery store. I laughed at first, until I thought about it. It’s actually a pretty good idea for a field trip. It provides a real-world education. They can learn about different foods, see how much things cost, and learn about weights by using the scales in the produce section. And best of all, you can bring Mommy and Daddy home some cupcakes! Red velvet, Mommy’s favorite. I just hope he paid for them!