Anna was really excited to go to church and sing Christmas songs on chairs (the church we went to is held in a school, so no pews). She wanted to wear her red sweater all day and kept asking to "get in car go to church" after her nap. She did a really good job although we definitely need to work on our "church voice" as she was yelling "we're at church!" "we'll do that again!" (after we sang a song) and other random stuff about being at church. I guess we'll see if she gets as excited about a regular service as this one (and then how she does in the church nursery!).
She seems intrigued by the empty stockings and Santa filling them up with presents, too. I am excited to see what she thinks of opening all of the presents in the morning and I can't wait to see which gift is the biggest hit of the day (and then which ones have the most staying power). It's too bad that a lot of her actual Christmas gifts are in the sea shipment although I guess it's good that they're getting spread out a bit, too. I have a feeling that some of the most exciting gifts are in the sea shipment though (the tricycle and rocking moose are the first that come to mind).
She still gets super excited every time we're out and we see a Christmas tree ("Just like at Ritz!") and the few Christmas lights we've seen around town. We've been listening to Christmas music in the house and in the car and she particularly likes Frosty the Snowman by Gene Autry and Here Comes Santa Claus by Elvis. I've had so much fun with her this season, I'll be a little sad to see it go. I guess the only consolation is that there's always next year!
