On Saturday night AB and I headed to the giant Bass Pro Shop to see if Santa was around. Lucky for us, the line was short and we were ready! Avery Blue’s normal aversion to physical contact with other people, especially strangers, went out the window after a moment’s contemplation about what was at stake. She ran up to him, squealing with arms waving. After jumping on his lap, she immediately said “bunny house!” and was ready to get down. No smile for the photo.
As we were walking away, she broke down in tears. What was wrong?? I knelt down next to the grills and asked her why she was sad after seeing Santa. She had a valid complaint – where was the bunny house? Why didn’t Santa bring the bunny house? Oh my heart just broke with her innocence when I realized that she thought she was going to get it when she saw him. It took 10 solid minutes of explaining and reassuring through tears to get her understand the setup.
Finally, after she was calm, another issue came to light. “Santa did not say ‘ho, ho, ho”. This one was harder for her to get over. An unforgivable infraction. She stills brings it up daily.
As well, I’ve had a few people ask me for holiday wish lists for Avery Blue and myself.
I’ve put together Amazon wish lists.
Avery Blue Wish List:
http://amzn.com/w/2QZDQ1T3QXWSK
In addition to the items on the list, AB would also love art supplies – thick paper, painting brushes or rollers (no crayons though!). Warm clothes, cotton or wool, thick sweaters and cardigans. Lined pants for cold days. Warm cotton 2-piece long sleeve pajamas. We love Baby Gap! She is also very into “imagination play” – setting up scenes with figurines. Games are good too. She loves the color blue, penguins/puffins, crocodiles, music, playing dolls, making art.