Last night we packed up and went to your very first Christmas party, boy was it just loads of fun...and very eye opening for your daddy and I, who rarely get to observe you in your 'natural environment' with all of your friends!
You have some pretty special friends at school, so it was time to suit up and march into the madness of 20ish kids between 3 months + 5 years (and all of their parents) and party on down.
It just warms my heart to see that you have SO MANY friends at school! Who knew a 22 month old could be such a popular dude?!? It probably has something to do with the fact that they moved you into the preschool class about 9 months early, so you've had a chance to acclimate, playing with girls and boys a tad older than you. They all love you to pieces and take such great care of you! All of the little 4-5 year old girls dressed in their beautiful Christmas dresses yelled your name when they discovered you had arrived. One by one, they would run up to give you a big squeeze - and of course, you delighted in reciprocating. What a stud.
The real highlight was watching you hang with your best bud, Benny! We first learned of Benny a few months ago from your teachers. He was new at school and the two of you are only about 3 weeks apart in age. You two are like twins - it's just the cutest dang thing! As soon as you both warmed up (it was pretty overwhelming in there with all of those people!), you were like two peas. We watched you play with absolutely nothing all night. No toys, just you two. You seem to be the alpha in the relationship - whatever you do, he's happy to follow. If you're jumping, Benny's jumping. If you're walking on your knees, Benny's close behind. You and Benny played in your fort (under the fold-up tables) for quite a while, giggling and chasing each other. The three of us played ring around the rosie (your favorite game right now), and then you two played for a while, and fell ON each other. Apparently there's also a 3rd musketeer who's one of your favs at school, but she was busy working the room. Her name is Amelia and she's a sassy little thing, so full of personality. Sadly, we didn't get to play with her much, but you and Benny were happily in your own little world. Here you boys are:
And here's you and Amelia, your other best friend at school:
The night ended with a visit from Santa. Sadly, it was pretty close to what should have been your bedtime, so by this time, your patience was wearing thin. From a distance, you were totally cool with the old bearded guy. You even waved to him as you got closer, saying "Hi Satan". But the minute you were (almost) placed on his lap, no dice. (Note: you were snatched out of my arms by our least favorite teacher at the last minute, so I am naturally not in any Santa pics, nor could I comfort you when you started crying. She has no kids of her own, she doesn't get it. We'll forgive her, some day. Grrr.). Santa got you an awesome Thomas the Train set and your secret santa (Benny) got you a super rad Sesame Street truck. So thankful for all of your friends and your social butterfly ways.
Your very first Thomas the Train Set - what a happy boy!!
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