It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas

It's hard to believe it's the 23rd already...  It's been a busy December, but this week we did get a chance to slow down a bit and enjoy the Christmas season.  Yesterday, mom, Mary Beth and I worked all day on Christmas cookies and other treats.  Lawson joined us later in the day and helped us out. 

We were really happy with all that we accomplished - especially since everything tasted SO good!  :)

I also managed to get Lawson in to see The Big Guy this afternoon.  Unfortunately, I made a small miscalculation...  Lawson still has difficulty understanding time (past and future) and he has a hard time getting that Christmas is a specific day, not just a season.  Therefore, he really didn't understand that even though he asks Santa for a present, he doesn't actually get it right then and there.  The look of disbelief on his face when Santa took him off his lap and gave him a coloring book as a souvenier, rather than the Toy Story shoes he'd just asked for, was hilarious!  Everyone in the room (including Santa) laughed at his reaction.  I guess it'll all make sense soon enough...

Merry Christmas, everyone! 

Winter Program

Last night was Lawson's school's Winter Program.  Here he is at Grandma and Grandpa's house, right before we left:

None of the kids sang last year, so I wasn't expecting much this time. I gotta say, I was pleasantly surprised!Most of the kids in all the classes at least attempted to sing along, even if their voices didn't really project.  Lawson's class sang "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music.  It was so fun! 

If you click on the link below, you can see the video Grandpa shot of the performance.  It's a bit long, but the kids really were so stinkin' cute!  Lawson was a total goofball...  he did manage to sing most of the lyrics in between goofy noises... Oh, and then he kept running off the stage to see me.  *sigh*  It was a bit like herding cats, but totally fun to experience! 

Concert Video

Here's Lawson with several classmates and his fabulous teacher, Miss Amber.  We LOVE her!