Annabel is back home and back in preschool after a long and busy holiday break.
As I was collecting pictures for this entry, I ran across some videos that I took last year of the kids on Christmas morning. Its amazing just how far Annabel has come in one year. Last year, she wasn't completely clear on how the holiday worked. She didn't understand, for example, that she would get to open any of the presents with her name on them. She didn't really know who Santa Claus was or why she was leaving cookies for him.
This year, she gets everything from cookies on Christmas eve to champaign on New Years Eve (for the record, She had Sprite but she asked what Kristin and I were drinking and why). She not only understood Christmas better, she is understanding everything better and making some surprising connections. For example, we have been reminding Annabel not to talk to strangers recently and she asked if she was a stranger to anyone, who might not be allowed to talk to her.
At the end of the trip, she started calling me "Dad" instead of "Daddy", a trait I think she picked up from her cousins.
Both girls really enjoyed spending time with their cousins, with whom they are surprisingly close particularly given the distance. I've got a few pictures of the whole crew below which I think conveys the overall vibe pretty accurately.
In terms of toys and gifts, both girls got far more than anyone can reasonably justify. The list includes such indispensable must-haves as:
- Talking bears
- Fire breathing dragons
- Magic Castles
- Life sized stuffed white tigers
- bath toys, new clothes, jewelry, DVDs, the list goes on...
Here are some pics.
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