Christmas will be on top of us before we know it. Little Miss J has finally taken to the advent calendar and is at least using it for its intended purpose. Today she declared, "9 more days until Christmas!" When asked what's going to happen on Christmas she replied, "We get to spend time with our family." I am secretly glad she did not mention presents, Santa, etc.
Two weekends ago, the entire family was down for the count with fevers, runny noses, coughs, etc. In spite of illness, Little Miss J played in her very first piano recital. I was beyond proud and held back a few tears. And yes, Ralph, I held my breath while she played. I am my mother. I embrace this because, quite frankly, she was awesome.
Parenting while sick is up there on my list of most un-fun things EVER. Thankfully, we all seemed recovered for this past weekend, which was jam packed with holiday events. On Friday, Little Miss J had her school performance, where no, she was not a nun, but instead, a pilgrim. Because Thanksgiving is not in December, but whatever.
On Saturday, it was her holiday dance recital.
After which we bundled up and headed out to Cal Expo for the Global Winter Wonderland with some of our friends.
It was so cute seeing how excited Charlie was to see J2. Charlie is a year older than J2, and up until now, for the most part, they've basically ignored each other. So it was pretty cute to see them interact.
On Sunday, we went to Santa's Secret Adventure. It was at a horse stable, which was all lit up with Christmas lights. There were bonfires, pony rides, miniature ponies, carriage rides, etc. J2 even rode his first horse!
And we got to see Santa! This is a much different reaction than Santa got from J2 last year, which can be viewed here.
And in between dancing and pony riding, Little Miss J and I managed to decorate some cookies!
With the exception of the lights on our house and the sad, deflated snowman lying in the front yard, the Chunglunds are ready for the holidays! Bring it, Santa!
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