This year I was truly inspired to grab a hold of the Christmas spirit as Brandon started to become aware of Santa Claus, presents, lights, trees, gingerbread etc. I delighted in his wonder and so this year, we had a really beautiful Christmas.
The season began with our usual trip to see Santa (a huge hit thank goodness). We followed it up by going to my AESO Christmas party at the Calgary Zoo. The zoolights were really well done and did not disappoint. Next was Jamie's company party down at Spruce Meadows. The Shaw party is always second-to-none with pony rides, bouncy castles, face painting, crafts and even real reindeer.
Unfortunately Brandon was starting to get sick with an ear infection - we had no idea - and he didn't have the best time but Jamie and I still enjoyed it. For the next couple of weeks it was more parties and more visits with Santa and before we knew it, the big day had arrived.
On Christmas Eve Brandon set out the milk and the cookies and I helped him write a note to Santa. I kissed him goodnight and he slept until about 8:20 on Christmas morning. When he woke up, he was most surprised to see the cookies were gone. "Mommy! The cookies are all gone!" He was so concerned about the cookies that he didn't notice the huge firetruck waiting for him under the tree.
The rest of the morning was sort of chaos as Brandon frantically tried to open gifts. He had a great time and received some wonderful presents like Spiderman pyjamas and Hot Wheels cars.
For dinner we went to our friends Steven and Jenyfer's house. Their little girl Kahlan is Brandon's birthday party partner and one of his best friends. They served us Turducken and it was wonderful! Brandon mostly ate cheese and crackers but he had a really good time playing with Kahlan while we were there.
With Christmas behind us it was time to head to the mountains for a little fun in the snow. We booked two nights at the Delta Kananaskis Lodge - a hotel famous for it's family friendly fun and activities. I have to admit that it lived up to its advertising. While we were there we tried the indoor pool, the outdoor hot tub, the bouncy castle and the indoor play center. We had really great weather so we also hit the sledding slopes and sent Brandon sailing down the hill all on his own. He loved every minute of it and would say "more, more" when he got to the bottom.
Our family getaway was over all too soon and we headed home to prepare for the New Year. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve and I'm sure I'll post something about that but for now I'd just like to reflect on all the fun and love that was our Christmas Season 2012 :-)
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