The Official Christmas List

"Lucy, what do you want for Christmas?"

"Books!" she answers with a smile.  "And sun.  And trees."

This is my daughter.  :)

a lift

Thanks Pap.

Christmas-ing

Today Lucy and I decorated for Christmas.

Her first Christmas, we had a tiny tree, and the Christmas before that I hadn't bothered with one.  Last Christmas we had a big tree, which I decorated while she was napping.  I knew that this year would be different.  My big helper had big plans about decorating.  In fact, as soon as she woke up this morning, she told me, "I dreamed 'bout decorating our tree.  In my bed!  I did!"

(Then we played a game she invented (on the spot) called Odananulu (?).  She graciously explained the rules for me while she got it set up.  "You get your basket and you bring it over and you mix it up...."  Basically, you dump out and take turns throwing the contents of your basket of panties at each other.  Fun times first thing in the morning!)

We set up the tree, and I got breathless oohs and aahs as I added each section of the tree and real joy at turning on the lights.   She helped decorate and really favored one section, which is dripping with bling :)

We put up the Nativity scene, and she scooted up her rocking chair right next to it and the tree and just sat admiring it all and doing some "reading".

We were putting other little decorations around, and I noticed a cute manger with a missing leg.  I asked Lucy if it had broken off.  She was  a little evasive, and finally suggested, "I don't know what happened.  Maybe you should ask the wise men."

When someone asked her what we'd done today, she replied excitedly, "We Christmas-ed!"

When we were getting ready for bed, she sighed happily and said, "We had a great day today, didn't we Mama."

I could not love her more.  She is such a blessing from God!

black Friday shopping surprise

 

 

We did two rounds of Black Friday shopping (well after the craziness subsided).  Lucy is such a good little shopper.  She has a great attitude and never demands to receive things.  She's such a little blessing.  And I get to see the kindness in others and the joy that she brings, because we're always getting comments on how sweet or beautiful she is.  (And I agree :) ).

 

 

At one of our last stops she acquired this little Styrofoam cylinder that she was playing with (from the stuffing inside some shoes).  She called it her "treasure chest" (although it didn't open) and clearly prized this new possession.

 

 

I was trying on boots, sitting on a long bench with a man waiting on his wife in the dressing room.  I noticed that Lucy's pants were unsnapped.  "Come let me snap you up,"  I said to her.

 

 

She started digging, and (tadaa!) pulled this cylinder out of her pants!  "It's okay, " she said, as I cracked up and this stranger totally chuckled out loud, "I need it open so I can put my treasure chest in."

You just never know.

Jericho

Lucy has been telling me about what she's learning in Sunday school.  She broke the news to me gently--"Weeeell, Moses was died."   And she told me about how Joshua was a new leader of the Isrealites (yes, she talks about the Isrealites).  And how Rahab protected them, and about how they blew horns and the walls of Jericho fell down.

While we were out doing some Christmas shopping, she saw this Disney Princess castle, and was mesmerized.  "Mama," she asked in a hushed voice, "Is that JERICHO?"

This precious child!

taking care of Duckie

I love to see her being so sweet.  She tucked Duckie in once before I got the camera out and she put her head on the pillow and put her hand on his forehead (like I do with her) and sang "Sweet Duckie Joy" to him (I sing "Sweet Lucy Joy").  Love this sweet girl!

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