With Dad gone in Europe, Cal and I tackled a lot of projects around the house. Nesting was in full swing for me, so I took on several organization projects.
I know this probably seems weird, but I LOVE organizing. I've grown to appreciate a good organization system even more since living in our small apartment -- every inch counts.
A lot of the projects were more fun, and involved decorating for Christmas, shopping, and wrapping presents. Although, we didn't get high marks for organization in this department. Take a look at Santa's workshop. Yikes!
Cal was actually a huge help in getting everything ready for Christmas. He is very skilled at using scissors (seriously), so we made good use of his talents and had him cut the wrapping paper.
He was very interested in who each present was for, and kept telling me how excited he was for his cousins and grandparents to open his gifts. It was sweet to see how much he was thinking of others.
We got Cal an advent calendar from Ikea again this year, and each morning, one of the first things he'd say was, "My cander!" before running to open the flap and retrieve the chocolate inside. As a surprise, Reed made me an advent calendar of my own, filled with 25 hints that led me on a search for little gifts around the house.
I couldn't believe that he'd set it al up before he left for Europe. It was such a sweet and romantic idea!
We had a fun time at our ward Christmas party, even though we had to attend with no Dad. Here is Cal ringing his heart out to jingle bells with the primary kids.
We definitely missed Reed while he was gone, but I'm glad we got to fill our time with such fun projects and activities.
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