Christmas is over, the outdoor lights are put away, the cookies are almost gone, and Benji's presents are finally all opened (he lost interest quickly in present opening so we didn't finish opening Santa's presents until this past weekend). So, that means it's time to write about decorating for Christmas, right?
As with everything else these days, decorating the Christmas tree took longer than usual. Matthew did most of the assembling while I entertained Benji, and vice-versa for the lights and garland. For a while Benji was actually interested in the tree and bringing Daddy branches but then the allure of the front staircase was just too much and he went climbing. You see, the front of the house is gated off so Benji rarely gets to see the front staircase or the front rooms and it's always a new adventure to him when he does get to explore there.
That night Benji also started using everyday objects as telephones. He found the remote for the Christmas lights and held it up to his face like a phone. It's particularly interesting that he has picked up on this since we normally use a headset phone and fairly rarely use a receiver. Still, it was very adorable and the start of a new Benji game. Over Christmas he loved when Grandpa would give him the real phone and Benji would stand in the kitchen waiting to be picked up and given the phone. And when we called Grandma for her birthday this week, Benji kept coming over and grabbing the phone to listen to Grandma. No talking; just listening. Apparently he does the same thing sometimes when I call home from work.
What a big boy helping Daddy assemble the tree!
Climbing the stairs is more fun than putting up the tree, especially since Benji doesn't get to see the front staircase very often.
Although Benji could walk by this point, he was still crawling far more than walking. Today he rarely crawls.
Benjamin has started pretending various objects are telephones. Here he's using the remote for the Christmas lights.
I think the Hershey's Kiss lights were especially appealing to Benji with their bright colors and cartoon-character shape.
i sincerely do not know what you are doing here. are you lost? were you
looking for your delicate calico cat, and did you follow her up two flights of stairs
to this room? she is not here. she was here, yes. we gave her a warm bowl of milk, we talked with her about campaign finance reform for a time, and then she bid us good day. i believe she was
going to the post office two blocks down, but i don't quite recall.
for surely you did
not find your way from prinsiana, the least traveled site on
the internet. if you did, though, perhaps you are looking for humor. perhaps you are looking for profundity. perhaps you are looking for answers.
i'm sorry, but you shall go naught-for-three.
