Countdown 'til Christmas

1 week 'til Christmas Eve and I'm sure that everyone is scrambling, just like we are, to get their lists checked off!

This is the start of my 3rd week home full-time and it's been very helpful to have the extra time to complete the preparations. Not to mention how wonderful it is to be home with Edie to see her amazement at the sparkling lights and -ooooooo, can you believe?- A tree in the house! That's just craziness!

We started on our baking but had to stop until this weekend - not for any reason than we were eating it all. And Edie knows exactly where the "cocoos" are at. She would like them for breakfast, lunch and supper, thank you very much! :) Looks like she may have inherited a weakness for baked goods from her Mommy and Daddy - a double whammy at that.

We took her to see Santa over the weekend. She was a very brave little soul - no crying, just a pretty scared look and a quivering lip. She did so well when you consider all the kids around her were howling and screaming in terror. Really - why do we do this to our children? Because we had it done to us? I know the pics of Neil wailing on Santa's knee are pretty hilarious when we look at them now, but the poor little guy! O well - he's a very well adjusted adult, so I guess we needn't worry too much about it.

Overall things are good - our list seems to grow each time we go to cross something off of it. Lots of baby stuff still to get done in the next few weeks. But generally we will be ready when Christmas arrives next week...and even if we aren't, it'll come anyway! :)