It's that time of year, so Molly has been helping us get ready for Christmas. Last weekend, after we picked up our tree, Molly helped Mommy put some decorations on the tree.

In the movie clip below, you'll also see that we went to the campus movie theater for a little music and some holiday-themed video shorts - and, surprise, surprise, Santa was there! He joined the band at the front of the theater for a song and spent some time high-fiving all of the kids. Molly made her way up to the front, and, just after the video ends (I didn't want her to get in Santa's way so I stopped filming to go get her), Santa came up to high five her. She completely stiffed him and stared at him instead.

 

Also last weekend, Molly helped Mommy paint some decorations

This weekend, we tried very hard for some good pictures to use on our Christmas cards for this year... here's one attempt, that may or may not make the cut.

Then we decided to go to the Grandview Heights library for the first time to check out some books - and - it just happened to be the day that Santa was visiting, so we decided to make a morning of it. Despite having already met Santa the weekend before, Molly was still a little unsure about what the guy in the red suit was all about. She didn't cry, she just looked a little bit spooked and uncomfortable the whole time. She also didn't seem too keen on being placed in his lap - so this is as close as she got.

But, she's been practicing saying "santa claus" and "frosty snowman" and I'm sure that will continue. She's also been watching old Frosty the Snowman and Suzie Snowflake videos with Mommy, and old California Raisins Claymation Christmas Special clips with Daddy - so she's in the holiday mood.