Christmas Concepts

We put up our Christmas tree last week and Tommy has taken it all in stride. He seems unimpressed by the fact that we now have a light up tree in the house. It takes a lot to surprise him I guess.

plastic ornaments can look pretty fancy!

He did enjoy touching the many textures of the ornaments as we put them on the tree. This year we decided to give the crystal and Lenox ornaments a rest since I fully expect the tree to fall over at least once. They sell some really beautiful plastic ornaments at Joann's (the craft store) that are affordable and don't look cheap.

Tom avoids the tree well but occasionally he dances right into it. We haven't had a full contact event yet - just minor brushes with the tree. He does not appreciate the bristly nature of the branches but he doesn't freak out over it either. He did have some fun with the garland before we put it on the tree.

Sorry about the boogers. they were out of control that day!

We have been talking about Santa Claus too and trying to get him excited about that. Since he can't see Santa everywhere like other kids I'm trying to introduce the idea through Christmas songs and books. We got a nice braille Christmas book from Beulah Reimer Legacy. It came so fast! We also have a book with a fully recorded reading of the Night Before Christmas that was read by Derek's Aunt Cheryl, Uncle Ken and Cousin Scott. It was a great gift we got last year.

We plan on making a trip to the mall to see Santa. It doesn't get more concrete than that for concept building! I'm trying to figure out the least busy time to go. At the very least I think he will love the riding the train.