Well, today was a Sunday that was MUCH more stressful than I ever like Sundays to be. My son just seemed to be in fine form behaviorally.....he pretty much refused to listen to anything that I said, required several time outs, multiple warnings, and even a spanking. He was just downright frustrating today and seemed to be out to push, pull, grate on, and rip out my every last nerve ending. I really needed a little Sunday afternoon nap after dealing with him for the first part of the day, but we had our work Christmas party at the local gardens, so we headed off for an afternoon Christmas excursion. Hayden fell asleep immediately in the car, so I think that part of his problem was being over-tired. Anyway, the time at the Christmas gardens was pretty enjoyable for each of us. They have an awesome display of Christmas trees from around the world. Trees from places like Sweden, Japan, Australia, Belize, Peru, Austria, England and Scandinavia. Kennedy's favorite was the tree from Belize, decorated with colors feathers and colorful red scarlet macaws and brightly-painted ornaments. I just liked the unique features of each one, though my favorite was probably the one from Peru, which was adorned in handpainted nativity ornaments. It was just wonderful to witness that although each country decorates in a different fashion, so many pull together to celebrate the birth of Jesus. The gardens also had an awesome train that wound through the displays, so Hayden was at least occupied during that time we were by the train. Upon leaving, he decided to crawl up on a bank and plop himself in a huge pile of snow, refusing to come down. So, basically, I ended up climbing through the snow and manually picking him up and carrying him back to the vehicle. Amazing how three-year-old boys can be simultaneously so adorable but so ultimately frustrating and testing. Yes, God, this is only a test......I think that we will make the Gardens an annual visit for years to come, as it was a nice holiday afternoon.
Tonight, the kids and I started working on a paperchain to hang on one of our trees. I basically took strips of double-sided paper (lots from KI Memories and Paper Boutique) and started chaining them. Kennedy really got into it and was so disappointed when it was time for bed; however, I assured her that we could work on it again tomorrow. We are also planning to have every guest who comes to our home in December add a chain, including their name labeled on their link. This will hopefully become something that we can pull out year after year.....and it is much cheaper than buying garland!
I am in search of a Fisher Price kids' camera for my son for Christmas. I saw a whole row of them on the shelf at our local Target a week before Thanksgiving, so I thought that I would just wait a bit. WRONG DECISION! Now all of the stores are completely out of them, and they are going on E-bay for 90.00 or more (the shelf price was right around 50.00). So, now I have to decide whether I'm going to try to bid on one or just pay the higher price.....or just find a different type of gift. Hayden loves taking photos and is always trying to take some with my nice Canon Digital Rebel, so I would really like to get it for them. Reminds me of the year my parents searched high and low for Cabbage Patch dolls.....and they found them. Oh well, I still have a few weeks left to see what I can do to make this happen for my little guy.
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