Snowglobes

Jingle Bell wants to be in a snow globe, apparently.  Madison wakes up early each morning, tromps down the stairs to find Jingle Bell each day in December - and then looks under the tree, where a little gift awaits her.  It's usually something small like a coloring book or a tiny book of origami.  But it's always a fun surprise, something leading up to the big day.

This morning was funny - we were singing "The Twelve Pirate Days of Christmas," and pretty much making it up on the spot.  "Five golden cities, four cannon balls, three Aztec coins, two Holy Grail cups and a treasure chest in a pair tree."  We had fun with that one!

We were off an running a little early today, together taking a trip to a place in Norcross called "A Taste of Britain."  We were getting presents for Nana, and a few for Mommy too.  We spent a great deal of time there with Mommy and Madison, looking around at all the imports from Great Britain.  It's all about the candy this time of year - can't miss out on Crunchie bars!

Daddy got an allergy shot a little later, although the nurse was an hour late.  He's been reading "A Christmas Story" lately, so that helped pass the time.

Getting home, it was time to select another Christmas-themed movie.  Madison wanted to see "The Nativity Story," which thrilled us of course.  She lined up her Nativity Set pieces up along the floor to watch the television set and see their own story.  Seriously, it was great to see her choose this movie over all the other ones.  Although the other ones are lots of fun, this is a great movie that tells the story of Jesus' birth.  And don't bother to correct us about the timing of the appearance of the Wise Men.  The point is, they showed up.

And a bonus to the movie:  the actor who plays Joseph is none other than Poe Dameron from "The Force Awakens"!  Yeah, that was a surprise...