To get Tommy in the holiday spirit, Mommy and Daddy have been letting him watch Charlie Brown Christmas. Not only has it been on TV twice already, but it is part of the Coppola DVD collection. So, he can watch it all day, every day if he really wanted. Once a day is the limit.
Anyway, Mommy has been trying to decorate the Christmas tree. Tommy has insisted upon helping. Of course, if all the ornaments were supposed to be on one branch, Tommy would be a master at tree decorating. So, in order for him to express himself and his decorating skills, Mommy gave him his own small tree to decorate. Once Mommy put the lights on the tree, Tommy was free to put his ornaments on the tree however he wanted. He looked at the tree and said "All it needs is a little love..." He took his Dora the Explorer balnket and wrapped it around the base of the tree. Then he put a few ornaments on it. When he was done, he said, "Now we sing to it". Mommy sang "Hark the Harold Angels Sing" as Tommy swayed along to the beat. At the end he cheered. It was just like being in the cartoon, sort of!
The holidays will be fun with Tommy this year. He still doesn't understand the concept of Santa. He thinks that if he is bad, then Santa will come to the house. He often says that he does not want Santa to come or bring him toys. Hopefully next year that will change. Amazingly enough, he took a great picture with Santa. That was because Mommy did not make him sit on his lap. He stood next to him at a safe distance...
So, Tommy will continue to get his daily dose on Charlie Brown and hopefully realize that Santa is a good guy!
