Santa Comes To Daycare

I suppose that I could just get to the point and start telling the story without all the other stuff I do at the beginning of each post, but if I did that how would you know that it was really me and not some nut job that hacked into the blog and started writing random stuff about Emily months and months after it happened, all the while disguising that fact by backdating the post? You wouldn't, that's why I am delaying the actual telling of the story, so you can feel comfortable knowing that the nut job whose ramblings you are reading is actually me and that the story of Emily is true (well mostly anyway with some MILD exaggerations and occasional embellishments). So here we are with another post taking us deep into to the recent past, or not so recent depending on how you look at these things. So let's begin to spin our tale, this is a short one, (if it was a tail it would be a cropped one, not a short one, but it's a tale as in story, not a tail as in wagging) and the pictures will tell most of the story.

Just after her birthday, but just before Christmas, we received a notice from Emily's Daycare (there has to be a better or shorter way of typing Emily's Daycare, I would use ED but that is an abbreviation used in schools for a student who is Emotionally Disturbed. Emily is most certainly not Emotionally Disturbed. Also, what if someday she starts dating a guy named Ed? That would be equally confusing wouldn't it, I am open for suggestions here. . . ) that Santa would be stopping by for a special evening. We let Emily know and she was very excited. Grandma Kathy & Auntie Mandy happened to be free that evening and would also be able to attend, and Emily was thrilled to show them where she spends her days. Unfortunately, there was an event at the church the same evening, so Grandma & Grandpa B were not available to attend. Emily figured, she'd show them around another day, so it would be OK with her if they went to their other event that night. When we arrived, things were already nicely underway, but the big guy was not there yet. Emily decided to spend her time waiting for the "Big Guy," by taking us on a tour of the rooms where she spends her time, the Infant Room and the Toddler Room. Most of the events for the infants & toddlers were happening in the Toddler Room. Emily spends her mornings in the Toddler Room, but at this point, had not thoroughly investigated all that the Toddler Room has to offer (as she has just begun taking a few steps here and there). She spent some time checking out all of the toys that are available to her in this room, redecorating the Toddler Room, and even indulged herself with some "Arts 'n Crafts."

After a short time Santa did arrive and he even had a special gift for Emily, and lots of other kids too. Santa gave Emily her very first set of Lego blocks, which I am sure that the Godfather suggested to Santa, as Lego's are one of his favorite things. Although he came bearing gifts, Emily was very disappointed in Santa. She had the opportunity to sit and chat with him a few days before while getting her pictures taken a the mall, and she could tell that the Daycare's Santa was not the same guy. She was curious about who this impostor was, and refused to look him in the eye. Notice that in all of the pictures below with her and Santa, she is cringing to get away from him and is not looking at him at all. She would not give Santa the time of day; not until much later in the evening when he came into the Toddler Room while Emily was doing a craft with me (not Mommy). Only then did she look at Santa, but she would not give him a smile. Poor Santa.

From here I will let the pictures tell the story, and count one more blog done and in the books. . .

"Hey, what is this? I've never seen this toy before."

"This is really fun, I'm going to have to remember that this is here."

Emily crawled through a tunnel, with a bunch of bananas in her hand and had so much fun, she started squealing.

Next, it was over to the shelves to pull everything down and throw it on the floor. She had a lot of fun doing this, too.

Back over to the tunnel for more screaming.

More throwing.

We made Reindeer Food with special sparkles to attract the Reindeer to our house.

Santa finally made his appearance, but Emily wanted nothing to do with him . . . even when he was trying to give her a present.

She did, however, enjoy the present. She really liked the curly ribbon on top.

She had a lot of fun ripping the paper off.

And she was fascinated by the Lego set's green lid.

She had some time for a rare session of Art 'n Crafts with Daddy.

Santa came by for another brief visit and tried to get a smile, to no avail.

Uh-oh! The ornament got knocked onto the floor and left behind a glittery residue. This just goes to show you that nothing is safe when Emily is doing Arts 'n Crafts. She really gets into her work.