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I wrote a calendar out for the month of December with all of
the blog posts that I wanted to write and I have veered off schedule. This blog
was pretty quiet last week as a result of the usual family stuff…icky
illnesses, busy schedules and just time.
This weekend was supposed to be full of friends but Cate
succumbed to pneumonia after three trips to the pediatrician and five weeks of
a cough and congesting so we collectively decided that getting together was not
the best idea.
{Edit: Since writing this we also have a confirmed diagnosis
for Cate of pertussis (whooping cough). Poor poor girl…}
I would have loved to
celebrate the season with friends, but after last weekend and the calendar of
events leading up to Christmas including this weekend we settled in with no
plans for Saturday. No plans turned in
to memories being made in my house and that makes me happy and renews my belief
that this truly is a magical time of the year.
Growing up my mama bought my brother and me a new ornament
every year. And growing up, it was
tradition to put them on the tree each year and marvel at each one as it went
up. This tradition is deeply embedded in
my Christmas spirit and I have passed it on to my own family. And this year, we let Brady pick out his own
ornament at Macys. Any guesses what he picked?
And, Cate well she got a cupcake.
And after naps for all, we decided to venture to the
city. Since, having Brady we have visited
the Lincoln Park Zoo for their Zoo Lights every year. We question every year why we are going as
the bitter wind whips in our face off the lake, we battle the horrible parking and
bumper to bumper traffic to get there and then we actually enter the zoo those
complaints disappear.
The look on his face makes it worth it. We looked at the lights, even got to see the
tiger which Brady was convinced was looking for his mommy and daddy and rode
the merry go round. A zebra for Brady
and a panda bear for Cate, who pet her animal the entire time.
As we walked in to daycare Monday morning, Brady exclaimed,
“Ms. Adrian, I wrode the erry go round. I rode a zebra and we saw a tiger.”
That, that memory from my three year old makes it worth it.
