'Tis the Season

This will be Lila's second Christmas and because she was just five months old last year in many ways it feels like her first.  After diving right in to her inaugural Thanksgiving dinner - the pumpkin pie being her favorite- Lila has gracefully ridden the holiday wave- which I suppose technically started with a Halloween blizzard!

Halloween Blizzard!

Last week we embarked upon the traditional walk down 5th Avenue to take in the tree (Lila fell asleep-but we tried) said hello to the New York Public Library Lions (I am still wondering what happened to their holiday wreaths...) and then wrapped it up with the Lord and Taylor holiday windows.  We have decked the halls, complete with Lila's little tree on her dresser- we have a festive "lighting celebration" every night, and the "big tree" went up yesterday.  While ever-curious our little elf is very careful with the ornaments and the only one she has absconded with so far is 'Baby's First Christmas" most likely because she is fascinated with her photograph.

While old enough now to know there is something aswirl, Lila is of course not quite old enough to understand the true meaning of this most wonderful time of year. I am grateful that Lila received several "first" bibles for her baptism this past spring so that we can read the stories about that holy night in Bethlehem. It is hard to say what it is that is dancing in Lila's head, so we will continue to count our blessings and be joyful and grateful for all of the gifts of the season- be they from wise men or Santa.

Thankful for Pumpkin Pie