Aidan's Advent, Day 23

That Sally! How did she ever attach herself to our pendant lights in the kitchen?

We finished up our Christmas shopping today, and also finished our Christmas wrapping. Hooray, we're finally ready for Christmas! It wasn't without a bit of difficulty though - testy shoppers, unhelpful store employees, and a head-strong preschooler made me lose my patience on more than one occasion:( Luckily, Aidan and I snuck in a cuddly two-hour nap and balance was restored! I heart naps!!!

Aidan's advent activity today was to go look at Christmas lights. We started by stopping at Starbucks, one of Aidan's favorite treats. He always orders the same thing - chocolate milk and a birthday cake pop. Yum!

We went to three houses tonight - the creepy one on Falmouth in Prairie Village, the Kryger home at 133rd & Roe, and the "Ultimate Holiday Tree" house on the 6600 block of 131st Street. It was the first time we visited the last house, and we loved it! The LED lights reminded us of the downtown Marriott light display. We didn't take many pictures, but you can learn more about the light displays all over JoCo here.

Tonight's book was one of my favorites - the Golden Book Christmas Story. It's important to me that Aidan knows the true meaning of Christmas, and the Golden Book illustrations are so timeless and wonderful.

See you tomorrow!