I have never seen Katie so excited about Santa's arrival. Of course now that she is reading and writing, she prepared for the holiday by reading every book about Christmas that she could get her hands on, and also by writing in her journal about all the items she hoped to receive. Here is a copy of one of her "letters to Mr. C."
My favorite item - my own cell phone that real. Speaking only as her mother, I have a very difficult time believing that a first grader needs a cell phone. I can only imagine the conversations; many would begin with "knock, knock..." and would also include the singing of songs from High School Musical or Hannah Montana (as if I'm paying for that Cellular One phone bill!). Thankfully, Santa agreed with me and didn't bring her one..
Speaking of songs, the most requested Christmas songs in the Allard household changed this year as well. This year's favorites: "The 12 days of Christmas" (Katie choreographed dance moves to this one), "The Chipmunks Christmas Song" (I will be singing "I still want a hula-hoop" for weeks to come), and "Grandma got run over by a Reindeer" (Sorry Mimi and Beni). Needless to say, we have had our share of holiday laughs this year.
Katie was indeed very good this year and Santa did bring her most oft requested item:
She is already learning the chords to a Dan Zanes song - we are expecting big things from this little songbird!
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