Thursday, December 16, 2010
Santa's Message to Sebastian
First Holiday Concert!!
Just arrived home a short while ago from attending Sebastian's very first Holiday concert at school! It was very exciting... not only was it a first for Sebastian but it was also our first holiday concert too! And I loved how Sebastian's face lit up when he noticed Jamie and I in the audience (How could he miss us? We were standing up and waving wildly!!) and then proceeded to point us out to his friends!
Anyways, it's the little moments like this that remind me not only how blessed I am to have such a wonderful lil' guy for a son, but also how blessed I am to be a mom.
Anyways, it's the little moments like this that remind me not only how blessed I am to have such a wonderful lil' guy for a son, but also how blessed I am to be a mom.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
All Aboard!
This past weekend we took Sebastian for his very first train ride (Note: the subway when we lived in Toronto doesn't count) on the Santa Express.
I booked the venture back in August when a friend had mentioned it to me and had anxiously been awaiting the day. We don't necessarily enforce Santa in our house... Sebastian doesn't know that elves are supposed to be watching you and that if he's not good he won't get presents. But he does know who Santa is and we're not too sure how much he believes in him. Right now it's more about the magic of Christmas than anything else.
Anyways, we boarded the train at 3 p.m. and were immediately greeted by "Jingle" and "Bells", two of Santa's elves. We were given hot chocolate and cookies and were informed that Santa was flying in straight from the North Pole to meet up with the train and that we would be meeting him along the way. At that point "Bells" started to talk to Sebastian, explaining that it was her job to make sure that all the kids on the train were good and that if not, Santa wouldn't be bringing them any presents. Sebastian's face was priceless... he just looked at her as if she was from another planet and I had to explain that Sebastian didn't really know about elves or about the finer intricacies of having to be good to get presents. She then asked him what he wanted for Christmas and Sebastian just shrugged and said he didn't know. I had to explain to "Bells" that we haven't focused our Christmas's on the presents and that overall, we were just lousy parents when it came to this whole Santa Claus thing! Poor "Bells", I think we ruined her gig but she improvised, and told Sebastian, "I can tell just by looking at you that you're a good boy."
So off we went on our trek. We were entertained by "Jingles" and "Bells" as we enjoyed our hot chocolate and cookies and then about half way through the trek who do we stumble upon?? Santa and Mrs. Claus waving to us with their reindeer beside the track! This was Sebastian's very first encounter with Santa so I had asked him, as he was sitting by the window, if he wanted to trade me seats so he would be closer to Santa when he came on our train, but he said no and mentioned that he was a little nervous.
As the train was 3 cars long and we were in the middle it took a bit for Santa to make it to us. When he did make it to us Sebastian just stared at him, which made Santa chuckle. Santa asked Sebastian if he had been a good boy and Sebastian said, "Yes" and continued to stare at him quizzically. Sebastian asked where Santa's mouth was as his beard was covering his mouth and Santa chuckled once again before giving out a large "Ho Ho Ho". Mrs. Claus gave Sebastian a nice bell before they moved along. Overall, it was pretty anti-climatic.
The rest of our trek was spent singing Christmas Carols and just relaxing and talking about how cool it was to see Santa. Sebastian was pretty smitten with "Bells", which was really funny as Sebastian isn't normally the type to get all silly about these types of things, but it was really cute. He didn't want a picture of him and Santa but he sure wanted one with him and "Bells"!
It was definitely an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon and we'll be definitely doing it again next year. Who knows... maybe by then he'll need to know about the elves but for now, it's nice not having to "threaten" our boy with Santa and his elves to get him to behave!!
I booked the venture back in August when a friend had mentioned it to me and had anxiously been awaiting the day. We don't necessarily enforce Santa in our house... Sebastian doesn't know that elves are supposed to be watching you and that if he's not good he won't get presents. But he does know who Santa is and we're not too sure how much he believes in him. Right now it's more about the magic of Christmas than anything else.
Anyways, we boarded the train at 3 p.m. and were immediately greeted by "Jingle" and "Bells", two of Santa's elves. We were given hot chocolate and cookies and were informed that Santa was flying in straight from the North Pole to meet up with the train and that we would be meeting him along the way. At that point "Bells" started to talk to Sebastian, explaining that it was her job to make sure that all the kids on the train were good and that if not, Santa wouldn't be bringing them any presents. Sebastian's face was priceless... he just looked at her as if she was from another planet and I had to explain that Sebastian didn't really know about elves or about the finer intricacies of having to be good to get presents. She then asked him what he wanted for Christmas and Sebastian just shrugged and said he didn't know. I had to explain to "Bells" that we haven't focused our Christmas's on the presents and that overall, we were just lousy parents when it came to this whole Santa Claus thing! Poor "Bells", I think we ruined her gig but she improvised, and told Sebastian, "I can tell just by looking at you that you're a good boy."
So off we went on our trek. We were entertained by "Jingles" and "Bells" as we enjoyed our hot chocolate and cookies and then about half way through the trek who do we stumble upon?? Santa and Mrs. Claus waving to us with their reindeer beside the track! This was Sebastian's very first encounter with Santa so I had asked him, as he was sitting by the window, if he wanted to trade me seats so he would be closer to Santa when he came on our train, but he said no and mentioned that he was a little nervous.
As the train was 3 cars long and we were in the middle it took a bit for Santa to make it to us. When he did make it to us Sebastian just stared at him, which made Santa chuckle. Santa asked Sebastian if he had been a good boy and Sebastian said, "Yes" and continued to stare at him quizzically. Sebastian asked where Santa's mouth was as his beard was covering his mouth and Santa chuckled once again before giving out a large "Ho Ho Ho". Mrs. Claus gave Sebastian a nice bell before they moved along. Overall, it was pretty anti-climatic.
The rest of our trek was spent singing Christmas Carols and just relaxing and talking about how cool it was to see Santa. Sebastian was pretty smitten with "Bells", which was really funny as Sebastian isn't normally the type to get all silly about these types of things, but it was really cute. He didn't want a picture of him and Santa but he sure wanted one with him and "Bells"!
It was definitely an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon and we'll be definitely doing it again next year. Who knows... maybe by then he'll need to know about the elves but for now, it's nice not having to "threaten" our boy with Santa and his elves to get him to behave!!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Friday, October 29, 2010
Annual
Took Sebastian for his annual appointment today, albeit a bit late (this is what happens when your Dr. only works a couple of times/week). He was a champ as always and pleasantly surprised me by not even wincing when given his booster shot.
I was worried as to how he'd respond to the needle, as in the past I would just nurse him while he was given the needle. The answer I figured out, is sugar. Was given a lollipop before the needle and he didn't even notice it! Of course, his poor arm is a little tender now but with the help of some pain medication and boo-boo fish I'm hoping he'll be okay.
Anyways, our boy's stats are as follows:
Weight: 35lbs
Height: 43"
I was worried as to how he'd respond to the needle, as in the past I would just nurse him while he was given the needle. The answer I figured out, is sugar. Was given a lollipop before the needle and he didn't even notice it! Of course, his poor arm is a little tender now but with the help of some pain medication and boo-boo fish I'm hoping he'll be okay.
Anyways, our boy's stats are as follows:
Weight: 35lbs
Height: 43"
Friday, October 22, 2010
Life's an Hour Glass
Came across this song this evening and thought I'd post it here. I love it's playfulness and simple reminder to be present and in the moment... Something I try to do daily so that I won't miss all the little moments I have with Sebastian because I know I can't have them forever.
Song: Hourglass by Mindy Gledhill
Song: Hourglass by Mindy Gledhill
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Fall Colours (pic heavy)
Just came back from a weekend getaway up north to enjoy the fall colours. Unfortunately, we were a little late to enjoy the fall foliage (mental note to self: go earlier in the season!) but the scenery was still beautiful. Sebastian really enjoyed having his Uncle Danny to entertain him along for the trek and it was great being in a place where Sebastian could be amused just by playing on the bunk beds in the one bedroom! While there we played outside, trekked along the Bruce Trail, drove up to Meaford to check out Grandma Lambe's pies and spent our evenings relaxing in front of a roaring fire. Overall, it was a nice weekend spent with family and we'll definitely be returning to this spot again!
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