Today is Baikal's birthday! She is two. Yesterday she made cupcakes to take to her preschool class. She seems really excited for her birthday. This morning we put two candles in her toast and sang her "Happy Birthday." She enjoyed it so much that she wanted us to do it again several times.
Yesterday Matt took Baikal to see Santa at Lenox mall. It went well. Baikal waited for 30 minutes and sat on Santa's lap without much protest. I didn't realize how much there is for a child to take in about the holidays. We have stockings, a manger, an advent wreath, a christmas tree, candy canes, and gifts under the tree. It is a lot of "Don't touch, just look" and "Wait." Again, Baikal seems to be taking it all in without much of a protest.
Rybolt spends his days and nights eating and sleeping. Here, he is showing off his favorite sleeping position.
