There are 4 days to Christmas!!!

Christmas takes on a whole new meaning with a child....while Reese isn't old enough to understand Santa and the story of Jesus, it is so fun watching him take in "Shesus" and "Claus" and beginning to see the wonder and amazement in his eyes.

We started off December with Christmas Lane at the State School. We let Reese get out of his car seat and sit in my lap as we drive through. It's so fun to hear him point out the figures he knows and to hear him say "Aweshome" in excitement at the really great displays. About 3/4 the way through, you can park and get out and go inside to an inside display and to see Santa. Reese of course produced a screaming picture - and my mom sat with him to try to get him to stop screaming. Our picture this year is comical! Here are two pictures of Reese looking at the insde display of Disney figures and the Santa scene...

Garrett and I are starting traditions with Reese, ones that we want for our family from here on out. We started with Christmas cookies. Reese helped me cut out some sugar cookies. He really enjoyed using the cookie cutters and "poosh"ing the cutters in the dough.

I iced the cookies and then we decorated them. We made snowmen, trees, candy canes, and gingerbread men. We decided to decorate snowmen as a family.

Our Rasor family of snowpeople.

I have a serious child. He is very inquisitive and uses every moment he is awake to study something. He is always looking, always studying everything around him. Therefore, he makes serious faces almost always. Now, don't get me wrong, he laughs those deep belly laughs all the time, but he is very much a serious child. We've been working with him on saying "Cheese" when someone wants to take his picture. Sometimes he does it, and sometimes he won't. This night, he was all about the "cheese"!

And with having an inquisitive child, I have a child who tends to get into things he shouldn't. So, while I'm cooking or cleaning up the kitchen, it's nice to have his magnetic alphabet and numbers out so he can stay in my sight. He LOVES his "nas" and loves for me to write equations for him.... he must know I like solving equations (come on guys, I AM a math teacher!). This night, he again is working on "cheese"!

We had our Rasor Christmas this weekend. We headed to Midland to see his Nana and Bobo/JBo/Reese hasn't decided on a name yet". I thought I left my camera at home, so I didn't get any pictures of Reese opening his presents, or him playing with Noble, or "Coco" (Lola). Then, we decided to head to Starbright Village and Garrett found my camera in Reese's backpack. So, I got pictures of our last 2 hours in Midland.

One thing I always get sentimental about is my dad not ever getting to be a grandfather. I know in my heart Reese would've adored my dad, would've loved every moment they were together and I get emotional thinking of the times Reese will miss having his PawPaw there. Of all his grandparents, PawPaw was the first one Reese said. With all that being said, if I had to handpick another grandfather for Reese, I couldn't pick a better one than Garrett's dad. He is so excited to see Reese, ALWAYS! He is a big kid himself, and so they are perfect friends! When Reese and Jimmy are together, there is always giggling, and so I think these pictures of Reese with Bobo are so fitting because in all of them, Bobo is grinngin from ear to ear (and most have his eyes closed)! Thanks Bobo and Nana for being so great to us!

Reese got some Clippo blocks from his Bobo and Nana yesterday. From the moment he got up today until we put him to bed, he played with those blocks! WHAT A GREAT GIFT!!!