We've started talking about Christmas in our house. Ela is at the age where I never really know what she'll remember from holidays past. We've also been working on days of the week, so at the beginning of this week, I told her that we'd be going to see Santa on Thursday or Friday (I learned no to delay this during her first Christmas). Ever since I mentioned it, Ela has been talking of nothing else. This is really surprising to me. For one thing, she apparently remembers who Santa is. For another, last year she was terrified of him. Our picture from last year is of her looking absolutely miserable (but not actually crying) in his lap.
Apparently, the fear is gone now, and every day she asks to go see Santa. The funniest part is that I don't think she knows what Santa does. She just knows that he's a part of Christmas. I think she's seen him in some of her shows on TV, but she apparently doesn't associate him with presents yet. In the car today, she was again asking to see Santa, so I decided to see what she knew. The conversation went something like this:
Me: What are you going to ask Santa for for Christmas?
Ela: Please!
Well, she's got good manners, right?
Me: Ela, Santa brings good girls and boys a present on Christmas. What will you ask him to bring you? [and then I started leading] Would you like a train, or a dolly, or...
Ela: Ela wants train.
At which point I'm relieved, since that's what Santa was planning to bring her.
Ela: Ela wants blue train.
Uh oh. I guess Santa's shopping list just got a little more complicated.
Me: Okay, then you'll say 'Santa, I want a blue train please.'
Ela: Santa, Ela wants blue train please!
Now that our rehersals are complete, I guess I better take her to go see Santa soon!
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