Holidays

I was so glad not to have to cook, order, or assist with a Thanksgiving dinner this year, but once we came home I started feeling jealous of all my friends and their stories and leftovers, so this week I've been making up for it with mini-holiday meals. Of course, tonight's was a little different because it's the first night of Chanukah!

At school they've been asking the kid's questions and posting their answers on the door for us to see. On Halloween they asked what the class thought would be inside of a pumpkin, and the answers ranged from "dollies" to "daddy!" I hear they were pretty surprised when it was just slime and seeds. This week they've asked two questions: "What did you eat for Thanksgiving?" and "What do you want Santa to bring you for Christmas?"

Aurora's answers seem so silly - but they are correct! For the Thanksgiving question, she said "gummies." They actually had big gummy letters at our Thanksgiving buffet, and it was her favorite part.

Her answer to the Santa question was "candy canes." We took a picture with Santa last week, and when he asked what she wanted, she noticed the big bowl of candy canes and that's all she could come up with!

It seems that this holiday season Aurora's really starting to remember the little details and traditions that I hope will continue. Not that I was planning to have gummies at the table every Thanksgiving...