It was a roller coaster type week here in Hampden, Maine. Dara has been sick all week and hasn’t gotten better yet. Quincy was sick for a little while, but seems better. I am a smidge sick, but nothing bad. Doesn’t seem fair that Dara has it the worst since she has to work. Anyways, despite having that as our backdrop, we were able to get into the Christmas mood this weekend.
We, and apparently a lot of other people, decided to get a Christmas tree this past weekend. This was only the second tree we’ve had in Maine since we were gone last year. Remember the pictures from that outing? Quincy has changed quite a bit since then, obviously. Since there was no snow on the ground, it didn’t take too long to find a tree and cut it down. Nothing like the smell of a fresh kill of balsam fir in your house – smells like . . . Christmas. Quincy had fun after we got the tree ’cause they have a good sized shop full of Christmas goodies, including fresh doughnuts and hot drinks. Next stop – home to decorate.
It took a lot more effort to get the tree decorated this year. This was due to the fact that Quincy wanted to help. Ever seen a three year old decorate a tree? They tend to clump the ornaments. No matter, he had fun and thinks the tree is very beautiful – his words. There are pictures of the tree outing and decorating up on the site – so check those out too.
Still on Saturday, but after his nap, we made Steve’s favorite Christmas cookie – the honeyball. Quincy loves them too. He did a very good job helping to make them. Dara would roll them into the little balls and Quincy would then roll them in the green and red sugar sprinkles. Another milestone here – Quincy ate his first raw honeyball. That’s my boy!
And finally, we seem to be in a time of transition now. It appears that Quincy no longer requires a daily nap. He has been having a hard time at night going to sleep when he’s had a long nap. So, we’re going to drop the daily nap and play it by ear and see what happens. He didn’t have a nap last night, but had us in his room five times due to the strong wind and him being scared. He is still in bed as I type this at 8:00AM – which is way late for him. Now we’ll try naps on a as-needed basis and on the other days, he’ll still have to have “quiet time” in his room. I’m sure his being under the weather didn’t help either.
I do believe that covers all the events of the weekend. I guess Quincy sleeping in does have some advantages – I can add posts to his site. Have a great week everyone.