Dear Ellie,
What a festive week it’s been! I am feeling so very blessed
to have you, your Mommy and your Daddy back home here to celebrate the
Christmas traditions your Poppy and I started so many years ago… and now are
ones that your Mom and Dad have incorporated into your family traditions with
you! But first things
first. Because your Uncle Ryan and
Aunt Samantha would be traveling to Ohio to spend time with Aunt Sammy’s family
during Christmas week, we all thought it best to celebrate this wondrous
holiday as a family on the Sunday before Christmas Day. And what fun it was! Everyone came to Poppy’s and my house
early in the afternoon. When you
came through the front door Ellie, you shrieked with delight as you eyed a gift
that was brought by Santa!
It was
a deluxe kitchen center with all the accessories including a shopping
cart! Poppy and I had to rearrange
the living room and remove some furniture just to make room for it! What fun you had playing mommy with
your baby doll! The rest of us
took turns watching each other open gifts that were truly given with lots of
thought and definitely from the heart!
Then we played a silly game called Headbands that provided lots of
laughs and entertainment…. especially from you!
I made a delicious dinner for us all and when we sat down at
the table everyone, including you El, prayed the Lord's Blessing before laughter
and chatter took over the table.
(That by the way is one of my favorite sounds when we all get
together!) After dinner we partnered
up and played another game called Zero, but somehow you were always able to con
your Uncle Ryan or your Poppy into sneaking off and playing 5 Little
Monkeys! It was a wonderful day
and the perfect beginning to start off the Christmas week. Sammy and Ryan left for their travels early
Monday while you, mommy, Gram Bubbles and I finished up some last minute
shopping and enjoyed a girls' lunch at my house! Then you went home to take a short nap before dressing in
what I think was the prettiest Christmas dress ever! Ellie, you looked prettier than every princess in Disney!
That evening we attended Christmas Eve mass followed by a pizza dinner
at your house. We then played with
whatever you dictated to us to play before settling in to watch the movie,
Chevy Chase’s Christmas Vacation. As
the evening came to an end and we kissed you goodbye, I don’t know who was more
excited for Christmas morning… you, your mommy or your Poppy!
It certainly was a toss up!
Christmas Day was the best Ellie.
Your Mommy and Daddy like to spend this special day in your own home so
that you can play with all of your new presents. So Poppy, Gram Bubbles and I came to your house to watch you
open the gifts Santa brought you.
Ellie, the look of excitement on your face Christmas morning is one I
will cherish forever! It is
the look of wonder, the look of awe, the look in a child’s eyes that has no
real words to express its depth.
It is a ‘look’ that once you see it, you never forget it. And Ellie, you had that look. It was truly angelic.
As you finished opening the last of
your presents, I cooked up a yummy breakfast for everyone! Then later in the afternoon, your Dad
made a delicious turkey dinner with all the fixings for both sides of your
family. As always Ellie, he
outdid himself and this year he had some extra special helpers… your Nana and
PopPop Callahan. While you took a
nap, we adults played a fun game and just enjoyed each other’s company. And then when you awoke, you had Poppy
and I play with you and your new dollhouse. We also played Cinderella and of course, baby’s! Ellie, you are a very funny little girl
with an imagination like no other.
You always find a way to make me giggle. As the evening was winding down, Poppy and I surprised you
with one more gift, a standing microphone, which you thought was the ‘cats
meow!’ But instead of singing into
it… you came up with a much better way to use it. Yep… you used it for introductions, or rather you had me use
it to introduce you; “The Amazing and Beautiful Princess Ellie…watch as she descends
the staircase!”… And then we would all clap for you. You would then walk down the steps, twirl, bow and briefly say,
“Thank you, thank you very much” into the microphone and then it would be my
turn to be introduced by you. I
love your creativity!! Your Mommy
and Daddy are the perfect hostess and host Ellie and I couldn’t have asked for
a better Christmas!
Your Mom and I are finishing our month of color simile poems. For each week of this month we have
chosen different colors that represent Christmas to write our poems about. The colors should give feelings to the
holiday images we are comparing them too. And I hope the imagery is lasting for
you Ellie. And so I will continue
on this fouth week with gold…
Christmas Gold
Gold as the many
wisps of straw gathered together to create a soft manger bed for the baby
Jesus.
Gold as the silky
hair that lies in soft curls on the delicate wings of a Christmas treetop
angel.
Gold as the shiny
bell that rings loudly and consistently in the hands of a Salvation Army
volunteer.
Gold as the tiny
brass buttons found on fine tailored coats worn by young and old throughout the
Christmas Season.
Gold as the
porcelain rimmed tableware set in front of family and friends who are gathered
around the table reciting the Lord’s Blessing.
Gold as the
luminous star that shone so bright in the dark night guiding the three Wise Men
to our new born King.
Merry Christmas Ellie!
May the spirit of this blessed holiday be in your heart always!
Love Mimi
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