'tis the season...

We are getting in the festive spirit in our house. I started playing Christmas Carols after we got home from my birthday vacation. Which has inspired some of the snowman decorations to be put up around the house and on the doors.

One of our traditions is we stick our nutcrackers in the window.

(photo from this site)

It started after we went to Ottawa one year for Christmas and CO's grandmother has LOTS of nutcrackers. The next year leading up to Christmas he saw one at Walmart and REALLY wanted it because Nana had them. So he brought it home and put it in the windowsill in the bathroom.  He played with it alot and talked to it and often he would arrange it so he was looking out the window. CO decided he was looking for snow. Because of course Nutcrackers love snow just as much as he does.
Thursday we unpacked our three nutcrackers (we now have two little ones that Nana gave from her collection for the two boys last year) and put them in the bathroom window upstairs to watch for snow.

Friday evening after supper we were preparing to take Fred for a walk and CO was SO excited to see some snowflakes in the air! The first snowfall is so magical especially when you can share it with your kids.

He was probably thrilled to wake up this morning to a white winter wonderland.