It's no secret that Avery is very observant, smart and has the memory that could put most adults to shame. Where as most days, I admire those traits with nothing but admiration, today, I must admit, I do not.
This holiday season has been nothing but magical so far. Avery will be three in January, so we are in the midst of her best Christmas holidays ever. She loves the idea of everything that comes with Christmas - Jesus' birthday, Santa, lights, presents, etc. It is such a joy to view this holiday through the total joy of a toddler.
This year, I decided to skip the stores and buy all of our Christmas gifts online. I got some great deals, and am feeling pretty proud of my purchases. The only problem that I face is that all of those boxes have, or will be shipped to our front door. Avery loves to get packages and on any other day, I would open them with her; however, in the spirit of Santa, I can't open these particular packages. I have told her that they belong to Muncs (my cousin Matt lives in an apartment and often just has his packages sent to our house to avoid the hassle). So, this story isn't so much of a stretch for us. Well, that was until I brought in the Disney Store box, to which her response was, "No momma, that is mine. Muncs don't get no Mickey Mouse." Avery: 1 - Momma: 0.
Okay, she is too smart for her own good, but I was able to scoot around this situation and today was a new day. Well, all of sudden she appears in the living room holding one of her brother's toys from Santa. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! SHE FOUND THE GIFT CLOSET!!!!!!!!!! Let me say this - Avery has NEVER opened a door in our house before. I realize that she is almost three, but it just has not been high on her priority list as something that she wants to learn, and frankly, I was okay with that. Well, there has to be a first time for everything, and that first time happened to be opening the right closet at the wrong time. I am hoping that she just saw her brother's toy, and her short attention span stopped at that, and didn't really look any further. I guess we will see if that is the case, but until then, I am going to give her the benefit of the doubt. Avery: 2 - Momma: 0.
I guess it is time to re-evaluate. First, next year, all presents will be delivered somewhere other than our home. We also have to get better at the hiding part. Simply placing the gifts in closet and hoping for the best, just won't cut it anymore. I would hate to take away the innocence of my Love Bug prematurely. That would truly break my heart.
Really, I am just having a hard time grasping the concept that last Christmas, I did a majority of my Christmas shopping (including hers) with her with me and she never had a clue - this year, I am having to hide everything to not risk her innocence. That is too much for this momma's heart to take right now.
What a difference a year makes.
Lots of love!
Emily
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