Helen treated us to another Gingerbread workshop. We were more prepared for the rigors of house decorating this year, and Tucker was even better prepared for the amount of candy that was going to be available.
Santa was there and waved a bell over Tucker’s head to determine if he has been naughty or nice. The bell indicated nice… I wonder then why he has lost TV privileges and dessert privileges this week? I must be confused. :)
Incidentally, Santa was also very scary. Tucker made sure to look away and cover his ears when Santa addressed him. His awe of Santa made it too much to take in at once.
My son is a complete pack rat and insisted in collecting every scrap of leftover candy to take home. It wasn’t just about the candy either, he collects tiny pieces of everything that anyone else in the world would throw away. It makes craft time with him challenging, and I frequently have to raid his art area to throw away the detritus. One of his favorite things right now is cutting paper into miniscule bits and calling it “wrapping paper” and then insisting these scraps are all treasures. Hmmm. At least in this candy case we convinced him that 1/3 of it needed to go to Henny and a 1/3 of it needed to go to Luisa, so we only got 1/3 of the leftover candy junk.
