My Holiday Buddy

Our Christmas in photos…

This is Sawyer. He is 7. His birthday is in 26 days. We are counting down.

He is 2 years younger than his brother Cooper but in so many ways he is the older brother.

He is a protector. An advocate. He is patient and loving. And exasperating and exhausting. They fight like cats and dogs during the day and sleep in the same bed every night.

He is also my buddy when it comes to anything and everything holiday.

We just finished making cookies for Santa. He reminded me that we need to put out carrots for the reindeer too.

Typically every year I buy the real carrots with the leafy green stems on the ends. This year I forgot. I blame covid. So our reindeer are getting baby carrots.

I explained to Sawyer that smaller carrots are easier for reindeer digestion. He agreed so that’s good.

We made cookies today while the other two boys napped. Cooper is not into baking in anyway. So we don’t force it. And the baby, well, he’s just messy.

We did offer Cooper a cookie when he awoke from his nap. He took one smell and threw it in the garbage.

We weren’t offended.

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