We took a visit to see Santa today.Kaden was quite happy to stand and hold my hand but as I tried to get him closer Kaden started to back away! Santa handed a selection box to Kaden and he quickly took it and backed away! We got a photo taken which we need to pick up on monday! At tea time tonight Kaden had his Christmas plate and kept saying Santa santa. Then decided to put the Santa hat on after his bath.
A few weeks ago Grandad collected a Yule Log with Oliver. They got one for Oliver and one for Kaden. Yesterday Oliver and Kaden decorated them with tinsle, greenery from the garden, icing sugar and a robin each. The Yule logs will sit at the front of Granny and Grandads fire until boxing day then the decorations will come off and they will go into the fire.
I decided to have a look at some photo’s of Kaden putting up the tree last Christmas and can’t get over how much Kaden has grown and changed, so I thought I’d put a little reminder for all to see!
December 2008
December 2009
We were going to put the decorations up tomorrow but Daddy went up to get the decorations down from the attic tonight so that we could set the tree up when Kaden was in bed ready for decorating but Kaden was still up when t he tree was brought dow and got rather excited and started to hand the tree bits to daddy! Kaden seemed in a good mood still so we decided to decorate the tree. Kaden helped to put some baubles on and liked the Santa bell that we have. He also liked putting up the silver eads and wasn’t amused when I tried to help him. 
We all had lots of fun putting up the tree took us a while. Kaden started to get a little tired so he went to bed and we have left the Angel off the top for him to put on tomorrow!
Since its now December I thought that I should do a few things to start to help Kaden understand a little about what happens at Christmas time. I got a book for my Christmas when I was 4 that had four stories in it, I got it out yesterday and read two of the stories to Kaden. One was ‘The Night Before Christmas’ and the other one was about mice. Today Kaden brought the book over to me and we read the other two about Sammy the Christmas Snowman and Noni the reindeer collecting gifts from all over the world. After the stories Kaden and I painted a Santa, Glittered a star and decorated a christmas Tree with glitter and foam baubles. We had lots of fun getting covered in glitter, paint and glue. Think we will put them up when they are dry and when we put up the decorations.
Kaden has started to try and dress himself now in the morning, he manages to put his tops over his head but needs help with the arms, he can pull up his pants and sometimes his trousers and tries hard to put his socks on but normally gives up. This morning Kaden put his pants on byhimself with a little difference, they went on his head!
A few weeks ago Kaden and I made some food for the birds and he watche me put it outside on the top of the hut. Since then every time Kaden looks out his bedroom window or the back window he makes the noise of a bird and says num num! Last night after my work I got some rolls so that we could make more food for the birds. After Kaden gave me a long lie this morning and we had breakfast kaden and I started to put some porridge into a bowl along with some breadcrumbs and mixed it together with some lard and water. Kaden helped me spoon some of the mix into two yoghurt pots. With the rest of the rolls and mix Kaden and I got our shoes/wellies and coats on and went out to the back shed and threw the rolls onto the roof. we then put the rest of the mix onto the top of the hut. (the yoghurt pots were put in the fridge to set) We then went back inside up to Kaden’s bedroom and watche a few birds take the rolls off the shed!
Kaden would like to say Happy Birthday to Daddy xxxx And we hope daddy likes his little extra surprise when he gets home!
