Yesterday I got to spend an afternoon with Gavin the Great, my 3 year old grandson. His dad and mom have been doing a great job preparing him for the new baby due to come Christmas Eve. When they cut a tree (in our family a Christmas tree isn’t a Christmas tree unless you cut it down) they got him a cute little tree for his bedroom. Something extra special for this extra special Christmas.
A job on my list was to string lights on Gavin’s tree. In a moment of inspiration I decided to do this before he took his nap. As I strung the lights around his bed and tree, Gavin went into hyper-wonder.
“Look at the lights, Nana!” he kept repeating.
I thought about how one string of lights (price tag: $8) brings a bit of magic and delight into a child’s life. One of those tips I wished I had figured out twenty five years ago!
This picture is wretched photography, but it gives you an idea. The tree is to the left.
“I miss myself as a baby.”
He was serious. But I think the outfit he was wearing might have been a favorite.
Three years old is bit young to be nostalgic, wouldn’t you say?
A Living Pencil 
Sweet!
I love the lights — and so true, about the bit of magic and delight! I miss that — my husband doesn’t like putting up lights — oh well. I do light candles all over when he isn’t home and won’t be bothered by the scents — something about the glow and the flickering and the warmth brings that same bit of magic and delight
Oh, I agree about the candles. I have them going most of the year, except when it’s really hot in the summer. Today I bought a real wreath at Trader Joe’s and hung it on the inside of my front door to enjoy the fragrance. On the outside I have a jingle bell wreath (bought after the holidays last year for 90% off!) so I enjoy every time the door closes. Aren’t the holidays wonderful?
p.s. How are the 2 DILs doing with their pregnancies so close to the end?
You are THE BEST grandmother EVER!!that’s what I would have said to a nana who decorated my room like that 🙂
That looks so magical! What a great grandma you are.
You are an inspiration. WOW what a Christmas you all are going to have. I love that picture. I think the photography is brilliant.
What precious memories you are making with this little guy. My daughters have those stick-up stars on their ceiling, the ones that glow in the dark. It really is fun to lay in bed with them and look up at the “stars” once in a while. I need to take the time to do it more often!