Face Mask

Santa must have overheard Dexter wishing out loud for a face mask on those cold winter morning walks to school. Even completely covered, the crossing guards and school aids all recognize Dexy.

The Excitement of Christmas Morning

Ben and I woke up Christmas morning to the sounds of Dexter exclaiming from the living room, "Santa came!" Sure enough, Dex had noticed the additional gifts under the tree from Santa

 and the stockings stuffed with goodies.

Even My Bologna got into the excitement of unwrapping.

The Build-Up

Dex got a phone call from Santa on Christmas Eve afternoon and he excitedly told him that he would like some wooden train tracks and the game Domino Rally (lucky for Santa, Dexter has been consistently wishing for the same things all season).

Then, after dinner and jammies, Ben and Dex read, "T'was the Night Before Christmas" and Father Christmas delivered a family game to the front door! We all played Tiddlywinks and then went to bed.

We had plenty of fun family time in the build-up to Christmas.

Note (and Signs) for Santa

Not only did Dexter write a note to Santa saying he had been mostly good this year and would like "Domino Rally" and more wooden train tracks but he also thought it would be a good idea to make some signs for Santa.

One had a picture of Santa with an arrow to the plate of cookies and one had a picture of a reindeer with an arrow to the plate of carrots. Dex wanted to make sure Santa wasn't confused about which were for whom.

Inhabiting Gingerbread Village

It didn't take Dexter long to incorporate vehicles into the gingerbread village scene...

 The "drone" shot of the village.

The cab-over delivery truck is bringing produce and poultry to the store.

The sports car is parked at the chalet and the other over-cab is delivering a shark to the apartment building.

The owners of the 2 houses own fancy cars.

Baking Factory

Ben, Dex, and I set up a 2-day baking factory - we made and decorated tons of cookies as well as a gingerbread village.