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Santa: friend or foe?

10 more sleeps until Christmas and there is one word that is getting used a lot around this place - Santa! Last year Christmas was just another day for Obear (albeit one with lots of presents and food) but this year he is definitely aware that something is going on.

The area where we live is in Christmas overload and there is one particular big wooden sign of Santa which seems to adorn the roof of each and every business nearby. It is quite weird, I've never seen anything like it but it is lovely and festive. Plus it keeps Ollie occupied in the car spotting them all.

If only Ollie's enthusiasm for Santa extended to the live variety. The other week we took him to see Santa with the hope of getting another beautiful photo (see December blog last year to refresh your memory). We were the first in line at opening time and after 20 minutes of waiting he got his chance to talk to the big man. No surprises for guessing that he was not a fan. We let the next kids in line go ahead thinking that might warm Obear up, but still a big fat no. The kind Santa helpers told us to come back later and we wouldn't have to line up again. So we tried that, but still with no luck. I was determined to get a photo so we pushed on. The result is below. H I L A R I O U S! Totally worth all of the trauma. I'm definitely trotting it out at the 21st!

Doesn't Santa look like he is completely redundant? Of course as soon as the photo was done and Ollie got a present from Santa he became his biggest fan, blowing him kisses and frustratingly asking if he could have "more Santa". But despite him loving walking around the house holding his Santa photo, it seems he is still petrified of the big guy. They had a Santa come to daycare the other day and apparently poor Ollie cried and shook the whole time he was there. Didn't stop him going to collect his present though!
Don't worry. It is temporary!

In addition to spotting Santas when we are out driving, Ollie has taken to spotting street signs. It started with the pedestrian crossing sign which Ollie has declared is a circle with pants in it (it really is) and this week he is totally loving diamond shaped signs. You have no idea how many there are out there until you have a little dude in the back seat screaming out "diamond".

Another new skill he has acquired is the ability to blink. Not a massive achievement to some but it is incredibly cute to see him squinting and blinking his big blue eyes on cue.


The insane weather here has sent our garden into overdrive which unfortunately means we have lots of weeds growing but on the flip side our herb garden and tomatoes are going out of control. This week saw the picking of our first cherry tomatoes which Ollie was so excited about. He couldn't resist shoving them straight into his mouth from the vine. Thank goodness for organic gardening.


On the weekend just gone Ollie was lucky enough to be a very social creature. He had a great time at Nanna Carmel's house during the day, playing with her as well as the lovely Aunty Emma (who is graduating from nursing today - big congratulations to you!). Then after that we headed over to Rachel & Christian's house for a very soggy BBQ. It was here that Christian trotted out a favourite from my childhood - catching Ollie's nose and doing such torturous things as putting it on the fan. Ollie thought this was absolutely hilarious but did get a little concerned when Christian didn't put it back quick enough. I was a bit worried that he thought it was real however I was relieved to see that he enjoyed taking other people's noses just as much. Good to see that the oldies are still goodies.


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