Out of the Mouth of Babes #14

With Christmas just over a week away then it is completely understandable that the Boys have been discussing a lot of things about it.

This, obviously, has meant that I have caught some fantastic conversations between the two and enough for me to share with you.

So my series “Out of the Mouth of Babes” has come back with some festive spirit!

That's not really Santa!

The Boys have always spent Christmas Day with me; a fact that I am always happy about. This also means that they are aware that Santa brings their presents to Daddy’s House.

I think this may have had something to do with this following conversation:

Picking the Boys up one evening and they were carrying a book each.

Me: “What’s that you’ve got their Boys?”

James: “These are Home School books. We got them from Santa”

Me: “Wow. That’s really good! When did you see Santa?”

James: “At Home School Group with Mummy”

William: “You do know it wasn’t really Santa James, don’t you?”

James: “Yeah it was, he gave us presents!”

(I had no idea what was happening, as far as I knew William still believed in him. So what on earth was going on?)

Me: “William, how do you know it wasn’t the real Santa, It could have been him?”

William: “No, It wasn’t him. It was just one of his helpers dressed up as him.”

(Phew! He believes in Santa but just saw this guy as a helper. I can work with that!)

Me: “Are you really sure though? Could have been him”

William: “Yeah, I’m sure. His beard looked a bit squiffy and he also we saw him with Mummy and not you. We know you know Santa because he brings you our presents. I don’t think Mummy knows him so it must have been his helper to make sure that we are all being good!”

Well I couldn’t argue with his logic there. So I went along the route of that and said that he does send some helpers out. Note to self: When we go and see Santa make sure the beard looks good!

Those Christmas lights are just Poor!

The second conversation I wanted to share with you was another from the inside of our car. Driving home we have enjoyed looking at everybody’s Christmas lights and decorations. It has got to the point that we are now rating the good ones and the bad ones.

It is quite common for the Boys to choose their favourite and also to say if some house’s, in their words, “could do better”.

There is one near us that is absolutely brilliant! We really love it and it doesn’t matter how many times we have driven past it we all stare in awe.

Anyway, we were driving a long investigating the lights and this conversation happened:

James: “I like that house. The lights are pretty but they could have more. It’s not a 10!”

Me: “I agree. But it did look good!”

At this point we are driving along an exposed road along the river and from this point we can look across and see our semi-local Power Station.

James: “Oo I like those lights Daddy but I think they’re rather poor. They could really do with more!”

Me: “Where? I don’t see any houses with lights!”

James: “No. Over there. The Power Station could really do better they’re just poor!”

Well I couldn’t really argue with him. They are not that festive!