Forest of the Plains

Are you tired of reading about Christmas and Jacob yet? I think this is my last story about Christmas, but you never know!

Our Christmas Tree sat undecorated for a couple of weeks because we couldn't find the lights. Jacob barely noticed it. Finally we gave up and John bought new lights. The next day while Jacob was napping, I decorated the tree.

Jacob was very excited about the lights and decorations. We talked about touching the decorations gently and he got to hold a couple of them. He also got to explore the boxes under the tree (they had some of his old toys in them).

Several times the next day, Jacob started barking at the tree. John and I are a little slow, so it took us a while to realize that Jacob saw a dog ornament on the tree that he wanted to hold. It didn't help that John and I thought the ornament was a bear, and there were two bear (excuse me, "dog") ornaments near each other. Luckily, Jacob has learned to be patient with us and show us exactly what he wants.

Jacob really enjoys the dog ornament!