It's the second year that Charlotte is excited about advent calendars counting down to Christmas.
Last year, it was clearly all about the cookie she could pull out every day with a big grin.
This year, she loves having a little book to read each day too but, most importantly, she is excited to know that something special is going to happen in the future.
Charlotte has started to grasp and enjoy the concept of time this fall: she loved observing the change in seasons and talking about the different months -- noting how leaves change color and fall off the trees in October and that we celebrate Halloween then, and how the first signs of winter appear in November and that we celebrate St. Martin's lantern walk (a German tradition) and Thanksgiving in that month.
Charlotte also talks about time now, using "yesterday" for everything she did in the past, and "tomorrow" for all that is going to take place in the future. And great anticipation is always marked with a big "I can do that LATER" ;-)
So December is all about Christmas... the countdown is on: Charlotte can't wait for all the pockets to be empty, all the treats to be eaten, and all the booklets to be hanging on the advent tree!
