![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama Advent calendar cross-stitched by nana and hung with candies](http://images.hobomama.com/advent-calendar-nana.jpg)
Along with our activity-a-day calendar, we've put up the Advent calendar my mom made with Mikko's self-proclaimed "favorite" candies…
which, one day in, he decided he doesn't like anymore.
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama reindeer at Swanson's Nursery Seattle](http://images.hobomama.com/reindeer-1.jpg)
"You talkin' to me?"
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama reindeer at Swanson's Nursery Seattle](http://images.hobomama.com/reindeer-2.jpg)
"Well, I'm the only one here. Who do you think you're talking to?"
(I like imagining reindeer confrontations.)
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama camel at Swanson's Nursery Seattle](http://images.hobomama.com/camel.jpg)
"Oh, hello, I didn't see you there."
(Whereas I've decided this camel was entirely chill.)
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama brothers in sleigh at Swanson's Nursery Seattle](http://images.hobomama.com/brothers-sleigh-2.jpg)
Happy sleighing boys!
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama brothers in sleigh at Swanson's Nursery Seattle](http://images.hobomama.com/brothers-sleigh-4.jpg)
Oops, that didn't last.
(LOVE the expression on both their faces. Ha ha!)
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama baby in orange hood](http://images.hobomama.com/a-orange-1.jpg)
Quiet moment
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama baby in orange hood](http://images.hobomama.com/a-orange-2.jpg)
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama carriage turning the corner — mule carriage ride in West Seattle Junction](http://images.hobomama.com/carriage-turning.jpg)
We went to our neighborhood "downtown" for some holiday celebrations,
including a mule-drawn carriage ride.
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama rained-on wet family on mule carriage ride](http://images.hobomama.com/carriage-ride-1.jpg)
It was raining so hard we had the carriage to ourselves.
Can you tell?
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama boy sticking out tongue](http://images.hobomama.com/boy-tongue.jpg)
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama wet mules in the rain hitched to carriage](http://images.hobomama.com/carriage-mules.jpg)
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama baby not sure — visiting Santa for pictures](http://images.hobomama.com/santa-1.jpg)
We thought we'd try pictures with Santa.
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama baby crying — visiting Santa for pictures](http://images.hobomama.com/santa-2.jpg)
No dice.
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama baby popping up — visiting Santa for pictures](http://images.hobomama.com/santa-3.jpg)
What if we photobomb him?
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama baby popping up — visiting Santa for pictures](http://images.hobomama.com/santa-4.jpg)
Surprise!
Oh, no, that guy with the beard is still there.
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama family silhouettes — Menashe Christmas lights West Seattle](http://images.hobomama.com/menashe-lights-2.jpg)
A family in our neighborhood goes all out decorating, so we stopped to see.
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama dad and boy viewing Christmas lights](http://images.hobomama.com/boys-lights.jpg)
Let me tell you — the astonishing abundance was a hit with five-year-olds!
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama nativity model train set](http://images.hobomama.com/nativity-train-1.jpg)
Ain't it always the case? You just get the baby to sleep in the manger …
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama nativity model train set](http://images.hobomama.com/nativity-train-2.jpg)
… and a train goes by!
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama light-up snowman](http://images.hobomama.com/light-snowman.jpg)
![Wordless Wednesday: It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas = Hobo Mama baby looking at Menashe Christmas lights](http://images.hobomama.com/baby-lights.jpg)
Doesn't it look like he's enthralled by the lights?
He's actually afraid the carved bear is going to spring to life and eat him.
True story. He signed it to me.
You'll also love photos on the timely topic of Honoring Traditions over at Natural Parents Network!
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6 comments:
What a wonderful set of photos and a nice place to live great to see all the christmassy scenes.
It does make me laugh how kids always cry when they go to see Santa heheh!
Have a fantabulosa WW! and week
Thanks for stopping by and linking up.
These Xmas photos are just gorgeous and reminds me of when I lived in the US as a nanny some 10 years ago!
Emily
Love the Advent calendar. Hilarious Santa pics!
I love everything about this post!!!
I also love your mom's advent calendar. the photo story is priceless & I bet the kids had a ball despite the rain & scary Santa man, LOL. They always seem afraid at least 1 year. Glad my title had you scratch your head, I was going for different reactions ;o)
Beautiful captures, as usual!
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