Today was Brooke's last day of school before winter break. We brought a present for each of her teachers. I handed her each box and told her to bring it to the appropriate teacher. She did that part quite well. She easily took the gifts to the teacher and handed them over, but instead of saying "Merry Christmas" as instructed, she said "Frosty The Snowman!". (She is already a big fan of Frosty, but this particular wrapping paper had snowmen on it, so there was some logic to her statement)
The teachers then put the gifts over on a table that had a pile of other gifts. Brooke went over to the table and started sifting through it. She picked up one and tried to carry it away, but was told that it wasnt for her. She then went to the present we had just given the teacher and began to open it :)
She definitely understands the idea of "presents", but up until that point had no clue that you can actually GIVE a present, not just RECEIVE one. Guess we will have to work on that a bit over the next week! Luckily, I have a planned trip next week for her and I to go shopping to pick out a gift for baby Ryan. Perhaps that will help her understand giving, but I am not so sure. Daddy had her pick out a present for Ryan at the hospital, which she did a great job of doing. She also gave it to him at the hospital. But, when it was time for Daddy and Brooke to leave, she brought the present with her instead of leaving it for Ryan. And since we have been home she has claimed it as her own. She is 6 weeks older than she was back then, so maybe the spirit of giving will catch on a bit better this time around ;)
