Christmas Stuff and Visiting Amelia at Work

 Button has been super busy. Like, super, super busy. She's been corresponding with the doll who's going to help with the book store. And she's been busily getting presents ready for her friends for Christmas. Very busy.  She asked tonight if she could go visit Amelia and deliver her Christmas card, so we wandered upstairs.

It was the first time she's seen the Christmas tree all lit up at night. I think she was a little bit overwhelmed. 

But she said she had an important delivery to make before she could investigate the tree, so we wandered over to the cabinet where Amelia is. 

Button spotted Amelia right away, looking very festive in her cute Santa dress. She waved, but Amelia didn't seem to see her. 

She tried showing her that she had a Christmas card for her, but Amelia still didn't move at all. 

I opened the case for Button, and she ran right up to Amelia. 

Amelia still didn't say a word, or move, though, and this confused Button very much. She started doing a little sing songy "Aaaaaameeeeeleeeeaahhhhhh" over and over, which I think finally annoyed Amelia to the point she turned and looked at Button, with a very loud "SHHHH!"

Amelia explained that she was working, being a display doll, and so she couldn't move around or talk or anything. Button pointed out that no one was looking at her, so she could probably do whatever she wanted, or come with Button for some tea and Christmas candy. 

"No, no, no," said Amelia. "You don't understand. Even when no one is looking at you, you're still on display. Even when they're not looking at you, they remember that you're there, and so it's important that you are." 

"But, it's dark. It's night time. No one is looking at you," Button, insisted. 

"Well, they COULD BE" snapped Amelia, and she turned away and went stock still again. And she wouldn't speak anymore.

When Button realized that Amelia wasn't in a mood to talk anymore, she left her Christmas card and walked away. She was very quiet, and I thought she might be sad that Amelia was so serious about her job but.... 

... when I closed the case door, Button said "Oh, Amelia is so beautiful in her Christmas dress! She must be the most wonderful display doll EVER. She's so good at it!" and was just beaming with pride about her festive friend. 

And then she wanted to explore all the Christmas stuff. I told her it was late and dark, but we could explore a little bit. 

First she saw an Elf on the Shelf! 

Button was very confused because he wouldn't talk to her either. She asked if he was a display doll like her beautiful friend, Amelia, but he said that the last time he talked to one of my dolls, he got punched in his cute little nose. Button shrugged and on we went. 

She saw a cute little reindeer and asked if she could have her picture taken with her. 

And then it was on to the tree. Button was mesmerized, I think. 

Before I knew it, she had climbed up into the branches and was wandering around. I guess it's good she wore her sneakers! 

She said it was fun, but that her hair kept getting caught on the pine needles, and all of the ornaments were so shiny and everything was so bright... and then she looked down. 

Button said she suddenly felt very, very dizzy, and weird, like the feeling she gets when she eats too much candy. 

I gently picked her up out of the tree, and she said she felt better, deciding that she would rather enjoy the tree from out here, instead of IN the tree. 

I promised her that we could come back up in the next few days and explore all the Christmas stuff, and she thought that sounded grand, so we headed back home. 

Button immediately got on her laptop and informed me that she had quite a lot of work to do. When I asked, she said that feeling dizzy had made her think of candy, and she realized that since her presents to her cousin and her friend aren't going out until Monday, she had PLENTY of time to order MORE candy for them! (And maybe a little for her too.) 

And that's just what she did: Amaya and Mina, I apologize in advance for any dizziness caused by the sheer amount of candy Button may be ordering for you!

More Christmas exploring soon. 

- Wendy 
Wylde Kingdom Miniatures