Christmas Time is Here!!!!!
I love Christmas for so many reasons! I love the traditions, decorations and how excited children are about the festivities to come. We always put our tree up the day after Thanksgiving, Trey just can't wait until it is up! Another tradition we started last year is the Elf on the Shelf (picture courtesy of Angel Bowen). It is so much fun and the kids LOVE it! We don't put too much emphasis on Santa, society does that enough for us. Our elf, Zeke, leaves notes for the kids, makes messes in the house, prays and reminds the kids to pray with an occasional scripture verse to start our day. We want our kids to enjoy Christmas, but to also understand the TRUE meaning of the holiday.
This is also the first year I have taken the kids to see Santa, at the mall of course. I hadn't planned on going this year, then my friend Tammy called and invited us to go. Trey was so determined to go, that I gave in and off we went. It was on a school night and we are driving to the Lakeland Mall at 6pm with a six year old, 7 year old and two two year olds (you probably already see what our future holds)!! We get there, go up to Santa and of course the girls want NOTHING to do with him! So, as you will see in my picture below, mommy sat on Santa's lap this year too!
Oh, the things we will do for our babies!
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