Christmas Day

Luca is getting to be a lot of fun when it comes to presents!

He actually plays with the toys rather than the boxes! I remember when Hailey was little, some gave me a hard time because she didn't have enough toys. Truth be told, she enjoyed the bags or boxes they came in much more than the toys themselves, so why waste the money! In Hailey's case, this pretty much continued into her childhood. I would get her a doll or some other toy, but she was never really interested. She continued to love bags, which developed into purses and she loved to play dress up! She is still very fond of both of those things. She also loved her little toy kitchen and tea parties...while she still enjoys tea, she is over the whole kitchen idea!  We go through periods of time when we have her cook once a week for the family. The food always tastes great, but she claims she doesn't enjoy preparing it.

Having young children around changes the whole feel of Christmas. It brings another level of excitement to the holidays. Remembering the true reason for Christmas is of top priority in our home. We are trying to brainstorm some creative ideas to model selflessness to our little ones. Some ideas we are thinking of implementing are:
* Adopt a family in need, one who doesn't have a Christmas tree, etc. Give them a tree with all the trimmings, Christmas dinner, and gifts.
* Go out to eat sometime during Christmas week with a card in hand and bless our server with an extraordinary tip (you never know how it will impact their life)
* Prison ministry. There are so many children whose parents have been incarcerated for one reason or another. There is a ministry that delivers gifts to these children, with a message from their absent parent. Hailey and I did this a couple of years ago and it had a huge impact on us and it blessed these precious children who had no control over their circumstances.

Give, give, give! After all, remember that God gave His only Son!

Nora with her Great Grammy