We celebrate Christmas in our home the whole month of December. Many holiday activities have filled our days this year. We had two Christmas fundraisers for Tessa's school, a Christmas school program, a church bizarre, play dates, class parties, lots of baking and cookie decorating, crafting galore, Christmas stories, Christmas music, shopping, the nightly advent calendar, Christmas movies, spending lots of time with family, and the most important of all....teaching our girls the true meaning of Christmas. Tim and I have really struggled this year with trying to find a balance between Santa Claus and Jesus. With each passing year it seems as though society is drifting farther and farther from the true meaning of Christmas. It's really quite sad when I really pause to think about it. Christmas was never meant to be a "merchants" holiday, but that's exactly what it's turned into. Most people don't even know who the real Santa Claus was and how his whole life was centered around Jesus. While we want to let our girls have fun with make believe, we also want to instill in them the truth. It's a hard balance to find, and we're still working on it.
With all of that said, here are a few pics from the month of December. I haven't yet downloaded Christmas Eve/Christmas Day pictures. Those will follow at some point.
Our little Jayda Sassy Pants
Big sister changing little sisters diaper
My big girl...getting ready for her Christmas program
Tessa's pre-k Christmas concert
The girls' favorite part of the cookie making process....the beater!
Beautiful animals...aren't they!?!? We get the joy of having these Elk in our backyard.
We joined Tessa for a day of cookie decorating in her class
Decorating cookies at home is still her favorite though, which makes this mama smile.
