It's that time of year again: shopping, decorating, wrapping, last-minute trips to the store, baking, full parking lots, spending more money than we should; in a word, craziness!! We all get "wrapped up" in most of these things, as hard as we try not to. We make ourselves crazy in the process of getting ready for Christmas day: opening presents, wrapping paper everywhere, breakfast and off to relatives' houses for more eating, more presents and by the end of the day we're flat out exhausted. While all of this is fun and memorable, we sometimes neglect to remember why we celebrate to begin with. It all started with God's divine plan of a Baby in a manger.
And that's where we're starting with our Little Man. He has his own nativity set that he plays with as we sit and point out the different people that took part in this Holy story. He gives baby Jesus kisses and pushes the button on the top of the manger to see the North Star shine while "Away in a Manger" plays. I know he's not very old yet but it's never too early to emphasize the true meaning of Christmas. We will certainly enjoy waking up on Christmas morning to enjoy some Monkey Bread and watch him have fun discovering what's in his stocking and under the tree (although, the wrapping paper and bows will probably get the most attention out of these). But will do our best to instill in him what Christmas really is.