This was the first time that we haven't had plans with other friends or family on Christmas day and it was WONDERFUL - no schedule to keep to, nothing to prepare for. We just did everything in our own time. It was so laid back and peaceful. By far the best Christmas day yet.
The kids woke up and checked their Santa's for lollies, and got to open their stockings.
The kids woke up and checked their Santa's for lollies, and got to open their stockings.
Then while they played we had our Christmas breakfast - pancakes, bacon, eggs, strawberries, icecream, it was a breakfast fit for a king.
Then it was time for presents.
We have started a tradition of only giving 3 gifts to our kids, to represent the 3 gifts the wisemen gave to Christ. They each get something they want (a toy usually), something they need (hat, helmet, shoes), and a ''Jesus'' presentn (something from deseret books, a puzzle or book or movie that's church related). This was the first year that we sat them down and realy explained to them what they were getting and why. It was actually quite hard to limit myself to only getting them 3 things. You want to give your kids so much. We live in a world where stuff=love. But after watching them open their 3 presents, and seeing how happy they were with them, and how they weren't overwhelmed with things, it meant they could really apreicate the things they'd been given.
Daddy's present was a little different this year. A photo wall with frames I painted and antiqued myself with his favourite baby pictures of the kids.
That night we went and visited the temple lights. This year they have started doing tours of the visitors center ending with a nativity movie. It was a really nice way to bring us back to the real meaning of christmas and keep the focus on the savior.
Merry Christmas from the Tafuna Tribe.
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