So it seems like the "Thing to do" is to get a mini Christmas tree for the kiddo's room. I heard just about all my friends say they did this, that also meant Sam heard it too. So for about 2 weeks I heard her beg and plead (nicely) for a little Christmas tree for her room. I saw a flyer for Rite Aide that had them for under $10 for a 3' tree on special so we went down and bought it. All I did was to put the little lights on it, she did all the decorating.
At first she started with ornaments, then she found some hair bows she thought would "look nice", then she found a random piece of Hannah Montana wrapping paper, then a belt from her drawer, then a glove, then she asked me if we should put cream on it. Yep, the decorating was a success! But it got me thinking...she is four and with this comes all the purity of what Christmas should be. She walks around with Santa hats on and singing Christmas Carols and just being happy! We get so caught up in the gift-giving as adults that we fail to remember to just enjoy the Holiday season. I worry about who is getting what, is it enough, will they like that, etc. when I should just be happy to sit around with a cookie, tell stories of Christmas past, and watch "Christmas Vacation" with Chevy Chase. I use to be so excited abouth Christmas and now the advent calendar is a count down to how many less days I have to shop and sew! Christmas is about more than shopping and the actual gift-opening process, it's about family and singing, and loving.
So this Christmas I'm trying to take a lesson from my daughter and her eclectic tree and just enjoy the season. Enjoy the snow, and not get so wrapped up in pleasing everybody!
Hope you'll do the same!
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