Making Memories...Day 102

Today was another family day.  It has been super nice to be together and today was another memorable day.  We decorated for Christmas and put up our tree.  I was a little bummed that we weren't able to stick with our tradition of going to a local tree farm and cutting down our tree, instead we have an artificial one.  We had to due to Landry's asthma, but hey, if we bypass him having pneumonia this year, a fake tree it shall be.  This Christmas will be a delight since it's the first year Landry understands what is going on.  His ooh's and aw's over the tree, lights, and decorations were precious.  Hadley was in amazement when we would find all of her ornaments she has made the past few years and also quite proud of her creations.  I love Christmas and all the decor, but it weighs heavy on my heart and my husbands too, that we really instill in our children why we celebrate Christmas.  It is hard to teach kids that it is not about the presents, Santa, lists, eating, etc.  I am reading a different advent children's book this year as well as other things to hopefully get into a life style of loving others and sharing Christ and His love.  Thankful for this time of year to reflect on Christ's birth and how to truly love others.