CHRISTmas!

"What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” - Dr. Seuss

 

Coincidentally one of my Facebook friends posted this ( Hi! Stacey) when I was already thinking about the true meaning of Christmas. As I was watching the Today show in my comfy PJ's with this beautiful view:

 

The question was: How many gifts do you buy your kids for Christmas? Then it really hit me, is Christmas really about showing my children with gifts? While i love being able to provide my girls with everything they need plus more, I also have discussed with my hubby that i don't want my girls to feel that they must and deserve something they truly don't need. It's a hard fine line between these two. I am the first one to say that I am guilty of buying them too much of everything and I know that I must change my ways because thankfully right now, they don't know. Right now my girls have at least 10 gifts each under the tree plus their Santa present and now that I started thinking about it, it is a bit excessive. But they got a lot of clothes, shoes, art supplies and a few toys. God knows Taylor has tons of toys and always ends up playing with the exact same ones. Anyway, on the Today show they said that people were starting to adopt a 3 present rule for their kids. Baby Jesus only received 3 presents from the 3 Wise Men, which goes back to the meaning of buying kids only 3 presents. I actually like this idea and might have to adopt it for our Christmases to come. 3 gifts plus their Santa present. This seems much more reasonable and I feel as they get older they will really think about what they want when they make their Christmas list.

 

I love to shop so this might be a challenge for me next year, but its not like these girls don't get anything throughout the year. They get tons, to say the least.

 

I am not a really religious person, but as my girls are getting older, i want to show them the true meaning of Christmas and have really started considering going to church. Which one? That is yet to be determined, but at this point in my life, i feel like they need to be introduced to it.

 

So what do you think about the 3 present rule? I love it!

 

 

 

 

My winter break from school has been amazing! Love being with these little characters. Taylor has been a true character. Day 1 of break, into glasses, and beanies and going commando.

After her nap she told me she was hot and wanted her clothes off, fine with me, but then she took off her diaper and didn't want to wear anything but a beanie. So funny, can't wait to show her the picture I took of her, commando with a beanie on, when she's older, like getting married older!

 

It was a beautiful day out and she wanted to go outside, finally convinced her to put a jacket on and diaper on. This right here is the PERFECT winter outfit for Arizona: Beanies and No Pants. We were totally rockin' this outfit in our hood!

 

Day 2 of break we actually left the house, went to lunch with Mimi and Daddy and did some shopping at Joann's. Joann's has all of their Christmas stuff 70 % off. I love sales. This is how Taylor insisted on walking around the store. A car seat and her baby.

 

Whatever makes this girl happy. She doesn't like carts anymore so she has to be entertained one way or another. Look at that hot mess of hair. Swear she had a cute 'do when we left the house.

 

For dinner my hubby made some of my favorite nachos with left over chicken! I didn't take any pictures, but next time he makes them, I promise to take appealing pictures and the recipe!

 

Don't forget to stop by Jane.com on Sunday for an awesome deal on Fabric Bow Metallic headbands!

 

<3 Stacey