Last weekend the kids and I went to the Children's Museum to see Santa. I love a free Santa picture and anything beats the lines at the mall.
We definitely want to teach the kids about Christmas and the reason we celebrate Christmas is to celebrate Jesus, and we are searching ways to best work that into our family with all the commercialization of Christmas. However, we still love the magic of Santa and plan on having him around for awhile.
Rilyn was very excited to go see Santa because she thinks he looks like Grandpa Decker. I wasn't too worried that she would be scared. She walked right up to him and tried to cuddle. He was trying to get her to sit up and take a picture, but she would have been just as happy laying in his arms and sucking her thumb.
Ryder could care less, but I am guessing he is not going to be as social as Rilyn so next year we might get a screaming kid picture.
Later that evening, we met Tyler (he had to work that whole day...boo) at the park in Larkspur for the Christmas tree lighting. They had a large bonfire, Santa, hot cocoa, and treat bags. Many businesses sponsored trees, decorated them, and now our whole park is lit with Christmas trees. We LOVE our little town!
We definitely want to teach the kids about Christmas and the reason we celebrate Christmas is to celebrate Jesus, and we are searching ways to best work that into our family with all the commercialization of Christmas. However, we still love the magic of Santa and plan on having him around for awhile.
Rilyn was very excited to go see Santa because she thinks he looks like Grandpa Decker. I wasn't too worried that she would be scared. She walked right up to him and tried to cuddle. He was trying to get her to sit up and take a picture, but she would have been just as happy laying in his arms and sucking her thumb.
Ryder could care less, but I am guessing he is not going to be as social as Rilyn so next year we might get a screaming kid picture.
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