Merry Christmas Charlie Brown

So the girls are 2 and the word Christmas is somewhat familiar to them. What's not familiar to them is Santa Claus, reindeer and all that jazz. It's funny to watch grown-ups in stores ask them if Santa Claus is going to bring them a gift and Abby give them the funk face while Zoe shouts out "Yeah!" not knowing what she is agreeing to. I've informed Jack (a few years ago) there is no such thing as Santa Claus and that Christmas is about the birth of Jesus Christ. Any present he receives came from a living breathing human being he knows. Not some random white dude flying around on a sleigh coming down our non-existent chimney.

This year the kids were joined by their cousins, Justin, Lamont and Lamara on Christmas morning. The whole family came over to open gifts and munch on a delicious breakfast. Good times, good gifts!

The kids watched Merry Christmas Charlie Brown and loved the songs! Maybe we have a Christmas day tradition beginning. We'll see.

The gifts this year were awesome: princess castles, drum sets, dolls, glow pads, rocking horses, leapfrog laptops, pjs etc!

I'm looking forward to the day when the girls are older and we can share the true meaning of Christmas with them.

"And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, 'Fear not: for behold, I bring unto you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.' And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God, and saying, 'Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.'"

Yes - that is the true meaning of Christmas Charlie Brown.