Christmas Eve & Christmas Morning

Christmas Eve was quite a treat for me as a mom this year. With three of the five kids understanding the concept of Santa and getting presents, there was quite a bit of excitement! After watching some Christmas movies, we got the kids ready for bed. Just before going to bed, we set out cookies and milk for Santa. My husband let the kids know that Santa REALLY likes peanut butter. So, we set out the peanut butter cookies we made earlier that day.

Once we got everyone settled in bed...or so we thought, KJ lets us know that she was not going to sleep becuase she wanted to see Santa. About 20 minutes later we heard someone up and about. Using our parent intuition, we called for JJ to come into our room. We asked him if he was out of his bed. He said, "That sure was me!" I started cracking up as my husband asked him why he was out of bed. He threw his arms up in the air and emphatically said, "I am just so excited for Santa to come!" We smiled and sent him back to bed warning that Santa wouldn't come until they went to sleep.

Christmas Morning was even more fun! We had the kids go into the playroom. We read the birth story of Jesus out of Luke.

After reading the birth story, we asked the kids questions about the REAL reason for Christmas.

Who was born on Christmas? "JESUS" they all yelled.

What was Jesus' gift to us...what did he do? "He died on the cross for all our sins," JJ announced.

Why did he die on the cross for all our sins? "Becuase he loves us!" DC stated.

"Jesus has a good heart!" JJ reminded. As a mom, all I could do was smile!

So, after singing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus, my husband went downstairs to get the video camera and made sure everything was all set. The kids came downstairs in amazement and said, "Santa really did come!" KJ said, "I think I saw the back of Santa last night when I went to the bathroom. It wasn't the front, but I think I saw his back."

The kids were so excited to open their presents. It was cute, becuase KJ told me that Santa and God work together. I told her that God doesn't need any help. She told me that God tells kids to be good and if they are good then Santa will bring them presents. It is very interesting how kids make connections!

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