Christmas Traditions - The Reason for the Season

I really try to downplay the commercial side of Christmas. We did some of the normal Christmas-y things, but I've been trying to talk to Emmett a lot about Baby Jesus and talk about the Christmas story. He has two nativity sets to play with, one magnet set on the fridge, and a sticker cling set on the dishwasher. We also made a little stained glass craft.

Here are some things we've clarified about the Christmas story:

- It's an angel, not a butterfly.
- It's not Baby Anna, it's Baby Jesus.
- Even though they're wearing crowns, they're supposed to be kings or wise men, not princesses.

I think we've made progress. One thing that did melt my heart was when he lined everyone up to see baby Jesus. It's amazing how often children end up teaching adults.

Christmas

We finally got the tree up and Emmett is fascinated with it. He loves when we turn on the lights and he loves the ornaments with photos. But what makes me happiest is how much he loves playing with his toy nativity set and the magnet set from Grammy. We're trying to have a simple, Christ-centered Christmas this year, without all the hoopla. It feels so much happier and much less stressful!