Craft Time

The other day I stocked up on some craft supplies. So yesterday was a "stay-at-home" day and we did a couple crafts (thanks, Megan, for the ideas!) Here are the Santas and Reindeer we made.











We aren't anti-Santa or pro-Santa...we don't really "do" Santa, but the girls know who he is. I want them to understand what Christmas is about...we want to have a Christ-centered Christmas....but it's fun to do the silly stuff too. I have checked out LOTS of Christmas books at the library and this past week, my focus was to get Nativity-themed books since we are here in the homestretch of Christmas. Well, I picked out 3 or 4 yesterday to read to the girls and Sydney noticed the manger scene on the front of all of them...she said, "Not another Jesus story, mom. Can't we read a fun one?" Apparently she still doesn't "get" it.

Kayleigh, on the other hand, is a baby lover. Naturally, she likes the idea of baby Jesus. This morning she was playing with a photo of Sydney as a baby and I said, "Kayleigh, who is that baby?" She said, "Jesus, mommy, Jesus".