The sun was shining without a cloud in the sky and everyone was in good spirits. I'm super thankful for the presents under the tree and how freakin' blessed we are to have a food coma later in the afternoon.
I hope your Christmas was merry and joyful, and for those in Christchurch I hope you had a wee break and received some peace from the quakes. I was there on Friday and was extremely glad to be leaving the following day.
Camilla was mega spoilt by everyone on her first Christmas - poor girl wont even remember! She has been given soo many toys and outfits and love. Lucky duck.
Seriously. Ah. I can't get enough. It's paradise over here. Come and join us :)
Love & Peace,
Sophie
P.s - to my Christian parent readers - how to do you handle the Jesus / Santa Christmas celebration deal? I've heard some good ideas including a birthday cake for Jesus, reading the Christmas story before present time etc. What are some of your strategies or traditions?
Dave and I were talking about the Jesus/Santa deal too. I grew up non-christian so Santa was the norm but Dave was always told Santa was a story and how different cultures adapted the story of St Nick. They read the Nativity story and made a big deal about giving presents rather than receiving them. Very cool.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos. I'm not too worried by the santa thing but I won't lie to the boys about it so we have it but it's not a major focus or something we build Christmas around. I guess what counts is the stuff you do, the stories you tell and how familiar a character Jesus is for the rest of the year. That's where I'm at at this point. Those photos are wonderful!
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