let the magic begin

Christmas season is here folks... it bloomed all over our house today. Nora has been singing Christmas carols. They have been picking out toys to put on their list. We almost went and picked out a tree this weekend.  These Christmas' have been getting better and better as the years go by. This year is already winding up to be of epic proportions. We don't do a lot of gifts... enough to fill the tree adequately, but I like quality over quantity. The epicness of this Christmas lies solely in the excitement that is already building in Henry and Nora. 

Both kids are beginning to develop these beautiful personalities and a series of likes and dislikes based on them. Picking out gifts for Nora this year is going to be a world easier than last year. Henry is a dream to buy for. The trick is buying gifts that will benefit both of them, not just entertain them. Christmas is an opportunity to guide them within their interests and kind of push them toward things that we would like to see them do. It takes a lot of thought, but things like amazon help a great deal with that. I can just sit back and think about what would fit both my kids' interests and my own goals for them... punch in the idea online, and chances are it will exist somewhere. It is the total opposite of strolling the aisles in a store and reacting to what they have on the shelves. 

I still miss the mark sometimes, but more than not, Jenny and I put together a pretty great deal for both of our kids.