Ok before I get started I just want everyone to know about this really cute giveaway - it's on http://thenaulutribe.blogspot.com/ and she is giving a little girl's tutu - way too cute!!
Ok now my question to everyone is: with the tough economic times what are you doing to help alleviate some of the financial burden? Maybe for some of you this isn't a problem or even better some may already practice frugal giving. I know the Ray side of the family this year instead of the cousins giving to cousins or family to family (which was getting quite spendy) - we have decided to put our money ($25 per family) together and buy material to make quilts for Primary Children's Hospital - we are going to have the kids help tie quilts when we get together over the holiday. I am so incredibly happy about this because my kids can help make the gift and then actually give it to someone that truly needs it. I think the Shaw side of the family is going to do this as well but we are going to have the kids shop for the children of the hospital - Primary Children's has a list of toys, dvd's, books, clothing, etc. that they accept. To be honest it's not like my kids need more toys but what they do need is to learn what it means to give and to see that it's not about the i-pod or the xbox that makes Christmas special. Anyway I will get off my little soap box but I would love to hear from everyone how you teach your children what Christmas means and how you are going to do it this year - thanks for listening!!
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Taylor is 15 and a freshman at Manti High. He is playing football and loving it. He is the freshman class president and finding out that it is a lot of work!! Taylor is into music (he loves AC/DC and other 80s bands - makes his daddy proud!) , collecting legos and coins, and hanging out with his buddies playing XBox. He has his learner's permit and is looking forward to restoring an old truck with his dad by the time he is 16!
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Kiki is 11 and in the 5th grade - she is also enjoying being the big kid at the school. Kierra has recently started taking gymnastics and is really enjoying it. We lost our piano teacher so we are looking to get Kiki enrolled with another one so hopefully we can keep the music thing going. Kierra loves music - all kinds, tormenting her sisters, and hanging out with friends.
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Emma is 8 and in the 3rd grade. She was recently baptized and was extremely excited about the whole thing! She now gets to go to Activity Days with Kierra and really feels "grown up". Emma continues to love school and do very well in all areas, especially reading, spelling, and math! Because of older siblings Emma has discovered music and all the heartthrobs on all the covers of the teen magazines!! Emma is also taking a gymnastics/tumbling class and is learning lots of new things - it's pretty hard for her but it's a good thing! Emma wants to take more piano lessons so we are working on that.
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Dalton is 4 and in preschool with Miss Norris, which he LOVES! He is definitely our "go-getter" and is pretty much going constantly from the time his eyes open until the time his "battery" wears out and he crashes for the night! Dalton loves Transformers (the movie ones), Star Wars, Spiderman, and Batman. He will perform any of them on demand pretty much whenever you want! Life is good for the youngest in the family and he loves all of his siblings but he sure idolizes his big brother and wants to play football when he grows up!
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3 comments:
Chris- you ROCK! I'm so excited to do give to Primary Children's Hospital. I think the kids will learn a lot from this experience.
I don't know that I have any ideas for you, but you have given me some great food for thought about what we are doing! Thank you.
hey yeah, I am blog stalking again...
We have had done something with our kids since they were so little they don't even remember it any different. Our kids get only three gifts each, to represent the three gifts the wise men brought. It has taught them that Christmas is not about them... it's Christ's birth we are celebrating at this time of year NOT theirs!
We have other little things we do as a family for others secretly that will probably go to the grave with us, but it's those things we see them looking forward to each Holiday Season.
I hope that if there is one thing I can teach them about this season it's that it's about Christ and about charity and giving... NOT RECEIVING!
I absolutely LOVE the idea of the quilts! You will be amazed at the difference it will make in your kids.
I believe we all truly desire to be giving and kind to others... just sometimes we need to be taught how.
You are doing a GREAT thing here!
Okay, I will go blog stalk someone else now... lol
Mimi
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