The Holiday’s are stressful enough.

Between dealing with family rifts, sniveling with neighbors over your mooning Santa on the rooftop, or debating how much you really want to spend on gifts for everyone – there is always something ridiculous to deal with.

How about sitting back and taking it all in for once.

Seriously, do you recall seeing your child’s facial expression while?

• Turning on the Christmas lights for the first, second, or third time?

• Playing with the icky sticky cookie dough and dumping an excessive amount of sprinkles on those sugar cookies?

• Lighting the Menorah during Hanukkah?

• Waiting in line forever to sit on Santa’s lap?

• Building a snowman during the first snowfall of the season?

• Singing carols even if you do not know the words, while sipping on hot cocoa or apple cider?

• Opening up presents EARLY Christmas morning?

• Watching them interact with their grandparents – 10 to 20 times their age?

The list could go on and on…

Put the credit cards away, set the camcorders aside.  Be involved.  Be around.  Be active!

The moments you remember now, they will cherish at your age.

Peas Out!

~daddy b.