Christmas

The big night is less than a week away and now is the time to start thinking about what treats we are going to leave for the big man in the red suit. He sure does work hard. Visiting every boy and girl in the world within one night while leaving goodies for each of them...

I love my kids with all of my heart and would give them the world if I could. One thing I love is being able to give them a big Christmas when I can and watching their smiling faces on Christmas morning as they see what Santa has brought them...

Remember when we were kids and our biggest ambition was to wait up on Christmas night so we could catch the man in the big red suit? I tried for years and years to do this but somehow Mr. Claus always eluded me so I never caught him on the big night...

Christmas is a very happy time for most of us. It's a time of family, friends, love and remembering our Lord and Savior. It's been a tradition for a long time to open gifts on Christmas morning and even though companies have gone out of control marketing Christmas as this, it's still fun to see that special someone open that special gift...

This is not to sound ungrateful but let's face it, sometimes in life we receive a bad Christmas present. Go back in time to when you were a little kid and you asked Santa for that "Super Toy". Come Christmas morning you find the box under the tree and open it up only to find that it was filled with super hero underwear with matching socks...

This is the week that my family and I finally get our tree put up. As long as I can remember a real live tree has been a part of my family Christmas. When I was a kid, the trees weren't that great. More like a tall sage brush. None the less, it was real...

We as parents would do anything to make this holiday happen for our children and I am no different when it comes to that, especially when they are such good kids. With rising costs and a questionable economy, there were those that thought 2016 wouldn't be a good year for retailers...

Are you like the gal that sits a few chairs down from me at the office, and you love Christmas Music?

I heard a really interesting story over the weekend. A friend of ours was telling us about an odd situation that she is dealing with. Her husband asked her what she would like for Christmas this year and she said she would really like an iPad...

Every year my wife and I have gone out, battling the crowds, trying to find the perfect gifts for our kids to open on Christmas morning. Store after store. Hour after hour. It has been a battle to say the least every single year especially with as many kids as we have...

Shopping is being done and finding hiding spots for presents can become a bit of a challenge. Kids are getting smarter and remembering old hiding spots. Not to mention they seem to be getting wise on where new hiding spots might be. In the past I asked for tips on where to hide Christmas presents from the kids...

I am one for the big show. Lots of lights, computerized music that runs the light show and plenty of decorations. I actually feel really behind this year because we haven't done that much with our house. Nonetheless, we are decorated, the lights are up and have been ever since Thanksgiving...