Jesus. And snacks.

The Christmas season is one of my favorites. Always has been.

As a parent, I try to instill in our children the reason for the season -- despite the consumerism surrounding the holiday.

Princess decided to give me an "update" - a 10th(ish) revision - on her Christmas list today.

The list wasn't all that long. Only 5 things, however, 3 of them were electronic in nature.

I took the opportunity to give her the obligatory, "Santa can't possibly get EVERYTHING on EVERY list", and, "we need to be thankful for ANYTHING we get - whether it's on our list or not", and other similar phrases.

I ended with this: "After all, Princess, Christmas is about Jesus, not about presents."

At that moment, Little Man who had been sitting quietly, seemingly not paying much attention to the exchange happening between his mom and sister, got a quizzical look on his face, and quite seriously said, "What does Christmas have to do with Cheez-Its?"

Seriously. Can't make this stuff up.



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