The countless hours of shopping.  Wrapping all the gifts.  Making sure the kids don't find them!  And of course, the dollars spent.  Yes, all the planning of Christmas is un-wrapped in a matter of minutes.  And while the joy of seeing the excitement in your children's eyes is fun to watch, seeing it end so quickly can almost be, well, depressing! Fortunately, our kids were excited, grateful and loved everything they got this year.

My daughters are 4 and 6 years old.  They are in the prime years as far as the magic of Santa is concerned.  The look on their faces when they saw that Santa had eaten the cookies they left, and that he had left them gifts was priceless.  But I really have to give praise to my son Chase.  He is 10, and knows how Santa works.  But he kept his mouth shut, and let his sisters enjoy the fun.  I think he even enjoyed it.

I hope you and your family enjoyed the magic of Christmas.  Happy Holidays!

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