A reason for children...

So Daddy stayed home with Eli all day while mean Boss made mommy work. By the time I got home, Daddy needed to be rescued. Eli was cranky. So I decided to take him to our hometown festival in McKinney called "Dickens of a Christmas". They block off the downtown square and have all sorts of activities for adults and children as well as a big giant Christmas tree that they were going to light tonight. I thought the lighting was at 6:30 but it turned out it was at 6:00 and by the time we got there it was already lit. It took forever to park and the streets were pretty crowded. I was beginning to think this was a bad idea and I was starting to get cranky myself. Then I took Eli over to the Christmas tree. I took him out of the stroller and we stood there staring at this beautiful tree with it's colored lights and ornaments. The look on his face took my breath away and brought tears to my eyes. I realized that besides being a miracle brought to you by God, children also help you see things differently and with a fresh pair of eyes. Despite how cranky he was or now tired, all of that was forgotten in that one moment with his mommy standing in downtown McKinney the night after Thanksgiving looking at a Christmas tree. He probably won't remember it but I sure will.
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