Birthday Cake for a special baby

 Each year on Christmas Eve we have a birthday party for Baby Jesus complete with birthday cake, noise makers and candles.  We read the story of Baby Jesus, played with our Nativity toy and reread What God Wants for Christmas for the 50th time this season. 

 Lucie is happy she is getting a break from playing baby Jesus.  One of Finn's favorite games this month has been creating a manger and forcing his baby sister to lie in it swaddled.  The problem being that 10 month olds do not very much enjoy lying swaddled in a manger. 

Finn thought his new reindeer toy should be in on the party fun.  I am hopeful that by stressing that Christmas is the birthday of Christ will help our children remember the true reason for Christmas and not just focus on the presents.