This past Friday night we had our good friends Chris and Emily and their new baby Aiden over for dinner and to exchange Christmas presents. We had a wonderful time! I love being able to snuggle and play with a baby and then send him home with his momma! Alex just adores Aiden! He wanted to look at him, touch him, and play with him...he was all about 'Baby Aiden!'
However, Miss Aurora got her first hard lesson on showing gratitude for something even if you don't like it. The kids were opening their presents from Chris and Emily, and Alex opened his to reveal a cool Buzz Lightyear cup and Buzz Lightyear gloves! Aurora was super excited and tore into her present to find - clothes. Her face immediately clouded. She was definitely not happy. I saw her face get all red and then she ran to her room to cry. Awh! My heart went out to her - she is still a bit too young I think to appreciate clothes...and especially after seeing the cool stuff her brother got, I know it had to have been hard! (On a side note, I personally LOVED the outfit they got her!! I wish I had one in my size!)
So I went into her room to talk to her, and told her that I know she did not get what she expected, but that Chris and Emily tried very hard to get her something special that they thought would look good on her...and that they didn't really have to get her anything at all. We talked about how lucky she is to even get gifts, and that she needs to say thank you and show gratitude for a gift even if it is not what she wanted. A tough lesson for a five year old!
Here are some pictures from the evening:
Aurora reading a book to Baby Aiden
Alex and Emily
Alex and Aurora entertaining Aiden
Alex opening his gift
Aurora opening hers
3 comments:
Oh no! We had that happen with Jack last year, I think it's just an age thing.
Just think - It's a perfect time to talk to her about it before Christmas morning!
That picture of Aurora certainly tells the whole story, doesn't it?
Corbin, who is 7, is really struggling with this kind of stuff this Christmas- it's the first Christmas that he is really "give me, give me, give me" and it's driving me bonkers. We've been reading stories, talking about the true meaning of Christmas, etc.
Next weekend we are going to donate some of our gently used toys to a nearby homeless shelther. We'll see if it helps with appreciating what he has and to see how truly blessed he already is.
The two last pictures are pretty funny when you know the story. :) That is a tough lesson...even for me at 30! But good job, momma, on taking the opportunity to talk to her about it. We'll always be learning, won't we?
It looks like you all had such a fun time together! Oh, and I chuckled at your "hold the baby send him home..." comment. :)
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