You where born at an interesting time in history.  It was the best of times and the worst of times.   Currently, the world economy is not doing very well at all. Trust me when I say you will be feel the effects of our leader decision’s that they make today when you are my age.

As a consequence most of the people in the country are SCALING back in the on Christmas.  While it is unfortunate that so many people have lost their jobs and are hurting financially it has force people to re-evaluate what they spend their money on and what Christmas really means.

Since things end up how they start out, and this is your first Christmas, I think that it is important that Mommy and I show you the right way to celebrate the festive holiday.  The true meaning of Christmas is about giving, not necessarily monetarily, but the giving of yourself.  We are celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ who through his love gave his life for us.

Christmas is a time for family and love (not to mention watching National Lampoons Christmas Vacation as often as possible), all of which you will have LOTS of this year.

While it is certainly great when you give or receive a great gift (mommy bought daddy an iPhone last year for Christmas and it was AWESOME), please never forget that what is really important is spending time with loved ones and giving more of yourself to your fellow man.

Have yourself a merry little Christmas munckin.

The greatest gift that Mommy and Daddy have this year is spending Christmas with you.