For the longest time, I always wondered what the holiday "Boxing Day" was on calendars. Maybe a year or two ago, I "met" a Canadian online and she explained to me the tradition of Boxing Day.
Basically Boxing Day is the holiday that came about as a result of people gathering together items they no longer wanted or needed which were then boxed up and donated to charity after the Christmas holiday. I thought this was a BRILLIANT idea, as after Christmas I always feel overwhelmed by the amount of gifts my kids have received and the sheer quantity of stuff we seem to accumulate.
So today the girls and I have spent the day sorting through old toys, weeding out the ones they no longer wish to keep and then organizing the new ones they got this year. A lot of the toys will be taken to the local crisis pregnancy center, where I know they will be given to families in need. It's very refreshing to set the kids' rooms in order and I feel like we're off to a fresh start for the year.
Maxton's daily mission is to see just how many things he can get himself into!
She did it! Riley can now ride a bike. She has also become quite the avid reader and DEVOURS books.
Adrianne is one of the best big sister's around. She is currently learning to conquer cursive writing!
So much sweetness and sassiness all wrapped up in one package! Emmaline has now started preschool!
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