Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Brothers

Sometimes my kids surprise me and do things for each other that I would never have thought they would do.
In the bottom of my Christmas box was this:

It's a countdown to Christmas calendar. We have never used it. I don't even remember where I got it. Tween dug it out this year and hung it on the door jamb. No idea why he chose that spot. Little S was so excited about it. It was hung up a few days after Thanksgiving when we were decorating and I didn't give it another thought.

Tween has been filling the little bags every day and giving the "present" to Little S. Little S thinks that the elves fill it each night. Tween took this all on himself and has been having a blast with it. He sometimes sticks a piece of candy in it, a coin or even a little trinket.

I am so proud of him for sticking to it and for making Christmas come a little more alive for Little S.

Have your kids done something for one another recently that surprised you?

Stacy

3 comments:

Becca said...

That is a really cool thing to do! What a great memory they will share.

Anonymous said...

That is sooo cool!!! It's the little surprises at Christmas that mean so much. Your boys are GREAT!! I spent one Christmas in the hospital and my young nephew stuffed a stocking with goodies and had a nurse hang it on my bed during the night. He's grown, married and just had a new son now, but I'll never forget that Christmas.
I hope yours is wonderful!!
Bob

White Hot Magik said...

That is sweet.