Service for Christmas

Every year, I've tried to get the kids to provide service for others right around the holidays. I want to do that because I want them to think about others before themselves. I want them for focus on the birth of Christ and I want them to spread joy around them, not simply think about what they want and what they'll get.
This year, though, I found it really hard to find service opportunities, mostly because of the issue of time and having a baby attached to my boob. I don't want to make excuses, but we're so busy! Between school, homework, gymnastics, taekwondo, soccer, and basketball, there's not a lot of spare time. Sure, I could do a lot while the kids are in school, but the whole point of this, is to get them involved. Anyway, we didn't accomplish as much as I wanted to, but we did some things... (And by the way, I sucked at taking pictures of our accomplishments.)

We also:

- made puppy chow for the neighbors

- had the missionaries over for dinner

- left a surprise secret gift for a family in need

- donated some clothes to Goodwill

- made homemade cards for our cousins

- gave money to several homeless people