I want to start making Operation Christmas Child a holiday tradition in our house and with our kids. It is a wonderful program run by Samaritans Purse to provide toys for needy children around the world at Christmas time ( http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC).So, we filled our shoebox for a little boy Xander's age. I want Xander to understand the true meaning and spirit of giving of Christmas. Anyways, here is how it went explaining it to a then 17 month old.
The day I set aside to shop for our shoe box was a rainy November day, but I had already decided that this was the morning were going out. We went to Target, Wal-mart, and the Dollar Tree as I keep saying, "We are buying toys for a little boy who needs some" (I am sure he understood). Anyways, as a I walking out of one of the stores Xander was holding my hand saying, "Oh no, Oh no, Oh no" when we got back to the car and I noticed he was missing a shoe and his sock was completely soaked from walking in the parking lot.
Then came wrapping our shoe box and packing it. I really wanted Xander to help, but he really just wanted to sit in the shoebox. So, he ended up crying and Jason and I finished packing the box after we put him to bed.
Chick-Fil-A in Beavercreek had a day where you could drop of boxes (you got a free chicken sandwich). When we got there I was still attempting to include Xander in this process. I asked him if he wanted to help me carry the box over to the people. Well, Mr. I Want To Do Everything Myself did not want me to help him carry over the box. However, the box was way to large and heavy for him to carry...so once again this ended in crying. 
I am excited to this again next. We tracked our shoebox and it went to Togo.
4 comments:
This is a great idea! I might copy off of you. :)
We did this too! Brady really "got it" this year! :o)
I love that you're rocking you ADO sweatshirt in that last picture. You're so cool! :) Miss you!
Make that "your" ADO sweatshirt, not "you." Oops. I still miss you!
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