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Christmas through the eyes of a child

It is January 14 th , 2016 and we are now, officially done with Christmas.   Yep.   That’s right.   It has taken us 3 weeks to get through Christmas.   We celebrated on Christmas day with my parents in Michigan.   We celebrated January 3 rd with just my husband, my kid and I.   We finished off the Christmas season yesterday with my in laws.   Three Christmases.   We also had two birthdays- mine and my sons.   Not gonna lie, I’m a bit celebrated out.     This is the first year Trey has understood the whole Christmas thing.   Well, he understands the fun part- Santa, reindeer and presents (or “p-hents” as he says).   Sadly, the spiritual significance of Christmas goes right over his 3 year old little head.   Nevertheless, it was fun to watch his eyes light up when he saw all the presents under the tree.   It was a blast to see him open them.   But as I reflected on the hustle and bustle of the last few weeks, I learned a few things from how Trey experienced the season and how