Monday, December 15, 2008

To buy...

On the day after Thanksgiving, my 10-year-old brother came shopping with me. Standing in the center of the crowded mall, he pulled out a tattered list and showed it to me. "This is who I need to get Christmas presents for."

As you can see from the check marks, he's made a lot of progress (you should also know that there's another side to the list, filled with even more people!). Giving presents away makes him the happiest kid in the world :)

I take my cues from my brother, when the commercialism of the season starts to take over my thinking... because Christmas really is about giving.

6 comments:

CZ said...

So cute...is that an "Edward" on the list? LOL :)

Sherah said...

Haha! Yep... but notice the big "X" next to it. I think he crossed himself off! :D

alyssa writes loudly said...

haha! I love that "Sugar" is on the list. I'm also on the list! What a giving boy!

georgia b. said...

i did not know you have a younger brother. he looks like such a sweet young man. :)

Erin_Speziale said...

Oh my goodness! That is soo precious! Why is something next to our names blurred? Is that a hint? lol. He's SOOO sweet! What a rare picture, Edward smiling! LOL! :) Keep that baby for sure!

I laughed out loud when I saw Sugar on there. Soooo funny.

Sherah said...

Georgia, he IS a sweetie :)

Erin, it's blurry because he wrote down what he bought you. I had to promise him I'd blur the words out if I blogged the picture!