The Magic is Lost

So, let's see, where did we leave off FOUR years ago?? My kids aren't so little anymore (well, Jaxon is, but we'll get to him later), which brings me to this post.

Facebook has this lovely feature that shares memories of the past. My kids love looking at the memories of funny things they did or looked like when they were little.  When I created this blog, I never really thought about the time when my kids could read and would see all of the things I said about them. Well…it happened.

Yesterday, my Facebook memory was a post from this blog. So, Sydney started reading away.  She was hooked and was reading it for hours, cracking up at all of the funny stories.  But then, she came STORMING into my room with an upset face. "MOOOOOMMMMMM, Santa isn't real?" Ha…look at her pajamas…how appropriate!

I stumbled a little and tried to say something, but it was no use.  I wrote an entire blog about how Santa gets all of the credit and how we stayed up all night wrapping presents, etc.  I included so much detail that there was no turning back now.  She knew the truth and was not so happy to know it.  As a Jewish mother, I thought I did pretty darn well keeping the secret for that long. But, that's not the point.  I had to call Jason up and explain how I ruined "his holiday" for her.  We had to swear her to secrecy and protect Lizzy and Jaxon for years to come.  So, there you have it, my words came back to bite me! But looking on the bright side, she can see Christmas from a whole new perspective next year…and she can eat the milk and cookies and get fat:)

And of course we had to have the conversation about the tooth fairy as well. Oh, and that Easter Bunny too.  It was a rough night for Sydney.  And kind of for me too.  I felt bad.  I also realized that I can't share this blog with Lizzy until she "knows the truth". So for  now, it's just between me and Sydney. She IS 9…that's a good age to find all of this out, right? I'm just trying to justify this…

After she was over the shock of all of this information, she insisted that I continue to write on this blog. She said it isn't fair to Jaxon to not have any funny stories about him growing up. I kind of agree, we had SO much fun looking back.  I had forgotten so many little things that had happened.  I'm glad I wrote them down. Hopefully I'm not alone when I say I'm still on page one of my baby book.  Who are we kidding…there is no baby book! Whoopsie!  She literally begged me to write all day. So, here I am.  Listening to my boss.

I think it's only fair to give Jaxon an entire entry dedicated just to him.  Because everyone knows…he is quite the character! So stay tuned!