My Promise for the Christmas Holidays!

So, here it is December 7th, 2009 and another Holiday season is upon us. This time of year for me is a little different than my counter part, my lovely wife! Let me explain my perspective what “Holiday Cheer” is for me..

Like most men… I am only here to make things wonderful and joyous for my family. I will admit, there is a part of me that loves Christmas, or more so the thought of children sharing an idea of Santa Clause, a big guy with a beard in a red and white suit. who comes once a year and delivers presents to all the good boys and girls.

This year, I’m going to really make Christmas special. I have two boys; one 9 years and my little one who is 13 months. My oldest son who is still a believer gets so excited this time of year which of course get’s me excited. Starting on Thanksgiving and until we did it, it was “daddy, can we put the tree up? Daddy, can we put the lights on the house?” it never stopped until, you guessed it, we put up the tree and outside lights.
But in the end… it makes me happy to see my son so excited. It made me realize what my role is as a Dad at Christmas. Its about being there for my kids. It’s about providing the love, patience, encouragement, stories and everything else that this time of year demands. It’s about passing along the tradition of Christmas and being there as a Dad. Actually, 99% of being a daddy is jusy being there and that is my promise to my family.

So I say – spread the Holiday Cheer… let others know what Christmas is about and let’s do our very best to ensure we are always there for our family…