There were still Christmas traditions we upheld. We baked cookies for family and friends. Our elf brought jammies for the kids on Christmas Eve. We left cookies for Santa. We had our traditional spaghetti dinner. We played games as a family. We listened to Christmas music. Know what? My kids missed nothing. Of course they were bummed we weren't swimming and playing on the beach, but they were just happy to be together was a family. Husband and I thought that this year was going to upset our kids, but, honestly, it upset us way more than it upset them.
We have a fleeting 18 years with our kids before they are off on their own. We want to make every moment count. What we sometimes forget is that it truly is about the moments. Moments are made regardless of your location. My kids both thought this was one of the best Christmases. They also thought this was one of the best years. The reason is because we are together. We are truly with each other. There is no stress of having to run and see people. There was nowhere to go and nothing to do. Just us, together. I didn't even take many pictures this year because we were so caught up being in the moment.
Next year, no matter where we are, it will be amazing because we'll be together.