The decorating still happens and it starts out the same as those early days. I would say we really excel at this partnership, but really I just drink champagne, hand her things from the pile of boxes, and tell her when her display is off center. Or coming home and staying up until midnight stringing lights around garland and watching my mom balance on her tippy toes on the ladder while she creates the perfect mantle display. Stealing magnolia leaves from public trees or our neighbors yards.

Or shopping for the perfect shade of rose gold glitter reindeer and giggling like schoolgirls at how ridiculous our conversations must sound to other shoppers. Like, the tradition of moving all of my brotherвЂ™s ornaments to the back of her tree, and mine to the front. This is one of my favorite parts about Christmas because I have the best memories of doing this every year with my mom. Now I get to sit back with my lukewarm coffee, my faded yoga pants, and watch my kids giggle as they experience the joy I had as a child.Д«ut remember the вЂњchaosвЂќ part of the magic? Yeah, thereвЂ™s that too.Дecorating. Because now itвЂ™s even better, mostly because I get to experience the magic through my childrenвЂ™s eyes. While it may not be the peaceful scene I described earlier, thatвЂ™s ok. There is something special about this time of year.

In all honesty, the best way I can describe Christmas now is вЂњmagical chaosвЂќ. No Mackinley, you may not hold baby Jesus and put him in timeout.

Midnight mass has now changed to chasing kids under pews during the busiest service or trying to stop them from knocking over the 20 foot tree in the foyer.

Cocktail parties donвЂ™t usually offer kid friendly activities.

Toddlers donвЂ™t do anything for вЂњhoursвЂќ.

Just pure, quiet bliss.Д¬hristmas after kids? ItвЂ™s still my favorite time of year but for different reasons now. Shopping for hours, endless Christmas cocktail parties, midnight mass, hot coffee, and lounging all day in comfy Christmas pajamas surrounded by torn paper and ribbons. You see, Christmas before kids was my favorite time of the year. ButвЂ¦the answer is almost always the same. Either Ryan or I fly out of bed and proclaim, вЂњDid you move that damn elf?вЂќ The scene is even more frantic when Ryan is at the station and I am home alone to brainstorm.

0 вЂњChristmas After KidsвЂќ, as told by Megan Rix.ДЄfter Thanksgiving, the same scene plays out almost every single night at about 11 pm. KidRex has been acquired by and the homepage can now be found at. There have been countless Safe Search for kids' sites come and go, but KidRex is one of the originals and is still used by many kids because of its basic fun web design and powerful web filtering systems. One thing we do know is that KidRex has plenty years of experience in providing safe search results for kids. This is a rough indication of the kid's ages who use KidRex for their search engine and can be useful to know if you are deciding whether to let your own children use the site. The ages of the children who have been lucky enough to have their picture added to KidRex are between 4 and 10 years old. If chosen by the KidRex team, their creations can be viewed online via the Kids section of the KidRex homepage. Many young fans of KidRex have been inspired to hand draw their own versions of the T-Rex Dino. Interestingly, the KidRex website has not changed much at all since they launched, and the large T-Rex dinosaur still commands the centre stage of their homepage since day one. Since the year 2009, KidRex has been helping to keep kids' safe online while kids are searching the world wide web. Typically, within a few days of submission, then KidRex will block the site from ever appearing again in future results for everyone. If a child does stumble upon an inappropriate website, then a parent can submit the site using the webpage removal request tool found in the parent's section of KidRex. The risk of displaying inappropriate adult related search results is greatly reduced when using a kid safe search engine. This is because there are many ways to get around such filters, but for all children whose intentions are to simply search the internet for kid friendly content and knowledge then kid's Safe Search engines are highly recommended. KidRex is safer than using an open search engine but like all other safe search engines, it cannot guarantee 100 percent safety for children.

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