As the holiday season approaches, we want to remind our friends and family that, though we now have a baby, we will still
not be observing holidays like Christmas and Easter, and won’t be celebrating birthdays in a conventional way. Please don’t feel slighted if, while Eko is young, we don’t participate in certain events or send gifts on specific days. We ask that if you feel like sending gifts to do so spontaneously, as we will continue to do. We will visit or Skype as often as we can, because the gift of time is the most precious one of all.
Even though we won’t be decorating a Christmas tree and talking about Santa, we’ll certainly have other joyful activities throughout the year that will evolve with our growing family. We'll continue to host TogetherFest each summer so that we can all have the option to gather during warm weather when school is out and travel is easier.
We love our friends and family and hope they'll respect our decision and assist in any way they can. Please let us know if you ever have any questions.
Sweet.
ReplyDeleteI wish we had stuck to our convictions about this issue. We were sure we would not be observing Christmas when O was born, but it was very important to our extended families and we didn't push the issue. Now, it is this big deal every year, but we are emphasizing the giving with O and hope that he finds joy in that. I thought of you as I was gathering lovely little scraps of fabric to make the pockets for an advent calendar of sorts...it feels sorta quilt-y. Someday, we really need to hang out and sew. xoxoxo
a wonderful silhouette of jade and eko. ~onie
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