Comments on: One of Our Favorite Christmas Traditions

By: Rik

Rik — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:16:53 +0000

That’s such an excellent idea, a kind of Christmas diary that can grow over the years. What a great way to look back at years gone by and remember family and friends. We’ll be starting the Christmas Journal this year for sure!
Thanks for the idea!
Rik
http://xmas-all-wrapped-up.com

By: kthomas

kthomas — Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:21:29 +0000

Lee,
That sounds so cool. I can’t imagine anything nicer than having ornaments of everyone and everything dear to you hanging on the tree.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 20:29:30 +0000

If you ask my kids (now 9 and 18) what their favorite tradition is – they will undoubtedly say making gingerbread cookies. Now, in our house, this is not what you might envision!
First, I make a huge batch of gingerbread dough. We get out lots of cookie cutters, small knives and shaping tools and my husband and the kids get to work. My husband, a very good artist, turns the dough into lots of familiar shapes and people and I keep things going in and out of the oven. He has made all of our faces, out cats, our rabbits, his canoe, band logos and so much more. Some of these have been dried and placed on the tree as an ornament – some have been wrapped and given as gifts. The kids generally use cookie cutters, but do some free hand work as well.
We take an entire afternoon close to Christmas and then enjoy eating the more ’standard’ cookies – some iced and some plain – until New Years!