CHRISTMAS AND FAMILY TRADITIONS--REDEEMING THE TIME

 I'm  thrilled to share these pictures. Not so long ago my grandkids were 20 hours away. Through an interesting series of events, my grandchildren are currently living back in our area, if only temporarily. Since the end of October, we've been packing in all the fun activities we can! 

l. Took a trip to the local "stone school," country school, complete with new prairie dresses

2. Had a couple of overnight stays at Granny and Papa's house

3. Went to the library together

4. Christmas shopped together

5. Baked many goodies in Granny's kitchen

6. Did some schoolwork together

7. Made paper snowflakes

8. Saw the big possum Papa had to "rid" from the chicken coop area (really a big, interesting deal to Emma!)

9. Fed the chickens and gathered eggs

10. Sold eggs and collected the egg money and put it in Granny's glass chicken (learning responsibility of business and how to budget for the chicken's feed)

11. Went out for pizza together

12. Attended worship practice with Granny and Aunt Ran and danced and used the worship banners while we practiced!

13. Went out for ice cream

14. Visited great grandmas

15. Played in the antique toy corner

16. Participated in tea parties

17. Prayed together and recited healing scriptures when someone was threatened with flu

18. Enjoyed life together!

And here we are last evening making memories by baking a traditional butter cookie recipe that I used to make with my Mom when I was little. Of course, the decorating is the most fun, although, little ones like to roll the dough and cut the shapes too! The girls were having a lot of fun and the kitchen "took a beating," we might say--oh well, that is to be expected!

Huxley pictured below making some of the faces he is so famous for! He's a flirt and loves to give interesting "looks."

Merry Christmas, LORI