Just a quick blog to make a few comments about our Christmas.  Okay, maybe not so "quick" but anyhoo.....

I have been fortunate enough to be off since the 20th -- good thing too since I had so much baking to do.  On the 22nd I had both younger daughters, my 3 grandsons, 2 of their friends, and the daughter of another friend baking sugar cookies.  This is a tradition at our house and even the baby got to cut out and decorate his own cookies (even though most of his sugar crystals wound up on the floor of the kitchen and in his hair!).

Then the 23rd was my oldest dd's birthday and we had candlelight service at the church.  Afterwards we all went back to our house and had munchies and crunchies while she opened her birthday presents.  Then movie watching and bed (finally).

On the 24th we had a lot more baking to do, and then opening of presents from each other.  Since my girls are way past the jolly old man hype, we had our Christmas at 12:30 a.m.  Which, by the way, will now be a new tradition at our house since they got to get their presents and my dh and I got to sleep in on Christmas morning!  A win-win situation for all :-)

Then my mom came by for a little while, oldest dd and hubby and kids came by for their Santa, and then off to my in-laws' house for lunch with dh's family.  Then, the end of a wonderful day -- munchies and crunchies with MIN and her family, then off to see the Narnia movie.  This was another first for us -- seeing a movie at the theater on Christmas Day and we all enjoyed it so much that I believe we may just make this another tradition (provided Hollywood gives us another such wonderful selection)!

Hanukkah celebration at MIN's last night (the 26th) had to be cancelled because her ds got very ill -- we have put it off for about 2 weeks.  Tonight (the 27th) we are going to my middle sister's house for gifts and more munchies and crunchies.  Whew, then it's back to work for me!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.  Maybe you, too, can develop some new traditions!