Our Sesame Seed: Chrismas Eve Traditions - Part 1

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Chrismas Eve Traditions - Part 1 - Tree Decorations

R's family (on her dad's side) mostly live in Calgary, and they get together for Thanksgiving and Christmas without fail. Turkey dinner at Thanksgiving is pretty much self-explanatory, but the Christmas traditions deserve a more fulsome treatment here. The events come in two parts: 1) Christmas Eve Get-Together; and 2) Christmas Dinner

CHRISTMAS EVE
This year everyone came over to R's parents' place for the standard Christmas Eve singing and bell-ringing; however, before everyone else arrived, R's immediate family gathered for dinner and a new tradition, Making tree decorations:

Decorating Wreaths with Stickers

Colouring Wooden Ornaments

Decorating Cookies

Handbells are next!

1 comment:

Grandma Walters said...: Boy, did that ever look fun! Nice to have Karla and Brad with you again. And "Grandpa" looked so serious. What was up - did he think he had to eat the one he decorated!! Fun, fun, fun!! Nice tradition!; 10:19 PM, January 07, 2010