When some of your kids become adults and are living away from home,
it is good to be flexible.
So, whether we have to have 2 Christmases, or delay this or that tradition -
it doesn't really matter -
just so long as we get to be together!
As Christmas Eve arrived we found ourselves anticipating the arrival of Daniel - the eldest!
He lives in Phoenix now and is very busy working 60 hour weeks as a 1st year resident at a hospital there.
We felt lucky to have him come home at all!
We saved one of our most favorite holiday traditions for when he was here...
The Gingerbread extravaganza!!
All day long Jessica and I baked super-size gingerbread men and women.
We laid them out on foil-covered cardboard.
We mixed up the frostings.
We gathered all the candy and put it in bowls.
So, when Loren got home from work and Danny arrived from AZ, (and they ate their dinner first) we were ready to begin!!
There was a lot of "candy-eating" going on....
Lots of good conversation...
And plenty of good 'ol silliness too!!
Plus, everyone LOVED to tease the Rachel the youngest!
And here are the final results!!
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| Dad's candy man. |
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| Danny went minimal this year - yeah, I know.... |
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| Jessica's roller derby cutie! |
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| Loren's hillbilly Harry? |
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| Mary's "Tarzan Jane"! |
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| Mom's one-legged snowman drummer. |
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| And Rachel's - cute girl with red hair? |
After we finished and cleaned up, everyone hurried off to bed so that Santa could come!!
That's right!
We still Believe at our house!!
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