Tradition # 1: Gingerbread House building with the whole family
Our Version: Mom and Dad build it alone and gorge on gumdrops
Tradition #2: The whole family happily selects a fresh cut Christmas tree
Our version: Angry teenager joins uncooperative family to get a crooked tree that has to be replaced.
Our version: Watching Evalie and Sophie in a wonderful Moses Lake production
Tradition #3: Beautiful Snowy morning runs
Our version: Beautiful snowy morning runs
Tradition #5: Homemade Christmas chocolates
Our Version: Grandpa Chocolate's Famous Rocky Road
Tradition #6: Christmas Cards
Our version: This great picture and NO Christmas cards sent!
Tradition #7: Decorating the Tree
Our version: Cooper and Hayden help for 5 minutes and Mom does the rest.
Tradition #8: Playing in the Snow
Our version: Building an Epic Snowfort
Tradition #9: Family Time
Our Version: Star Wars movie, hotel stay in Coeur d lane and Ski Day at Lookout Pass--with JAKE AND CALLIE!
Tradition #10: Ice Skating
Our version: Christmas Eve Ice skating with cousins
Tradition #11: Christmas Eve Nativity Program
Our version: Total Chaos, fun anyway.
Tradition #12: Santa comes!
Our version: Santa brings surf boards, a new basketball standard, plays a joke on Cooper with an "apple watch" brings Eliza a new camera, Max a sleeping bag he can wear and Marcos NFL legos--the Patriots of course. Wilson joining us was Mom's greatest Christmas gift.
Tradition # 13: Christmas Program at school
Our version: Mom busts her butt to teach "Dominick the Donkey" and "Once There was a Snowman" The program gets cancelled due to weather and rescheduled for a Monday morning. Mom's Spanish class sings "Feliz Navidad" and "Chocolate Caliente" The kids are all adorable.
Tradition #15 Not a tradition, hope it becomes one.
Our version: Mom takes the Spanish class on a field trip to Sol Vallarte for lunch.
