Christmas is my favorite time of the year. All the Christmas classics on TV, crock pot spiced cider, lots of layers and now starting our own family traditions. A few of the things I remembered doing when I was younger:
- Open one gift on Christmas Eve
- Decorating cookies with the family
- Driving around looking at the lights
Every year around Christmas time my step-mom's family get together to decorate cookies. I was heartbroken we weren't able to be there to take part. Especially since my sister and her new baby girl Lyla were there. That only means we will continue this tradition at our house while we are away.
After already eating entirely too much food around Thanksgiving. I told myself that I was only making the cookies for Kinsley, our friends and our neighbors. Doesn't mean that I didn't eat a few cookies though. We had around 5 or 6 dozen cookies once we were done baking.
Thankfully, Kinsley had taken a nap before decorated the cookies. So that made it easier. Best part was watching Kinsley alternate between decorating and eating the cookies. She also discovered her love for red hots. Or as she would call them teddy bear eyes. Knives for the big kids and plastic baby spoons for the princess. (I don't know why we still have those spoons in the drawer).
I could continue on about all kinds of ideas that I have for the years to come but I'll save that for next Christmas. Here are the rest of our Christmas pictures. Enjoy!
After already eating entirely too much food around Thanksgiving. I told myself that I was only making the cookies for Kinsley, our friends and our neighbors. Doesn't mean that I didn't eat a few cookies though. We had around 5 or 6 dozen cookies once we were done baking.
At the end of the night Kinsley had a total of six cookies.
Instead of driving around to look at Christmas lights we went to several Christmas markets in the area and also Cologne. That's on the next post.
It's always exciting to continue a few old traditions but we've talked about adding some new ones also. Such as decorating the table with a pretty centerpiece. The lack of craft stores around here make it hard to do projects on a whim. Brian's wallet is a little fuller due to this. LOL. After randomly stopping by the flower shop on base, we purchased an advent wreath for the table. The florist offered to make one special for us since I couldn't make up my mind with the ones already available. A week later it was on our table just in time for the first Sunday of December.
This years Christmas project was salt dough ornaments. What kid didn't make homemade ornaments growing up. My mom still has a box full of all the Christmas stuff I made over the years growing up. Kinsley was adamant on the fact that she wanted to help make the "cookies". She quickly realized they weren't for eating, when I gave her some to try.
Silly girl!
Little artist working hard.
Sometime around Thanksgiving several people were asking all kinds of questions about St. Nicholas Day. Turns out the German's celebrate St. Nicholas Day on December 6th by placing a boot for each child outside the front door. If the kids have behaved all year then they get small gifts and candy but if they were naughty they get a tree branch. I've also heard that some villages will actually have people go out and fill all the boots around town. But just in case, I went ahead and bought a few things for Kinsley. Surprisingly, Kinsley had some goodies in her boot when Brian left for work. A new tradition to enjoy with Kinsley while we're in Germany. Couldn't find my pictures I took.
I could continue on about all kinds of ideas that I have for the years to come but I'll save that for next Christmas. Here are the rest of our Christmas pictures. Enjoy!
BOOMER SOONER!
Ciao!
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