Happiness and cheer
Fun for all that children callTheir favorite time of year.
Favorite # ONE
Making Memories
On Monday Lydia and Rory came to Glammy’s house with Aunt Amanda for baking and candy making.
Lydia had the opportunity to practice her egg cracking 
and decorating skills.
Also
in contrast to our divinity ventures of the past, Amanda and I managed to pull this one off on our first attempt. 
Batch # 1 was a success and no redo was necessary.
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Favorite # TWO
Ugly Sweaters and Suits
Christmas Eve Merriment is typically held at Mama’s house.
This year there was an ugly Christmas sweater contest honoring the ugly, uglier, and ugliest outfits.
Although he protested that his jacket didn’t qualify as an ugly Christmas sweater, 
it was unanimous that LB should win.
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Favorite # THREE
A roomful of wrapping paper and some of my favorite people.
I
LOVE
Having My kids all to MYSELF
and watching them open presents.
Afterward we took a walk to Mema’s house 
for MY
Favorite # FOUR
The Christmas Morning
Gift Exchange
Instead of our usual massive gift exchange, my extended family decided to draw names. Each person was randomly delegated as Secret Santa to one other, using this app drawnames.com – a Secret Santa generator!
On Christmas morning, the secret Santa revealed himself/herself to the person whose name had been drawn. Beginning with the eldest recipient, we took turns opening our gifts and taking time to share what we received.
It was a great idea and all the credit goes to Amanda for directing the event!
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Favorite # FIVE
The
Holiday Treasure Hunt
it was an unexpected Christmas surprise and you can read about it here!
I hope you will!
And if you were there, please feel free to comment and add any details that I may have neglected to include.
Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by my blog.
