Christmas Time Traditions and Family

Christmas brings with it traditions that are fun and sometimes brand new.

For several years now we have had a tradition of everyone gathering for a picture before we go 

to the kitchen to have breakfast and then to the family room for opening presents.

This was our picture for 2013.

Later in the day we were joined by Ben's family and in-laws. 

It was fun having them here for the second time and getting to share 

some of our activities with them. 

Our new activity this year, which will become a tradition of the future was to 

make candy sleds and race them.

 Tom and Kathy's sled

 Gabe and Ben's

 Sam and Cat's

 Loren and Kade's

Brooklyn and Rachelle's

 My sled

 Elaine's sled

Tia and Scott's

 Racing down the steep slopes of a card table. 

I tried it out on a snowbank but it was way to cold to do it there. 

Thanks to the Averett's for telling us of one of their traditions 

that was so much fun that it will happen again.