Let's discuss Christmas!
1. Is your tree up? How tall... what color lights? Is there a color scheme you use?
My main tree has been up since the beginning of Thanksgiving week. It is a 7 1/2 foot slimline. We keep a pencil the tree up year around. There is another pencil thin in the kitchen that is filled with gingerbread ornaments.
2. Got a menu for Christmas Eve and Day? Not sure what we are having for Christmas Eve. All our kids go with the in-laws to celebrate. We are having Mexican food for dinner. We are having chicken pozole(hominy and chicken soup with a green chili base that is mild) chicken enchiladas, rice, beans, tamales and salad. Mexican bread, cookies and Mexican hot chocolate for dessert. Grands are baking cookies today.
3. When does it go up and how long does it stay up? It takes several days to decorate the house and several days to take it all down. I take the pencil thin tree nativity ornaments down first and fill it with snowmen and snowflakes. I take the fireplace mantle decor down and put up country snowmen that I keep up through January. I take my time because there is so much and I have to pack it all up myself.
4. What is your favorite Christmas memory. There are so many special Christmas's memories. On my last Christmas at home, my parents gave us a box of special ornaments. They go up every year. Christmas 1980 was special because I was expecting my first baby. I would lay down and play a musical carousel that my parents gave me. I played it after our son arrived and he turned his head toward the music. We gave that ornament to our son along with several others to our son and his wife for their first Christmas. We have done the same to our other son and daughter. Each year we have passed out ornaments to our kids and grandkids. The tree below is next to my desk. I call this my crafty corner and I decorate it seasonally.
When do you open your gifts? Our kids and grandkids come over Christmas morning in their pajamas. We have breakfast, and then open the stockings and presents. Everyone puts goodies in the stockings and enjoys it. We need another mantle!
This past Saturday my grands performed at their school's annual Christmas presentation. The children of Bright Beginnings told the Christmas story through scripture and song. My grandson had a solo in the Drummer Boy and my grand daughter sang with her classmates. Her solo's made this Mema proud. You can listen to a part of it at the link on the top right menu bar listed Audrina's Christmas.
On Sunday my family met for our annual family Christmas party and we had a great time! There was lots of food and the kids had fun playing together. After dinner the kids played a game hosted by my brother. Each child has a question based on the birth of Jesus and every child got their question right and won a prize.
My son and his wife making hot chocolate.
Food and gifts were passed out before leaving. A few years ago we took a picture of the grands on the stairs and we did it again this year.
The baby on my grandson's lap is the little girl in the front left of the picture below. My grandson is on the top left in the picture below. Elodia i5 now and her brother is 3 and sitting behind her. Three more babies have joined our family but they did not come and one of the grands lives in Michigan. I know my mom and dad are looking down and smiling at all the beautiful children that have joined our family.
We didn't do this last year because of Covid. A few members did not/ come because they were not feeling well. Praying we all stay healthy. Oh and hubby made salsa to pass out to everyone. Feliz Navidad!
Tomorrow is cookie baking day with the grands!
