Family!!

I love decorating for the holidays!! Starts with Halloween until the new year!! January makes me sad!

I love being with my grandchildren and watching them open their gifts, their eyes wide with amazement. Family and giving are the best way to celebrate Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you Melanie and thank you for all you have done.

I love everything about Christmas! Family, the food, decorating and Santa Claus! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas!

The special feeling of Christmas.

Love being with family. Merry Christmas, Melanie.

Christmas has always been a magical time for me…when I was very young we had a fireplace that Daddy hung socks on Christmas Eve and on Christmas morning Santa’s boot prints were in the ashes. He continued that tradition until the grandchildren came and enjoyed the tradition. Sadly, Daddy died without all the grandchildren having that magic moment but his sons and son-in-law continued it. Family and tradition….trees cut from our own property and decorated with popcorn and cranberries and paper… cookies and milk for Santa and nuts and leaves for the reindeer. Sweet memories!

P.S. clicked before I was done… on Christmas Eve, after baths and with pjs on, Mama would read about the birth of Jesus from the Bible and then Daddy would read Twas the Night Before Christmas. By that time we were sleepy and ready for bed!

food,food, food

I just love the Holiday season. Love the beauty outside, the music, the decorations, the giving nature, family, friends… it’s my favorite time. Except, my garden goes to poop 🙁

Creating memories with the loved ones…

I love that no matter how many mile are between us we all come together and join as a family celebrating together. Most of all my two 20ish year old children continue to celebrate the silly tradition we started as a family so many years ago.

seeing family and friends!!

Spending time with family and the candlelight service on Christmas eve!

Best break of the year!

I like being with family and going to Christmas plays.

I love the beautiful light creations, festivities, crafting, and cooking. I totally love spending time with family and friends and watching children in their natural joy, expressing celebrations! But, most of all I’m awed by the diverse beauty and giving, of time, labor and love.

We focus on celebrating the birth of the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ.

Family and time off from work!!!

Family

The reason for the season

What I love most about Christmas is how everyone seems a little kinder, tries a little harder, is more thoughtful and in tune with the tender mercies that live inside us. ♡

Family

I love spending time with family!

The family time

I love the magic behind that day, we are happy, thinking about the loved ones, how lucky we are to hav a family and how much we miss some.

I love the hustle and bustle, the family traditions, the giving, caring, and compassion towards others, and being with family and friends!

I love the smell of all the pine trees at the Christmas Tree stands all over the city. It makes me feel like I’m in the woods of Maine.

Celebrating the reason for the season and spending time with family and friends.

Being with family, celebrating the birth of Jesus

Celebrating the birth of Jesus with family, friends, special food and gifts.

I love being with my family for Christmas and enjoy having special dinner with everyone.

The best part of Christmas is celebrating with my family with food and good cheer.

Seeing the looks on people’s faces when they open gifts. I love giving something I just know they’ll love and then seeing their face light up when they see what it is.

Time to be with the loved ones!

The heart warmth of friends and family ♡

I love the feeling of rebirth that we share as we celebrate Christmas. I feel like the year revolves around this day more than New Year’s. A blessed time with loved ones.

I hope I’m not too late to enter! I love the feeling of peace and hope that Christmas can bring.

the reason for the season … Blessed be His name! Merry Christmas.

I love buying and cooking for my family….love their faces as they are opening presents and eating wonderful food!!

Wow, amazing blog. And may the good times and treasures of the present become the golden memories of tomorrow. Wish you lots of love, joy and happiness. MERRY CHRISTMAS. !