O Little Town of Bethlehem (and other favorite traditions)

Ah Christmas time is full of family traditions. Wonderful memories in the making.....

preparing the sugar cookies to decorate
(a favorite family home evening activity this time of year.)

an absolute must have goodies--dipped pretzels then coated in sprinkles.

When taking the picture of these I missed the cookie on the bottom far left--the star with the M and Ch on it. Now, I'm wishing you a _erry _ristmas!

The kids love this tradition....because the cupboard rarely sees these types of cereal-- only at Christmas time (or an awesome sale and I become a sucker to a puppy dog pouty face.)

An imaginary trip to Bethlehem every year is an absolute must. We dress up and eat a meal that Jesus may have eaten as a child.

Fish, cheese, olives, dried fruit, and bread

While we're still dressed up, we read the story of Jesus' birth in Luke and let the kids act out the story.

I wonder what the kids will remember years later, with kids of their own

of our merry memories.